2 Mines Idle Over Arbitration Plan
Two more mines on the northern N.S.W. coalfields were idle today when miners went on strike in protest against the Federal Government's proposed amendments of the…
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Mining & the mines, 1952
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Commissioner's Plans Improved Coal Train Handling
The Railway Commissioner (Mr. Fraser) envisages far-reaching improvements in methods of handling coal trains in Newcastle. Outlining the department's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Interest In North. Territory
DARWIN.—Broken Hill mining companies are showing keen interest in Northern Territory minerals, particularly uranium. Representatives of one…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Coal-mining Threatened by Pt. Kembla Steel Strike
Coal-mining operations on the northern N.S.W. field are threatened by a transport tie-up caused by the Port Kembla steel strike. The strike has dislocated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Under Monument
LONDON.—Beneath the monument in Wentworth Woodhouse Park (Yorkshire) to the second…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Uranium Mine Speed-Up Plan
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Government intends to accelerate the development of uranium fields as much as possible…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stolen Gold Bricks Recovered
MONTREAL, May 28. A.A.P.—Police reported last night that they had solved the 115,000 dollars (about £51,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First of New Giant Coal Waggons
East of £3 million worth of 42-ton coal hopper waggons—1600—for the New South Wales Railways, has been built by Goninan and Company Ltd., of Newcastle, The contract, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Talks On Coal Lift At Ravensworth
SINGLETON, Wednesday—No decision had been reached on the Ravensworth-Branxton coal lift, Mr. J. C. Thornton,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Union Move To-day On Mine Stop
Representatives of executives of the mining unions will meet in Newcastle this morning to discuss the demarcation dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Amendment Of Coal Act State "Will Not Agree"
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State Government would not agree to proposed amendments to the Coal Industry Act, Miners' leaders said to-day. The Central Executive of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£1,800,000 Coal Loss In U.K.
LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—Britain's State-owned coal industry lost £1,800,000 in 1951, despite…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Imports "Offset"
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Ships going to the Orient were bunkering with Australian coal, while the Government was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pensioners Seek Concession Coal
Newcastle and District Combined Pensioners' Association will ask the Joint Coal Board to make…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Excise On Coal Import Up
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The excise tariff on the importation of coal will be increased by one halfpenny to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miner Hurt by Fall of Coal
Herbert Senior, 44, of Melbourne-street, Maitland, miner at Aberdare colliery, injured his ribs and left knee when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners' Support
The Northern Miners' District Board of Management yesterday voted £200 to aid striking steelworkers at Port…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →75,000 Tons Of Coal Shipped
A total of 75,000 tons of coal was shipped from Newcastle to interstate ports this week…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A special officer has been appointed to improve the turnround of hoppers and the shipment of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leg Broken in Colliery
Arthur Murane, 33, of Barton St., Kurri, mineworker at Abermain No. 2 colliery, suffered a broken…
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