Coal Board Head In Pillar Bid
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cochran) is expected to see miners' leaders…
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Mining & the mines, 1954
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Ovesea Aid on Mining Hoped
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A large amount of oversea capital may be invested in Australian uranium prospecting and mining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Conference Tomorrow
The Local Coal Authority (Mr. M. Lydon) has convened a conference for tomorrow concerning a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queen Interested In Coal
The Queen saw open-cut coal at Yallourn yesterday. With her is the President of the Victorian Electricity Commission (Mr. R. A. Hunt)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Finality In Mine Talks
No finality was reached at discussions this morning before the Local Coal Authority (Mr. M. Lydon)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Talk On Pillar Coal Plan
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Miners' leaders conferred with the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Coal Loss 5820 Tons: 7 Pits Idle
Coal output loss due to stoppages on the northern field today rose to 5820 tons, with seven mines idle and another only partly manned. There were continued…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Miners Fear For Jobs
Five Cardiff area miners lost their jobs this week, and others face dismissal. The men dismissed are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Rail Dispute For Talks
A conference on a dispute over the Richmond Vale coal railway will be held on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Coal Loss 2950 Tons
Three continued stoppages and a fresh hold-up on the northern coalfields today caused a coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' New President Known Next Week
Official result of the ballot for the vacant position of northern district president of the Miners' Federation will probably be known early next week. Today is the closing date…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strikes Cut Coal Output 5000 Tons
Idle mines on the Northern coalfields yesterday were Aberdare, John Darling, Wallamaine and Normaine,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"In The Good Old Days" Miners' Pay
"One of the ill-conveniences of Borehole (now Hamilton) is the paying of miners' wages in Newcastle instead of in Borehole. I do not consider that either the miners or the business people here are justly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Company to Pay 10 p.c
Muswellbrook Coal Co. Ltd. will pay an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum on ordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Colliery Firm to Pay 10 p.c
The Directors of Caledonian Collieries Ltd. announce a dividend on cumulative preference capital of 10 per cent.,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pioneer Deplored Coal Waste
The Commonwealth coalmining story has no chapter of greater interest than that covering the life of the scientist and geologist, William Humble, F.G.S., who was born 100 years ago…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Choose Comerford
Mr. J. Comerford, a leading Left wing miners' official, has been elected Northern District President to succeed Mr. G. Neilly. Mr. Comerford had an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Talks Agreement 'Unlikely'
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Coal owners and Miners' Federation representatives are not expected to reach agreement in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Copper From Rum Jungle Uranium Mine
DARWIN: Rum Jungle uranium field will also produce medium grade copper when treatment plant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Dividend
The Directors or Caledonian Collieries Ltd. announce a dividend on cumulative preference capital of 10 per cent.,…
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