No Threat To State Mine
SYDNEY: Fire was not threatening the State coal mine at Lithgow, the manager (Mr. H. Woodward)…
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Mining & the mines, 1954
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New Area For Mine Insurance
The Mine Subsidence Board is prepared to take necessary action to proclaim a new mine subsidence district to cover the…
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SYDNEY: Prosecution of two men following police investigations into irregularities in State coal mine activites wll be ordered bv the Attornev-General (Mr. Sheahan)…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Because of the temporary indisposition of the Chairman of the Coal Tribunal (Mr…
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Another reshuffling of northern district executive positions in the Miners' Federation is expected to follow the return to Australia of Mr H. Cockerill…
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Five men were injured in accidents in mines in the Cessnock district today. George Walsh (24) of…
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Albert Wakeman, 54, of McFarlane-street, South Cessnock, a deputy at Abermain No. 2 Colliery, had his right hand…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Attorney General (Mr. Sheahan) will authorise the prosecution of two men following…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cockerill Back, Says: Miners Worse Off Overseas
Working conditions in Australian coalmines compared more than favourably with those in most other countries, including Great Britain, Mr. H. Cockerill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →EDITORIAL Where Does Black Coal Come Into Picture?
SCIENTISTS HAVE made it clear at their congress in Canberra that they have the greatest faith in the future of Australia's oil, natural gas and brown coal, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Federation would press for a full inquiry into the fire at the Lithgow State mine, the…
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Mr. W J. Muir, who retired as chief clerk at Stockrington colliery, was farewelled by the staff of J. and A. Brown and…
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LITHGOW, Tuesday.—The Chief Mines Inspector (Mr. D. Durham) will make a detailed inspection of the fire position…
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TORONTO, (Ont.), Jan 19. A.A.P.-Reuter.—An underground airway that will funnel fresh air to workings almost…
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Stoppages of work on the northern coalfields today caused the greatest daily loss of output since the mines resumed this year. Eight mires were out of…
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Cessnock Technical College is to have a full-time teacher of mining. He is Mr. J. Forbes, who…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gasmen Told Use Coal, Not Oil
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There was a responsibility on the gas industry to use surplus coal before embarking on capital…
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CANBERRA: Australia wasted 95 per cent of its coal, the most important source of the country's energy, a scientist told the A.N.Z.A.A.S. Conference today…
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LITHGOW. — The management of the State Coal Mine yesterday again refused to allow the…
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Barry Burns, 20, of Third-street, Cardiff, a miner at Killingworth colliery, suffered probable fractures of two toes…
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