Miners' Strike Threat Ultimatum On Glen Davis
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Australia-wide stoppages of coalminers are threatened unless the Federal Government agrees to confer with the Miners' Federation and other unions on the…
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Mining & the mines, 1951
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Gully Line Smash Runaway Coal Trucks Hit Car: One Dead
A car-driver was fatally injured when 10 runaway trucks from Crofton Colliery struck the car at the Lambton-rd. (Gully Line) crossing today forcing it against a telegraph post…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold for Persia Russia Agrees To Pay For Wartime Services
LONDON, June 28.—Russia is to hand over to Persia 11 tons of gold worth £4,250,000. The gold had been held in Moscow on Persia's account for several years, and Persia had repeatedly asked for it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Surveyors
Messrs. D. T. Hanrahan and J. Stoddart have passed the examination for the certificate of competency as mine surveyors held in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Miners Injured
George Nicholls, 41, of East Cessnock, a miner at Aberdare colliery, was struck by a topper of coal yesterday and injured his right…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Interstate Coal Shipments
Coal shipments from Newcastle to Sydney and interstate ports for he week totalled 68,700 tons. Sydney received 31,000 tons;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Tribunal "Higher Court"
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal, on the coal industry, is a superior court to the Industrial Commission. The Full Bench of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Tribunal "Better Than Court"
SYDNEY, Friday.—Since Mr. Gallagher had been appointed to the Coal Industry Tribunal there had been better results from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Less Coal Produced This Year
New South Wales coal production so far this year is less than for the same time last year. New South Wales miners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Decor. Scheme At C. of E. Ball
Gold was the main colour in decorations at St. Stephen's Fellowship Church of England ball at Adamstown last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Northern Coal Loss
With three big mines idle, northern coalfields production loss due to stoppages today was 4060 tons—highest figure for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Committee Sees Mine Site
Newcastle City Council Works Committee yesterday inspected the site of a proposed mine at the end of March-street, Kotara. Left…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stoppages At Six Mines
Coal loss on the northern field rose today to 5400 tons, due to stoppages at six mines. All western mines worked,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intervention in Western Mine Stop
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) intervened to-day in an attempt to prevent stoppages by Western miners on the Glen Davis issue…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sealing Off In Mine Completed
The sealing off of a section in Bellbird Colliery, which began at midnight on Sunday, was completed early last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Loss Higher At 4500 Tons
The coal production loss in the North yesterday was higher at 4500 tons. Bellbird was out of production…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Accidents
When he was struck by a balk at Bellbird Colliery, Kevin Wilson (20), miner, of Bellbird, had his right leg broken…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Seven Northern Mines Idle
Stoppages of work at seven mines on the northern coalfields today caused another serious loss of output…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Auditor-General (Mr. Joyce) had been unable to certify the correctness of the Coal Industry Fund…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Compulsory Coal Talks Collapse
SYDNEY: N.S.W. faces the prospect of a crippling coal strike following the breakdown of a compulsory conference at Lithgow today. Western N.S.W. coalminers…
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