Howarth Praises Mine Bill
SYDNEY, Thursday. — Mr. Howarth (Lib., Maitland) to-day praised a bill to amend the Mineworkers'…
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Mining & the mines, 1952
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Competition in Coal "Nearer"
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The coal industry was getting nearer to the time of free competition, Mr. T. Armstrong, M.L.C., said to-day. Mr. Armstrong, Chairman…
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WOLLONGONG.—The pre[?] out office holders on the [?] of the Southern District [?] Federation have been re-elected…
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LAE, Nov. 20. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Divers returned to Lae this afternoon with two bags containing gold bullion…
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Denis Francis Paterson, 18 months, was killed yesterday when struck by a lorry at Foybrook open-cut mine…
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CANBERRA, Thursday. — The Acting Minister for National Development (Mr. Beale) said to-night that he would accompany a Pakistani Government mission on a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Decision On Group Mines Dispute
The Local Coal Authority (Mr. M. Lydon) has not yet announced a decision on the dispute which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Exports
Coal exported from Newcastle to interstate, oversea and intrastate ports this week totalled 85,500 tons…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Muswellbrook open cut, which produces gas-making coat may be forced to cut its daily…
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LAE, Nov. 21. A.A.P.—Divers this morning recovered the last of the gold bullion from the Qantas Drover plane which crashed into the sea off Lae last July…
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A new weighbridge, the only one of its kind in Australia, has been installed at New Dell Colliery,…
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Two men are providing food and another is brewing tea on the surface for the Great Greta miners who are staging a stay-in strike as a protest against their dismissal notices…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Coal costs would have to be reduced, but not at the expense of mineworkers' wages and conditions, Mr. S. F. Cochran said. Mr. Cochran, Chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Oppose Pillar Plan
SYDNEY, Monday.—A spokesman for the Miners' Federation said to-day that the federation would not agree to mechanical extraction of pillars "under present…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Coalowners' representatives asked the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day to rule…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Price Increase Predicted
TORONTO, Monday (A.A.P.). — The world price of gold would rise from £15 12s an ounce to £24 9s, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mechanical Units For Hetton Coal
SYDNEY: Mechanical units were being installed by Hetton Bellbird Collieries Ltd. to increase production and in the hope of reducing costs, the chairman of directors (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Left Wing Mine Win In West
LITHGOW, Monday.—The Left Wing has retained control of the Western Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Accessories For Summer Glamor
Gold accessories are a new exotic touch for simple summer cottons. Gold buttons and belt lift…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Greta Miners' Stay-In More Strike in Sympathy
Miners at 12 collieries on the northern N.S.W. field today struck in sympathy with stay-in strikers at Great Greta and in protest against retrenchments on the field generally…
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