Claims Fire Danger in Other Mines
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners Federation had constantly drawn the attention of the Government and Joint Coal Board to…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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Coal Board To Aid Tree Planting
The Joint Coal Board advised Lake Macquarie Shire Council it would provide 100 per cent. assistance for work carried out on…
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BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.—The third fatality in three 'weeks in Broken Hill mines occurred to-night when Keith Knill, 19, of Bell-street,…
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Thomas Morris, 31, of Martin-rd., Warners Bay, a tophand employed at Crofton Colliery, suffered cuts and bruises…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Testing the Miners' Health
The Coal Board's "sample" health survey of about one-tenth of our mining manpower is a document of promise. Of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pillar Coal Job Suspended
Lodge officers of Aberdare Extended sent a telegram to the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) recently, complaining of the method…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A Statewide coal stoppage from March 21 is threatened in a sudden demarcation issue between the miners and deputies and shotfirers…
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Coal production loss throughout the State yesterday was 7500 tons. In the north, the position was— Belmont: Continuation of strike…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Miners were not prepared to agree to the introduction of machinery for pillar extraction work until…
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SYDNEY.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) will call a conference in Sydney next Wednesday to consider…
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Strikes and wet weather hold-ups cost 5940 tons of coal output in N.S.W. today…
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Thomas Morris, 31, of Martin's-road, Warner's Bay, a tophand at Crofton Colliery, had his right leg lacerated when it was struck by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production At High Level
Coal production throughout the State yesterday was at the highest level of the week. Only two mines were idle in the North, but disputes…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The claim of the General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Williams) that he knew nothing of what the…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A quantity of gold, valued at £700, was stolen from a parked car in Little Collins-street this afternoon…
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With a coal production loss of about 4000 tons through strikes and about 1000 tons through wet weather yesterday, the State concluded…
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The mine deputies' State Council's recommendation for a stoppage of work on March 21 will be discussed by Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Lodges To Discuss Claims
Miners' lodge committee meetings will be held at Cessnock, Kurri Kurri and Maitland at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, and at Charlestown,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seal Isolate Tunnel At Ayrfield Mine
The seal to isolate No. 3 tunnel from No. 2 tunnel in Ayrfield No. 3 colliery, where a fire developed on Monday, has been completed…
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The stoppage by deputies at Richmond Main colliery last week was unnecessary, the Miners' Northern Vice-president (Mr. H…
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