Salesman Charged With Gold Theft
SYDNEY: Leon le Cerf (28), was today remanded until Nov. 25 on a charge of having stolen two god bars valued at £1260…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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Record Coal Cargo For Iron Yampi
The Iron Yampi is expected to sail from Newcastle to-day with the largest shipment of coal to leave the port…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trick Alleged In Theft Of Two Gold Bars
SYDNEY, Monday.—Detectives to-night charged a man with having stolen two gold bars, valued at £1200, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Pension Plan "Vetoed"
Mr. Chifley had vetoed suggestions from coalmining unions and the State Government on mineworkers' pension anomalies, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Auxiliary Plants' Coal Supply
CANBERRA: Only essential industries would be provided with fuel for auxiliary power plants during a prolonged coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strong Criticism Of Coal Board
"Maitland City Council has had a very poor deal from the Joint Coal Board, particularly when one hears of absurdities of expenditure such as golf trophies and grand pianos," said the Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miner Killed In Fall Of Coal
A miner was killed and his mate had a lucky escape in a fall of coal at Bellbird No. 2 mine yesterday. The miner was Arthur Johnson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Mayor Critical Of Coal Board
"It would be better for all concerned if the Joint Coal Board did not exist," the Mayor of Maitland (Ald. F. O. Fahey) said last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Brief Manshift Coal Output Rises
Joint Coal Board figures show that the production per manshift (at coalface) has climbed from 9.32 tons in the first quarter of this year to 9.64 last month. The production per manshift (all employees above and below ground) was 2.83…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →B.h.p. Mine Resumptions Avert Crisis at Industries
The return to work today of the three big B.H.P. mines on the Newcastle field averted a threat of early dislocation of operations at the Newcastle Steel Works. The mines, Burwood. Lamb-…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steel Works Manager Warns: Coal Lack Threat To Employment
Another crisis, which might cause widespread unemployment in the steel and allied industries in Newcastle, was imminent owing to the lack of coal, the Manager of Newcastle Steel Works (Mr. Butler)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheatmen's Appeal To Miners
Northern District miners yesterday received an appeal from the Town Clerk of Dubbo to win extra coal for trains to carry accumulated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Defeat Of Miners' Leader Likely
SYDNEY.—The Communist vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Martin) has been defeated according to early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Point Buses To Continue
Buses would continue to run in the Coal Point-Kilaben Bay-Marmong Point area if Lake Macquarie Shire Council repaired the roads…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Protest On State Home Rents
A protest against "exorbitant rents charged by the Housing Commission for homes on the Coal fields" was made yesterday by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Taken to Berlin by Plane
German workmen load a Hastings aircraft, Britain's largest air-freighter, with a cargo of coal to be flown into Berlin in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stopped Men Working Board Condemns Miners' Lodges
A decision condemning lodges for having prevented day-wage employees from working during a strike at a colliery was made yesterday by the Northern Miner's Management Board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reply To Miners By Shotfirers On Membership
The President (Mr. H. Robinson) and Secretary (Mr. A. Mitchell) of Newcastle Deputies and Shotfirers' Association last night denied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Walkouts "Will Not Aid Hospital Board"
The work of Wallsend Hospital Board would not be made easier by a body of men walking home from a mine determined to press the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →May Develop Greta Mine Board Looks To Open-Cuts
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Joint Coal Board is concentrating on increasing output from open-cut mines in New South Wales while continuing its policy of improving underground…
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