Coal Deposits Near Inverell
SYDNEY, Thursday.— Drilling operations sponsored by the Federal Government have revealed coal deposits at 341 feet below the…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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Action Threat On Miners' Claims
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Miners' Central Council decided to-day to call stopwork meetings on the Australian coalfields "not later than May 23" unless a conference to consider the new log of claims is…
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Four partners in the Blackhill Borehole colliery, Thornton, were proceeded against at East Maitland Courthouse before the Metropolitan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Pensioners Dissatisfied With Rise Delay
Members of Belmont-Swansea Retired Mine Pensioners' Association expressed dissatisfaction at the State Government's delay in dealing…
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NEW YORK, May 5. A.A.P.—Four men are trapped 800 feet underground in a burning anthracite colliery of the Gilberton Coal…
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NEW YORK, May 6. A.A.P. The four miners who had been trapped in a burning coal mine at Girardville (Pennsylvanin) since…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Striking Miners Are Arrested
QUEBEC, Fri. (A.A.P.).—Nearly 100 striking asbestos miners were arrested by police flying squads early today, after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oppose Incentive Pay in Mines
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Miners' Central Council decided to-day to oppose any form of incentive payments in the Australian coal industry. The decision was made after…
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SYDNEY: The Miners' Federation Central Council decided today to order a nation-wide coal stoppage unless a dispute in Victoria is settled to their satisfaction. The council resolved that the…
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Two mines in the State were idle yesterday for a loss of 1700 tons. At Stockrington No. 1 colliery (1000 tons), there was a…
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LONDON, May 6. A.A.P.—A Lancashire pit strike, which has spread since Tuesday, to-day involved 23,000 men, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seamen Will Maintain Ban On Coal Ship
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Despite any decision by the Waterside Workers' Federation to unload 7000 tons of coal from the collier…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Contentious Issues For Mining Council
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coalmining Unions' Council will meet in Sydney next Tuesday to discuss issues threatening trouble on the New South Wales coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria Goes To Mr. Chifley On Coal Strike
MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Premier (Mr. Hollway) asked Mr. Chifley by telegram to-day for Federal Government intervention…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Support Barrier Miners' Log
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Miners' Central Council adopted and pledged full support to the Barrier district's new log of claims…
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Loss of coal production on the northern field rose today to approximately 3950 tons, with five mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Earth Inquiry
The inquiry opened at Cessnock races on March 5 into the bona fides of Gold Earth will be concluded by Newcastle stewards at…
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SYDNEY: Decisions on issues which threaten to flare into a general coal stoppage are expected at a meeting of the Combined Mining Unions Committee in Sydney tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Baddeley Is Favored As Coal Mines Director
SYDNEY: Appointment of the Deputy Premier and Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) as Director of the new State Coal Mines' Board has been recommended to the Premier (Mr. McGirr) by a committee of Labor M's.L.A. representing coalfields electorates…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Mines Idle But Coal Trains Are Moving Again
Only five mines were idle today despite the interruption to coal transport caused by the sudden strike yesterday of the Maitland branch of the F.E.D.F.A. over what was declared to be delays in…
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