Coal Machines Cut, Load In One Operation
A "coal mole" or "colmol," demonstrated at New Lexington, United States, and the "continuous miner." shown publicly at…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
2,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 115
Wonthaggi Miners Worked Yesterday
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.— Wonthaggi coal miners temporarily called off the stopwork meeting scheduled for to-day…
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The coal production loss throughout the State yesterday was 6000 tons. All but 815 tons was lost on the Northern coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fined For Smoking In Mine
John Pridue, of High-street. Wallsend, was fined 10/, with 10/ costs and £3/3/ professional costs by Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M., at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Escape Serious Injury: Big Bus Crash at East Greta
A double-decker bus carrying 30 miners to work, crashed through a safety fence and turned on its side at the bottom of a 6ft. embankment when passing another double-decker near East Greta about 5.40 a.m. today The driver of the bus…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japanese Killed By Drifting Mine
TOKYO, March 31. A.A.P.—Reuter. —Over 50 Japanese were killed, at least 10 are missing, and between 100 and 200 were injured when a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →4660 Tons Of Coal Lost
Coal production loss was 4660 tons in New South Wales yesterday due to industrial disputes at three Northern and two Southern mines,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ask Miners To End Trivial Stoppages
SYDNEY: The Minister for Fuel and Shipping (Senator Ashley) said today that, during his visit to the Northern Coalfields next week, he will discuss with miners the cause of trivial stoppages and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Attitude to Arbitration Attack By Judge On Record
The attitude of the Miners' Federation to conciliation and arbitration was attacked by Mr. Justice Kelly in his judgement on the Kemira tunnel dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Injured In Mines
Caught in a fall of stone at John Darling colliery yesterday, Albert Parsons, 32, of The Heads, Swansea, received a fracture of a toe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State's Coal Loss 6400 Tons
Coal production throughout the State yesterday was down 6400 tons. The position in the north was—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steel Works Loses From Coal Shortage
SYDNEY: During the last three years, hold-ups in mines, which supply Newcastle Steelworks, lost enough coal to make 5000 tons of steel ingots a week—300 tons of which would have made 114…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burwood Miners Strike: B.h.p. Stocks Very Low
Mineworkers at Australia's biggest-producing colliery, Burwood, have gone on strike because they object to walking a quarter of a mile to work while the road into the pit is under repair,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Effect Of Miners' Holiday Pay On Coal Production
SYDNEY: Increased output from N.S.W. mines is expected between now and Easter because, apart from the "get-more-coal" appeal by the Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley), miners are now qualifying for Easter holiday pay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Loco-drivers Get 5/- Increase
The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today announced a variation of the miners' award granting in creases ranging from 5/- to 5/10 for electric loco drivers. Northern and western district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minister Sees Mine Amenities
After inspecting pit-top facilities ai several mines in the Cessnock district this morning the Minister for Fuel (Senator…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →James Criticises Coal Owners
Provision should be made to compel mine owners to secure the permission of an industrial tribunal before introducing…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ashley Tells Miners Of Losses By Strikes L.
Strikes in B.H.P. mines had caused a loss in coal production averaging 769,156 tons a year—enough to enable Newcastle Steelworks to make another 5000 tons of steel ingots a week, said the Minister for Fuel (Senator Ashley) at Cessnock last night when he addressed a meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I.Q. in Coal Towns "Above Rural Areas"
In rural areas people had lower intelligence quotients but the communities were more stable, Profesor J. MacDonald Holmes,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Coal Stoppage
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—State coalminers will hold a 24-hour stoppage on Thursday to discuss claims for better conditions. The…
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