Open Cut Coal Being Lifted At West Mines
LITHGOW.—Shifting of the open-cut coal at grass at Renown Siding, Ben Bullen and Commonwealth No. 2 was…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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Britain's Coal Target Passed
LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.).—Britain's 1949 deep-mined coal target of 202,000,000 tons was passed, despite a drop of 16,000…
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LONDON, Jan. 3. A.A.P.—Britain's 1949 deep-mined coal target of 202 million tons had been passed, the Minister of Fuel and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Gets Coal From West
Coal is, literally, being brought to Newcastle at the moment. For use in goods locomotives…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Six Dead in Austrian Mine Explosion
LONDON, Jan. 3. A.A.P.—Six coalminers were killed and dozens of others injured by a gas explosion in the Widizky mine at Fronsdorf…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Joint Coal Board has arranged an inspection tour of Southern New South Wales mines for delegates to the first International Labour Office Conference in Australia, to be held in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →250,000 Tons Of Coal Likely From Minmi Open Cuts
In the 34 weeks from May 20 to December 16, a total of 90,000 tons of coal was won from the two open cuts at Minmi. These figures do not include…
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One thousand tons of Western District coal is to be brought to Newcastle for use in railway goods engines hauling the remainder of…
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LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.),—Production of deep mined and open cut coal in Britain in 1949 was 215,113,800 tons, the Fuel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Australia To Import Coal
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The Premier (Mr. Playford) announced to-day that the State Government had decided to order 50,000 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railways To Get Extra Suitable Coal
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Joint Coal Board has arranged to supply New South Wales Railways with additional coal of a more…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Good Attendance Of Miners Is Expected
Mineworkers on the northern coalfields will be back at work on Monday, after their three weeks' annual leave. Indications are that there will be virtually a full attend-…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Gold Sales Plan Report
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. A.A.P.—A draft report on South Africa's proposal that gold-producing countries should be allowed to sell half…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Higher British Coal Exports Assist Europe
LONDON, Jan. 5. A.A.P.—Increased coal exports from Britain will help Europe regain its prewar self-sufficiency, according to a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Loading For Cargoes Begins
Coal shipments to Sydney and interstate ports from Newcastle will resume next week. The first coal from mines, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sterling Area's Gold, Dollar Pool Improves "Herald" Service
LONDON, Jan. 5.—A big improvement in the sterling area's gold and dollar pool is shown by figures given by the Chancellor of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grants By Coal Board To Coalfield Areas
New welfare grants, totalling £72,552, for the three coalfield districts of New South Wales, had been approved by the Joint Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Coal Companies Sue For Damages
NEW YORK, Fri. (A.A.P.): Eight Ohio coalmining companies have filed separate suits asking for a total of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' President Takes Over
The newly elected Northern Miners' President (Mr. G. Neilly) assumed office this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Big Programme For Miners
Northern miners will return to the pits to-day, refreshed after three weeks' leave, with the knowledge that an abundance of…
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