Coal Authority Reappointed
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Northern Local Coal Authority (Mr. J. Connell) has been re-appointed for three years by the…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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Subsidy Suggested On Coal Imports
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The possibility of subsidising imported coal would be studied at a conference a…
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The metal industries are alarmed at the effect of mine strikes on steel production. The President of the Metal Trades Employers' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Appointment To Coal Authority Questioned
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Ellis (Lib., Coogec) asked the Premier (Mr. McGirr) in the Legislative Assembly to-day if a member…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strike Starts in Japan
TOKYO, March 8. A.A.P.-Reuter.—About 310,000 Japanese coalminers to-day started a three-day strike in support of a demand by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Northern Coal Loss Again Today
Two B.H.P. mines and four others on the northern coalfields were idle today for a total loss of output of about 7800 tons. The general coal stock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blackalls Pool Plans Submitted To Coal Board
President of Blackall's Amenities Committee (Mr. J. O'Brien) told a meeting that the Lake Macquarie Shire Council had submitted plans…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The decision of the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. K. A. Cameron) to resign may lead to a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. James Urges Modern Mining
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Future generations would curse the people of to-day if nothing were done soon to improve mining conditions throughout Australia, Mr. James (Lab., N.S.W.) said in the…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Commonwealth Ministers, in conference with Victorian and South Australian Ministers,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →10,000-Ton Coal Production Loss In North
The coal production loss in the North yesterday was about 10,000 tons. There were six industrial disputes. According to announcements…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nuffield Has Given Away Forty Times His Weight In Gold
Once a year, as a duty, the subjects of the Aga Khan present him with his weight in precious stones or metals. Lord Nuffield grandly reverses the process. On the average over the past 40 years he has been giving away each year the equivalent of his weight in gold…
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Although coal production on the Northern coalfield this week was considerably below normal owing to industrial…
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PERTH, Friday.—Two miners who fell 300 feet down a shaft at Big Bell colliery this morning were killed instantly. They were Frank…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Imports Cost Taxpayers 45/ a Ton
CANBERRA, Friday.—Every million tons of coal Australia imports will cost taxpayers £2,250,000. This estimate was given…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Next Week's Work At B.H.P. Mines Is Vital
The avoidance of a major crisis in Australia's steel industry will depend upon the working next week of mines owned by the B.H.P. Co. Ltd. on the northern coalfields. Already output from the Steel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Diverted to B.H.P. Rail Lift To Aid A.I.S.
The Joint Coal Board yesterday moved to help overcome the shortage of coal for steelmaking in Newcastle and at Port Kembla by—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →France Leases The Saar Mines
The Saar, that rich mineral territory on the Franco-German frontier north of Lorraine, was detached from Germany after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Substitutes "Being Used More"
The coal industry had to beware of the tendency to import coal and fuel oil, to use brown coal more widely and to expand hydro-electric schemes. The Chairman of the Joint…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1337 Members In Miners' Building Scheme
There are now 1337 members in the miners' cooperative building societies subsidised by the Joint Coal Board…
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