Levy Means Rise In Coal Price
SYDNEY: An increase in price for local coal would result from a proposed levy on coal agreed to by State Cabinet yesterday, N.S.W. Combined Colliery Proprietors'…
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Mining & the mines, 1952
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Awaba State Mine Idle For Second Day
Awaba State Mine had its second successive idle day today. It was only the fourth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bid By Union Men To Aid Cobar Mine
SYDNEY, Monday.—Cobar union officials will make an attempt to-morrow morning to avert the closing down on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →EDITORIAL Pakistan's Interest In Our Surplus Coal
PAKISTAN'S interest in Australian coal is the brightest news miners and mining companies in this country have had since it became obvious several weeks ago…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.s.w. Seeking Talks on Coal Aid
SYDNEY, Monday. — The State Government will seek a top-level conference with the Federal Government to discuss plans to stabilise the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Strike
LONDON, Oct. 21. A.A.P.—Production stopped at all four mines in Northern Rhodesia's copper belt yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Derailment on Coal Line
Coal haulage from mines on the Belmont line was suspended for nearly four hours yesterday when two waggons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →4000-Ton Coal Loss
Strikes caused a coal production loss of about 4000 tons in the North yesterday. Awaba was idle for the…
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. A.A.P.—Most of the 375,000 soft-coal miners in the United States refused to work…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Long Leave Starts In January
SYDNEY: The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) this morning varied awards in the mining industry to provide for the commencement of miners' long-service leave from January 1953 instead of January 1954, as previously agreed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cat Lived 14 Days Under Coal
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — After having been buried beneath 900 tons of coal for 14 days, a cat was released…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Brief Saty-down Strike by 3 Wheelers in Hebburn Mine
Three wheelers began a stay-in strike at Hebburn No. 1 Colliery this morning but left the mine later, claiming that the management had threatened to call police to evict them,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters Coal Exports
PUBLICITY is being given to the question of exporting coal as the answer to the present crisis in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Strike On Dismissals
Miners at Belmont No. 3 and Belmont North Collieries today went on strike in protest against the issue of dismissal notices to some of their members yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Awaba Mine Idle Again
Awaba mine was idle yesterday for the third day on a dispute over water money. Aberdare and Hebburn No…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Earlier Leave for Miners
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day ordered long-service leave for mineworkers to operate from January 1, 1953, instead of January 1, 1954…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil From Coal 'Expensive'
CANBERRA, Wednesday.— The Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) said in the Senate to-day that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coercion On Coal Denied
CANBERRA, Wednesday. — The Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) told the Senate to-day that he had not been forced or coerced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goodwill In The Coal Industry
Some officials of the Miners' Federation seem to be bent on exaggerating the significance to the industry…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday.— The Treasurer (Sir Arthur Fadden) to-night replied to Mr. Edmonds (Lab., Qld.) on…
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