Poor-Coal Gas Tests Successful
MELBOURNE, Friday. —Tests in Germany in the production of gas from 150 tons of inferior coal from…
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Mining & the mines, 1953
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Fifth Week Out For Two Mines
A deadlock has been reached in the demarcation dispute between the Northern Miners' Federation and the F.E.D.F.A. and as a result the two pits, Stockton Borehole…
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Stoppages of work on the northern coalfields to-day cost 4470 tons of coal output…
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One of the facts that emerged when the steaming coal shortage was overtaken last year was that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Query on Coal Board Profits
LITHGOW, Monday.—The Joint Coal Board made a net profit of £4/3/7¼ on every ton of Donnybrook Colliery coal delivered to the Victorian railways, it was claimed…
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WOLLONGONG.—The president of the Southern District Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Parkinson)…
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George Davis, 46, of Carroll-avenue, Cessnock, a miner at Aberdare Central colliery, suffered a probable fracture…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Dislike Late Shift
LITHGOW, Tuesday.—Absenteeism at the State Coal Mine was higher on the afternoon shift than on the day shift, Mr. R. Shirlaw, the Western miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Point Body Election
Officers elected at the annual meeting of the Coal Point Progress Association were: President, Mr. C. Guy;…
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The entry of girls into offices was one of the most remarkable things that had occurred during his period in Newcastle since 1913, said Mr. A. W. Harvey last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Anthracite Welsh Coal For B.H. Pty
The Treloske has discharged the first cargo of anthracite coal (2000 tons) at the B.H.P. wharf for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Melbourne Talks To-day Victoria Cuts Coal Purchase
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two representatives of the Joint Coal Board will confer in Melbourne to-morrow with the Victorian Premier (Mr. Cain) and Victorian railway…
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MANILA, Thurs. (A.A.P.). —Six miners were killed in an explosion of methane gas in a Government coal…
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WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.— The management of Australian Iron and Steel Ltd. today ordered the President…
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Chris. Collins, 46, of Shalamah-street, Cessnock, a miner at Abermain No. 2 colliery, suffered an extensive incised…
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Cook's Hill fire brigade was called yesterday to a fire in a stack of coal at Zara-street power station…
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LONDON, April 1. A.A.P. —Labour held the mining constituency sent of Barnsley in a by-election with a majority of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Authority's 'No' ON Rein statement
The Acting Local Coal Authority (Mr. J. Hills) has rejected an application by the Miners' Federation for reinstatement of a man at John Darling Colliery whose…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday —Joint Coal Board representatives will confer with the Gas Corporation on the State…
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F.E.D.F.A. officers, at a meeting on Tuesday, will recommend that work be resumed at Stockton Borehole and Lambton B. collieries…
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