Legal Argument On Power To Fine Miners
SYDNEY.—The N.S.W. Industrial Commission today further considered the question of its jurisdiction to impose fines…
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Mining & the mines, 1951
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Enginemen Stop Work Again on Coal Trains; Hexham Dispute
Enginedrivers and firemen on the Hexham section of the Richmond Vale railway line again stopped work today, but haulage of coal from at least three mines on the Kurri field was resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters To The Editor Colliery Roads
FOR a long time much has been said concerning which of two roads should receive priority for tar-sealing. One road runs through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rail Dispute Cut Coal Traffic
Coal traffic from a number of mines served by the Richmond Vale railway was held up again yesterday by a stoppage of members of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association…
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The Secretary of the West Ward Joint Committee for the suspension of insurance (Mr. H. J. McGregor) said yesterday that a letter from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →290M. Tons Coal In Pit Pillars
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There is 290 million tons of coal standing in pillars in the Cessnock-Maitland coalfields area. The Minister ton Miners (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →20 KILLED, 58 MISSING Mine Disaster In Britain
LONDON, May 29. A.A.P.—Twenty men have been found dead in Easington colliery, Durham, where a violent explosion occurred' at 4.15 a.m. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disputes Tie Up Eight Mines, 5000 Ton Loss
Most of the 5000 tons loss in coal production because of stoppages on the northern coalfields today was again due to the disputes, at Wallamaine Colliery and on the Richmond Vale Railway. The Wallamalne dispute kept…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court Defers Judgment on Its Powers to Fine Striking Miners
SYDNEY: The Full Bench of the N.S.W. Industrial Commission today reserved judgment on a challenge to its power to fine striking coalminers. The challenge was made by…
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SYDNEY: The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. G. Arthur) is expected to bring down a bill in State Parliament today relating to mine subsidence insurance…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day reserved judgment on an application by the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →12 Mines Idle in North
With 12 mines idle, loss of coal output on the northern field today due to stoppages rose to 5680…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disputes Cut Northern Coal Output
Three Northern mines were idle yesterday as a result of the dispute on the Richmond Vale railway line, and four over a claim for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nurses Down Mine To Aid Man
KALGOORLIE, Wednesday. —Two nursing sisters went 300 feet underground in the Iron King mine at Norseman last night to aid…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →EDITORIAL Going Foward On Coal Conservation
A VERY [?]gh value indeed has been placed by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) on the report of the Coal Conservation Committee which this week was tabled in State Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Northern Board Meets on Wallamaine Mine Stoppage
The Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation today held a special meeting to discuss the dispute at Wallamaine Colliery which has stopped work at four mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Electricians' Certificates
Successful candidates at the examination for certificates of competency as mine electrician under the Coal Mines Regulation Act,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Low-Grade Coal Research
CANBERRA, Thursday.—An intensive programme to investigate the potentialities of low-grade coal, particularly Victorian brown coal, for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Voters for Mine Insurance
Votes cast at the mine subsidence insurance referendum in West Ward proved ratepayers in hazardous areas overwhelmingly favoured the insurance scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five Bodies Recovered From Mine
LONDON, May 31. A.A.P.—The bodies of five more coalminers were recovered from Easington Colliery, Durham, to-day…
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