Coal Output At High Level
Coal production yesterday was at a high level. Only three mines were idle in the North. All pits were working in…
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Mining & the mines, 1951
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Fireproof Safes Protect Gold
SYDNEY, Friday.—Gold and silver bars and other precious metals were protected by fireproof safes from a fire in a factory in…
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Stoppages at three, Northern mines yesterday caused a loss of 2330 tons of coal. Strikes were Continued at Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Board Head To See Subsidence
Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., said at Wallsend last night that the Chairman of the Coal Board (Mr. Cochran) had told him he would inspect…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Subsidence Areas Changed
Notification of intention to vary the boundaries of the mine subsidence district in West Ward, with a description of the new boundaries,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Fire Near Pacific Mine
A grass fire near Pacific Colliery at Teralba set alight to some of the timber structure over an old…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Subsidence Premiums Go On
Neither the Minister for Mines nor the Mines Subsidence Board had the power to waive premiums…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pillar Coal Is Issue Again
SYDNEY: The Joint Coal Board is believed to have told Miners' Federation leaders that it intends to force the issue of extraction of pillar coal by machines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →4000 Tons Coal Loss
Coal loss on the northern field due to stoppages rose sharply today to 4000 tons. There were stoppages at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Industry And The Federation
Whether the coal industry is to progress and stabilise or continue to languish, too weak constitutionally to draw lasting…
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An increase in the retail price of best quality coal to 5/4 a cwt. bag had been approved by the Joint Coal Board, the President of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Output In North Almost Peak
Northern coal output yesterday was at near peak. The loss was 1050 tons. Two mines were idle and one was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Search For Pirate's Gold Ends In Disaster
LONDON, Nov. 5. A.A.P.—The schooner, Lamorna (120 tons) which sailed from Gosport on Thursday to seek Captain Kidd's treasure, was wrecked last night. It was caught in a gale off the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MR. J. Connell Dead Life Of Service To Mining
Mr. James Connell, Local Coal Authority and Chairman of the Local Coal Reference Board, died yesterday, aged 64. Mr. Connell was born in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Artificial Divisions In The Mines
With the death of Mr. James Connell the coal industry has lost a servant whose work for the past 10 years was the expression of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Slump Continues In Coal Output
The slump in northern N.S.W. coal production continued today, with stoppages at 11 mines for a loss of output of more than 7000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pillar Extraction Problem for Miners' Conference
Proposals for the introduction of machines in pillars in mines are expected to produce the principal debate at the Miners' Federation three-yearly convention which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Men Plunge To Death Down Mine Shaft
NEW YORK, Nov. 6. A.A.P.—Four men plunged 1300 feet to their death when they were spilled from a passenger bucket as it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Electricians' Certificates
Messrs. J. C. Fitzpatrick, D. T. Hanraban, R. G. Horseman, R. H. C. McChesney, and W. Foott gained mine electricians' certificates at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Continuous Imports Of Coal Arranged
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—A continuous supply of imported coal to Australia would be provided as a result of the Commonwealth…
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