British Miners' Better Output
LONDON, March 13. A.A.P.— The most encouraging feature of the British coal position had been the rise in output per manshift,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1949
2,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 115
Mine Stoppage Talks Today
The mine deputies' State Council is meeting in Sydney today to receive reports from branches concerning decisions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Resumption Expected At Four Mines
Four Northern mines which were idle on Friday are expected to resume work to-day. Lodge secretaries of Buchanan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Coal Loss 4100 Tons
Of this loss part was due to wet weather and part to the fire at Ayrfield Colliery. Stoppages over industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Better Use Of Gas Coal Is Planned
SYDNEY: Plan by the Joint Coal Board to send more steam coal from Western N.S.W. to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sharp Directive To Japan On Mining
TOKYO, March 13. A.A.P.— General MacArthur told the Japanese Government sharply to correct current malpractices in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Railmen To Be Laid Off By Coal Strike
NEW YORK. March 13. A.A.P. —American railways will lay off at least 40,000 men as a result of the two-week strike by coalminers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gallagher Rejects Application by Coal Owners "Unsound Answer To Strikes," He Says
The Chairman of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today rejected the application of the N.S.W. Combined Colliery Proprietors'' Association for suspension of weekly-hire benefits under the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Presentation to Miners' Official
The committee of Aberdare miners lodge entertained Mr. R. Hughes, who recently retired as Secretary, at a social…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Engineers In Surprise Mine Strike
A lightning strike by Maitland branch of the Amalgamated Engineering Union at 11 o'clock last night will affect some mines on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners "Must Work For Improvements"
There would be no great improvement in the coalmining industry till there was continuity of work, the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Miners' Leader Calls For Strike
WASHINGTON, Monday (A.A.P.)—The Senate Interior Committee today approved by 10 votes to one the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →425,000 Miners Stop In U.S.
NEW YORK, March 14. A.A.P.—Coal production virtually ceased in the United States today. About 425,000 miners east of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reds Said To Have Laid Dummy Mines
HAMBURG, Tues. (A.A.P.): German shipping services have informed their owners that Russia had laid a dummy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Huge Coal Loss From Pit Engineers' Surprise Strike
The sudden strike last night by members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union threw 16 mines idle on the Northern field today for a loss off nearly 18,000 tons. With seven more mines in the North idle through other causes,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Now Cripples 21 Mines; Rationing Near
The strike by members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union on the northern coalfields spread today to five more mines, causing a production loss for the day of 22,140 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Appointment Approved
WASHINGTON, March 15. A.A.P.—The Senate Committee of the Interior has approved by 10 votes to one the nomination of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Against Secret Ballots
SYDNEY: The Miners' Federation is concerned at the prospects of the Federal Government amending the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Exports Up Last Month
SYDNEY.—Almost twice as much bunker and cargo coal was exported from Newcastle last month than in January,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Bus Off Till Work Resumed
The District Superintendent of Road Transport and Tramways (Mr. W. M. Owens) announced that the bus that departs from…
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