Flameproof Mine Motor Claimed
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Two Brisbane men have designed a flameproof electric motor which they hope will…
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Mining & the mines, 1952
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Miners Drowned In Philippines
MANILA, Dec. 16. A.A.P.-Reuter.—At least 49, and possibly 54, miners were killed on Monday in the worst…
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Stoppages of work occurred at three mines on the northern N.S.W. coalfields today…
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A big piece of coal, measuring approximately 10ft. long, 4ft. 6in. wide and 4ft. thick, fell on…
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The Coal Board advised Kearsley Shire Council that a grant would be made to meet half the cost of building…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →All Mines At Work
All mines on the northern coalfields were reported to be at work when to-day's shift began. It was the first…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—New South Wales coal production for the first 10 months of the year was more than 14…
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JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 18. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Nineteen African miners were entombed 4500 feet underground…
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New South Wales coalminers, who will cease work this afternoon for their annual holidays, are expected to end…
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The Northern N.S.W. coalfields, today finished the working year with all mines in operation. After today's [?]workers will begin their…
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SYDNEY: Austrian coal had a chance of capturing the Pakistani market if improvements were made in handling to cut down on costs…
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DARWIN, Friday.—Police to-day withdrew charges of unlawful possession of a quantity of gold against two men,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Coal Output For Year
Estimated coal production this year was 15,035,000 tons, the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cochran)…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Australia's 10-year-old gas coal shortage is expected to end next year…
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Two robberies were reported to the police at the week-end. They included the theft of miners' lamps from a mine…
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SAIGON, Dec. 22. A.A.P. Reuter.—A Navy assault boat carrying troops, mostly Vietnamese, hit a mine and sank…
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DARWIN.—Tennant Creek mining men and residents want the Government gold treatment…
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LONDON: A 20-year-old student actress, Jennifer Gibson, and an actor, John Dominic Fitzpatrick (26),…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fitter Injured At Mine
Jack McDonald, 30, fitter, of Maitland-street, Kurri Kurri, fractured his right forearm when it was struck by…
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Mr. Menzies's revelation that Australia had supported a South African move for a higher price for gold…
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