Appeal To Men By Miners' Council
SYDNEY—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation today called on all members to maintain adequate coal…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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13 Mines Idle Today For 11,400 Tons Loss
Thirteen N.S.W. mines are idle today for a production loss of about 11,400 tons. For the two working days this week output drop is about 22,700[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Creep at Paxton
An extensive creep has developed in Stanford Main No. 2 colliery at Paxton. It will displace nine pairs of miners, who will be found other work in the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →POP Gold Dust
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Continued on Trove, page 6 →Open New Mine Near Singleton
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — A new mine will be opened at Newdell, near Singleton, will in a few months. Announcing this to-day, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Stoppages Affect B.h.p
A continuance of stoppages at B.H.P. mines must result in a curtailment of operation at the Steel Works and a corresponding retrenchment of men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Rail Siding For Borehole Miners
A siding could not be provided for the convenience of miners at Stockton Borehole colliery, the Department of Railways advised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →EDITORIAL Bringing It Home To The Miners
ONCE again the Central Council of the Miners' Federation has called on members to maintain adequate coal production to meet the needs of the nation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steel Works to Close Result Of Strikes At B.H.P. Mines
The manager of the Broken Hill Pty, Company's Iron and Steel Works at Newcastle (Mr. Keith Butler) said today that immediate steps were being taken to close down the B.H.P. plant at Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board Told Miners Position Acute
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Joint Coal Board to-night released the contents of a letter it sent to the Miners' Central Council last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Getting Coal Gas By Burning Mines
NEW YORK, Wed. (O.S.R.)—U.S. Government authorities are setting fire to some of America's coal mines in experiments to determine whether burning the coal underground can provide a simple and effective means of producing coal gas…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Output In North Improves
Coal production in the North improved yesterday. Seven mines which lost output on Tuesday were back to normal yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£12,000 Claim Against Striking Miners
LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.):— Miners at Whitburn Colliery (South Shields) are calling a mass meeting on Sunday to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£129,000 Profit On Coal Board Trading
CANBERRA, Wednesday. —From its inception to December 31 last, the Joint Coal Board made a net profit of £129,000 from its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Heating Coal Loss 1m. Tons In 6 Months"
Heating up of large sections in the big collieries in the Cessnock district in the past six months had meant the irretrievable loss of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Decision Reached At Coal Talks With Gallagher
After a two-hours discussion, the compulsory conference convened by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) in Newcastle today had produced no settlement of the dispute at Lambton Colliery which has caused the B.H.P. Co. to begin the closing down of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal For B.H.P. "Only To Close Down"
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — All the Joint Coal Board could do was give the B.H.P. sufficient coal to allow It to close down its works with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Talks To-day on B.H.P. COAL Jobs In Balance For Thousands
The jobs of thousands of men depend on compulsory conferences to-day on the dispute at the three B.H.P. mines. Because a Lambton dispute is holding up…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →May Sue English Miners For Lost Coal
LONDON, Feb. 17. A.A.P.—Miners at Whitburn colliery (South Shields) will hold a mass meeting on Monday to discuss a claim for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Coal Board Aid To Buy Ambulance
Following a refusal by the Joint Coal Board to contribute towards the cost of purchasing an ambulance, Maitland Ambulance…
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