Open Cut Coal Motion To Be Pressed
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Mr. Wentworth (Lib., N.S.W.) proposes to proceed with his motion for greater coal production in…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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S. African Gets Uranium From Gold Ore
PRETORIA, May 24, A.A.P.—South Africa has launched a "hush hush" scheme to produce uranium from gold ore and, according to…
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SYDNEY. — N.S.W. miners last week produced 291,730 tons of coal—the biggest weekly output this year…
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Struck by a fall of stone at Richmond Main colliery, H. W. Rogers, 30, a miner, of Main-road, Neath, received head injuries. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ban Off Gold Earth Parties
On the recommendation of Mr. P. J. Ryan, steward, the disqualifications against F. H. Aiken, W. L. Hay, Leslie Clifton and R. Clifton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Weather Cause Of Big Coal Loss
Disputes caused only a small loss of coal in the State yesterday, but wet weather cut output by about 4000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Finality On Coal Board Post
CANBERRA, Thursday.—No finality had yet been reached on the selection of a new chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. Menzies told…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Elderly Woman Struck By Coal Train
Struck by a coal train at a level crossing between Stanford Merthyr and Pelaw Main late yesterday, Janet Galloway…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →3410 Tons Coal Lost In North
Loss of coal on the northern field today due to stoppages rose to 3410 tons, with three mines idle…
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HONGKONG, May 25. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The 1175-ton British tanker Ebonal struck a mine and sank rapidly off Sugarloaf Island,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Decision Yet On Coal Board Chief
SYDNEY.—State Cabinet is awaiting information from the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) before it can decide jointly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman Carried, Thrown Clear By Coal Train
Mrs. Janet Galloway, 68, widow, of Wallsend-street, Stanford Merthyr, suffered a fractured left leg and left arm, and head and…
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CANBERRA.—The Commonwealth Government has received offers from six British companies and one U.S. firm to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Blackouts Blamed For Poor Coal At Zara St
SYDNEY.—Poor quality coal fed into Newcastle power-house cut power output this morning, blacking-out 14 Sydney suburbs…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →291,730 Tons Of Coal Last Week; Peak For Year
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Last week's output from New South Wales mines was the highest weekly figure so far this year, the Joint…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Helps the Farmer
DO YOU KNOW... THE MAN ON THE LAND WHO PRODUCES OUR FOOD AND WOOL IS JUST AS DEPENDENT ON COAL…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Output Loss 3425 Tons
Three mines were idle in the North yesterday for a coal production loss of 3425 tons. The position was.—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mineworkers Caught By Coal Falls
Jack Thornton, 35, of Railway-street, Teralba, machineman at Northern Extended mine, had his neck and face injured by a fall of…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) will begin the hearing of a log of claims by the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Ship Leaves After End of Melbourne Ban
The River Fitzroy, with nearly 8000 tons of coal, sailed from Newcastle at 7.12 a.m. today following the sudden end last night of the Seamen's Union han on ships leaving this port for Melbourne. Yesterday the Newcastle sec-…
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