Mine Claims Decision Held Over
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Chairman of the Central Reference Board (Mr. Gallagher) to-day reserved his decision on applications by the…
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Mining & the mines, 1951
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Eleven Die In Mine Explosion
NEW YORK, Jan. 19. A.A.P.—Eleven miners were killed in an explosion in a small coalmine at Kermit (West Virginia)…
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Emergency railway transport is likely to be used to get coal from Cessnock mines to Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters To The Editor Miners' Award
TWO executive officers of Northern branch of the Miners' Federation must have received a shock at the response to the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Most Mines Working But Floods Still Retard Coal Clearance
Despite flood difficulties, few mines on the northern coalfields were idle today. Severance of rail connections, however, will make it difficult to clear all coal mined on the South Maitland section…
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SYDNEY: With the nation's coal stocks in a precarious position because of last week's low porduction following the…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.—A complete close down, or move for Federal control of Queensland's coal mining industry, is threatened by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Deep Down at Burragorang
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The State Government had decided to open up the Burragorang coal deposits, but much work had to be done before this coal reached Bunnerong power station furnaces, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Emergency Coal Lift 10,000 Tons Day Expected
An emergency rail service is expected to move about 10,000 tons of gas coal a day from mines on the South Maitland coalfield. At Weston, the two Maitland…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Acting Premier and Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) said to-day that better class coal would be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters To The Editor Miners' Award
ON the same day that miners' leaders decided to oppose the award issued by the Coal Industry Tribunal, the Deputy Premier (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Decision by Miners on Weekly Stoppages Expected Today
SYDNEY: The Central Council of the Miners' Federation today is expected to make a decision on the Central Executive's recommendation for weekly stop-work meetings of coalminers throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortage Of Waggons Hits Up Coal Loss
With the coal haulage system still disrupted by flooding, production loss on the northern field increased today as four mines were thrown idle by a shortage of waggons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Incentive Payments "Nothing New" In Mining Industry
Incentive payments would not be a new feature of the coalmining industry, the General Secretary of the Mine Mechanics Union (Mr. W. Crane) claimed today. Mr. Crane said it was no…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Want Road Repaired
Newstan Miners' Lodge decided to press to have the Blackalls-Fassifern-road repaired. The Chairman (Mr. D. Jones)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Road Need Emphasised
Hold up of coal traffic by the recent flooding of the South Maitland line at East Greta Junction had emphasised the need for an all-weather road, Ald. Fairleigh said at a meeting of Cessnock Council last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Issues For The Miners
The question miners will vote on to-day and to-morrow can be simply stated. In effect it is: The Coal Industry Tribunal has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trucks to Boost Coal Lift
Coal supplies railed over the Richmond Vale line will be augmented from to-day by a road lift from Cessnock to Awaba. The coal will be tipped into railway trucks…
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The largest vessel in Yugoslavia's maritime fleet, the Bosna, arrived in Newcastle yesterday to bunker…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →S. Africa Renews Coal Contract
DURBAN, Jan 23. A.A.P.—South Africa has renewed a contract to supply Pakistan with half a million tons of coal a year…
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