Big Increase In Railways Coal Haulage
SYDNEY, Friday.—Coal hauled by the N.S.W. Railways in 1941 was 51 per cent. of its total goods carriage, the Minster for Transport…
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Mining & the mines, 1951
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Colliery Accident Victim Dies
James Cecil Stitt, 51, of Brunswick-street, East Maitland, died in Maitland Hospital after an accident at Rathluba Colliery last…
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Members of the Central and Northern District Executives of the Miners' Federation decided in Newcastle on Saturday to call a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shiftmen "Mine Safety Men"
SYDNEY, Monday.—First-class shiftmen were mainly responsible in the successful administration and production of a colliery, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Search At Morisset
Land in the Parish of Morisset is planned for proclamation as "private lands" under the Mining Act so they can be prospected for coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More South Maitland Coal Needed
SYDNEY, Monday.—More gas coal could be allotted gas companies only if the South Maitland seam was developed more, the…
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Aberdare on the Cessnock field, and John Darling, on the Newcastle field, were the only mines idle in the North yesterday. A section of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →County Query On Mining Powers
Northumberland County Council decided yesterday to call for a report on its powers to deal with coalmining matters. An amended application from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intensified Open-Cut Mine Work
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The greatest open-cut development in the Northern coalfields would take place in the Singleton-Muswellbrook…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A reduction of 4d a ton in the hewing rate for coal at Willeroo mine, near Oakey, was awarded by the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →B.H.P. Mine Idle On New Issue
John Darling colliery, idle on Monday, did not work again yesterday, when a new dispute developed. At a pit-top meeting, members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Pensions Adjustment Soon
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) said to-night that the-Registrar of Miners'. Superannuation had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Protection From Mine Work Sought
Glendale (formerly Cardiff West) Progress Association decided last night to ask Mr. Booth, M.L.A., to try to have legislation enacted to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Coal Loss By Heating
Heating in a section of the shaft of Abermain No. 1 Colliery will result in a loss of about 50,000 tons of high-grade…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.— New South Wales miners could establish a new record this year if the present production rate were…
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SYDNEY: The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr.F. H. Gallagher) today refused to recommend to the Federal Government meet mining and other unions which are threatening to strike in protest against…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Coal Loss To Steel Plant
No moves were made yesterday to settle the strike at John Darling mine. The pit will be out of production again to-day. The strike is costing the Steel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Mine Sought At Greta
A public meeting was held at Greta to press for the opening of a new mine in the Greta district. The following sub-committee was…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—The waterfront dispute was settled by Mr. Justice Kelly to-day and watersiders began unloading gas coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →68,600 Tons of Coal Shipped
Coal shipments from Newcastle to interstate ports and Sydney during the week totalled 68,600 tons Colliers took 31,000 tons to…
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