More Miners Die In Ruhr
LONDON, May 22. A.A.P.—The deaths of four more miners in hospital has raised to 68 the deathtoll from the explosion in the Dahlbusch coalmine, near Gelsenkirchen, on the…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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30 Mines Work Full Time
At least 30 mines worked the full time of 10 days in the fortnight. Details, furnished by shipping agents and Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →5000-Ton Coal Loss In North
Coal output in the North was down about 5000 tons yesterday as the result of the idleness of five collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inquiry On Heating In Coal Seams
The Northern Miners' Board of Management was advised today by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Dickson) that a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Princess Gold" Goes Home "Herald" Service
LONDON, May 22.—Jacqueline, the six-day-old "suntan" baby of Seretse and Ruth Khama, made her first public appearance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Premier "Knows Nothing" On Coal Board Post
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Premier (Mr. McGirr) said to-night that he knew nothing about a report that the Queensland Electricity…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Manager Farewelled
Mr. A. Sloss, Manager of Wallamaine and Normaine collieries, who has accepted a position in Queensland, was farewelled at a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£3500 Bathroom for Colliery
Among building applications approved by Kearsley Shire Council last night was one from Cessnock Collieries Ltd. to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Code Case Adjourned
The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) yesterday adjourned the application by Northern Collieries Ltd. for a miners' secret ballot on the proposed disciplinary code…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Coal Loss Small
Coal output in the North was down about 1850 tons yesterday. Three mines were fully idle and another partly idle. The position…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rain Stops Two Open Cut Mines
Wet weather today caused the idleness of two open-cut coal mines on the northern field. They were Minmi and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Selection For Coal Board Post Reported
It was reported in Canberra last night that Mr. Menzies had selected the Queensland Electricity Commissioner (Mr. S. E. Cochrane) to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inquiry Sought On Heating In Maitland Mines
The Northern Miners' Management Board decided yesterday to seek an immediate sitting of the committee set up by the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Companies May Get New Electricity Agreements
Kearsley Shire Council last night decided to inform three colliery companies that it was prepared to discuss with them the question of completing franchise agreements for the supply of electricity for the coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Queensland Coal Subsidy Mooted
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Mr. Menzies said in the House of Representatives to-day that the question of subsidising Queensland coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Stoppage Threat Over Pensions
The Northern Miners' Board of Management decided yesterday in favour of stopwork meetings if the claim for an increase in miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Coal Board Chairman Yet
CANBERRA.—A chairman for the Joint Coal Board had not yet been selected, the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Import 1m. Tons Of Coal
CANBERRA: Approximately 1,000,000 tons of coal would be imported into Australia within the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Board to Aid Widows
Widows of deceased members of the Miners Federation in future will receive £50 from the Joint Coal Board in cases in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£50 Offer To Widow If Miners Work
The Joint Coal Board advised the Miners' Northern Board of Management yesterday that where mine workers now took a day off upon…
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