Coal Board Golf Tournament
On Branxton golf links next week-end, the first annual golf tournament under the auspices of the Joint Coal Board will be conducted by the local committee. The opening event will be an…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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Letters To the Editor Miners' Strike
AS ONE of the officials of the Miners' Federation who supported the strike issue, I say that we, of the Northern field, knew…
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The northern miners' vice-president (Mr. H. Scanlon) said today that the federation would welcome an enquiry into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' "No Beer, No Work" Threat
Unless Wallsend miners secured more beer there was a possibility that they would refuse to work the next back-Saturday shifty Mr. J. Jobling told Wallsend A.L.P. last night…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →15 Mining Scholarships Available
SYDNEY, Monday.—Fifteen scholarships tenable in the mining engineering degree course of the New South Wales Technical…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Keeping Coal Wolf From the Door
To help in the coal shortage, slack coal that had fallen from coal hoppers along the railway line at Tighe's Hill was gathered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Resumption in Industry Miners To Follow Council Order
Most workers unemployed through the coal strike will resume to-day, but some will not be re-engaged till Thursday. Industries which had to stop yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Cargoes Allocated
The first coal shipments allocated yesterday, after the mine strike, were 8500 tons to the Gateneau Park, 3100 tons to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court Gives Injured Miners Lump Sums
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two consent awards totalling £600 were granted to injured miners by Judge Lamond in the Compensation Court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Industrialist Plans Big Open-Cut Mine
SYDNEY, Tuesday.— The Joint Coal Board will confer to-morrow with Mr. H. Dowsett, the British industrialist, on his intention to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gradual Return To Work By French Miners
PARIS, Nov. 9. A.A.P.—Scattered acts of sabotage, and a slowly increasing back-to-work movement, continued to mark the French…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Concern Grows Over Coal Reserves For Holidays
Though coal output is rising, opinion in informed quarters is that the chance of getting through the Christmas holiday period without re-introduction of rationing is slender. Railways, powerhouse, gas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Dargs May Rise Plan To Recoup Strike Losses
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Miners may be asked to produce an extra toil of coal each shift to guarantee a coal reserve during their Christmas holidays…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Talks between the Joint Coal Board and miners' leaders will, it is hoped, pave the way for an adequate coal reserve for the Christmas holiday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board Aid for School Projector
Provided the Education Department makes a subsidy of 20 per cent. of the purchase price, the Joint Coal Board…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →All Mines But One Were at Work Today
Near-peak production of coal from N.S.W. mines was maintained today, with only one pit idle. This was the B.H.P. colliery Lambton, on the northern field,…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Joint Coal Board to-day opened negotiations with the Miners' Federation on its coal for Christmas plan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Highest Output of Year at Coal Mines
Coal output in N.S.W. today was the highest for any day this year. Every mine except one of the smallest in the State was at work. The only mine idle in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock Miners' Big Xmas Pay
Christmas pay for the 3000 mine workers employed in collieries in the Cessnock district will amount to about £250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Trades Hall Supports Miners' Federation
NEWCASTLE Trades Hall Council decided last night to congratulate the Miner's Federation on its stand in the…
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