Women Gather Precious Coal
Germam women sweep up every small piece of coal dropped on the acrodronte during the unloading of a "coal-express" aircraft taking part in the great air-lift into berlin…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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Overtaking The Coal Lag
The record output of coal in New South Wales last week is a good augury for Christmas stocks. Absenteeism has fallen, the back…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Tribunal Grants Claim
The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher), today granted a claim by the Miners' Federation on behalf of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →30 Mines Work Full Time
At least 30 mines worked full time of 10 days, including one back Saturday, in the past fortnight. Working time for all mines was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Test Brown Coal In America
SYDNEY, Monday.—Samples of Victorian brown coal would be sent immediately td the United States for experiments with a new…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Meet on Miners' Leave, Pension Claims
SYDNEY, Monday.—A deputation from the Miners' Federation will confer with Mr. Chifley and the Minister for Shipping and Fuel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miner Injured in Fall of Coal
Caught by a fall of coal in Belmont North colliery yesterday, William Makin, 37, of Sharp-street, Belmont, had his ribs injured and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Output High Again
Coal production in the State was high again yesterday. In the north 2590 tons of coal was lost as a result of the idleness…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Board Offers 12 Scholarships
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Joint Coal Board is offering 12 scholarships during 1949 to boys of school-leaving age willing to enter mining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Allege Coal Miner Disobeyed Order
A miner employed at Stockrington No. 2 colliery appeared in Wallsend Court today charged with disobeying an order by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Saw Mr. Chifley On Miners' Pensions
CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The Miners' Federation to-day sought from Mr. Chifley an increase in miners' pensions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Only Two Mines Idle
Only two coalmines, both in the North, were idle in the State yesterday. They were Stockrington No. 2,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Miners Struck By Stone Fall
Injured by a fall of stone at Hebburn No. 1 colliery yesterday, two miners were admitted to Kurri Kurri Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Counting Miners' Ballot
The District Secretary of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J.B. Simpson) at right, and Assistant Secretary (Mr. J. Appleton) yesterday continued counting votes for the election of Northern officers. Mr. Simpson is the federation's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Coal Output
The coal production loss throughout the State yesterday was 1950 tons. Mines idle in the North were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production "Below Last Year's"
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Absenteeism and spasmodic local stop-pages had resulted in production at the J. and A. Brown and Abermain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Change Name Of State Coal Body
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A bill to increase the membership of the State Coal Mines' Control Board from three to seven members was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Board Supports Company Effort To Get Miners
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Joint Coal Board to-day supported the action of the Australian Iron and Steel Ltd. to take trainee miners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Merchant Given Award On Sale Claim
At Newcastle District Court yesterday, James Bennett, coal merchant, of Ross-street, Belmont, claimed £98/14/3 from Archibald…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Robbed Of Gold But Did Not Like Questions
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A Dutch musician, who said he was robbed of two gold bars, valued at £1260 by two men posing as detectives,…
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