'Bumper' Day At Mines
The northern coalfields had another "bumper" production day today with only one small mine out of…
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Mining & the mines, 1953
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All Northern Mines Work
All mines worked in the North yesterday for the first time since before the John Darling strike began in March…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck by Fall of Coal
Lyall O'Connell, 23, of Maitland-lane, South Cessnock, wheeler at Aberdare Extended colliery, was struck by a fall…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Need For Coal Price Cut Seen
Coal prices must be cut by reducing handling cost, the Secretary of the Associated Chambers of Commerce (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →F.E.D.F.A. Claim Against Miners' Federation
SYDNEY: The Northern secretary of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association (Mr. H. Carney) today claimed that the Miners' Federation was not granting clearances to members who were doing F.E.D.F.A. work in northern coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Coal Exports From Turkey
CONSTANTINOPLE: Turkey has become a coal exporter — some 100,000 tons being shipped in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern Mine To End Strike
SYDNEY, Thursday—Settlement terms for the Kembla colliery dispute were approved to-day, almost three months…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Is Idle Over Fatality
Austral Main was again the only colliery on the northern coalfields idle to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →5-Months' Coal Output Down
SYDNEY: Coal production in N.S.W. for the five months ended May, 1953, was 11 per cent. lower than…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Men Mining In Rich N.T. Areas
DARWIN, Thursday.—Drilling operations have started on three of the most promising mining ventures in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →F.E.D.F.A. Blames Miners For Inter-Union Strife
SYDNEY: Although Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association members had actually gone on strike, all northern district demarcation disputes were caused by the Miners' Federation, the FEDFA's northern executive officer, Mr. K. Bowler, said today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rise in Coal Shipments
Coal shipments from Newcastle to Sydney, interstate and overseas were higher this week than for some months. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →3 Days Free Of Mine Strikes
FOR the third successive day the Northern coalfields were free from industrial disputes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Log Hearing Postponed
Illness of the General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Williams) has caused a postponement of the hearing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deputy Coal Chairman Is Appointed
SYDNEY: The Assistant Under-Secretary of Mines (Mr. R. J. Ashworth) has been appointed Deputy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Membership Books to Be Reopened by Miners' Fed
A special meeting of the Miners' Northern Management Board decided today to reopen the Federation's membership books. The board's decision…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →EDITORIAL The Place Of Science In Mining
OVER the past lew weeks several important observations have been made by Dr. D. Phillips about the future of coal mining in the South Maitland area…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mines Director "Important"
SYDNEY: The position of Director of State Coal Mines was one of great responsibility, the Acting Minister for Mines (Mr. Buckley) said today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Conference on Pillar Coal
A conference to discuss machines in pillars has been arranged between colliery proprietors and the Miners' Federation in Sydney on July 29…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Protest On Means Test
The Northern Miners' Management Board today protested against a reported instruction to…
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