4 More Mines in O'land Working
BRISBANE, Monday.—Four more mines, employing 80 men, were operating in the Rosewood district this morning…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
432 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 13 of 22
Fabulous Gold Find Report Was "Perjury"
JOHANNESBURG, Monday (AAP). — Joseph Milne, managing director of the Union free State Mining and Finance Corporation,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →COMMERCIAL Heavy Selling of Coal Shares on Exchange
SYDNEY, Monday.—Following a newspaper report of the possibility of coal mines being nationalised, heavy selling of coal shares, with a slight rise in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Years Gaol for Two Miners' Leaders; £2000 Fine on Union
SYDNEY, Monday. — Mr. Justice Foster, in the Arbitration Court to-day, sentenced the general president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Idris Williams) and the general secretary (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) each to 12 months' light labour at Long Bay Gaol, and fined the Federation…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The liberalisation of the Government's assistance to gold mining companies was announced by Mr. Chifley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Reaches Brisbane by Rail
BRISBANE, Tuesday. —A [?] convoy of 97 trucks this afternoon assisted in bringing 1000 tons of Rosewood coal to Brisbane. During…
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MELBOURNE, Tues day.—The Victorian Government has given its Agent-General in London (Sir Norman Martin) a "blank cheque" to buy as much coal as he can from Europe in an effort to help…
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GRAFTON, Tuesday.—Release of coal from one of the few coal mines working in N.S.W. will allow Grafton consumers to use gas for an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal in Trucks to Be Moved; Police Protection If Found Necessary
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — A decision to move coal held in railway trucks on the N.S.W. coalfields by the end of this week was made to-day. The decision was made at a conference between the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley), the N.S.W. Premier (Mr. McGirr), and other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore. Wednesday, July 13, 1949. Sparring Won't Get Coal
THE DECISION of the Commonwealth and New South Wales Governments to move the coal loaded in trucks in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Strike Developments
The [?]eamen's Union has instructed all collier crews not to take their vessels to sea. Collier-owners have been told [?]…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Detective Inspector A. A. Wilkes, of the Commonwealth Security Service, called on Mr. G. Booth (Labour,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anthony Attacks Govt. Inaction On Coal Strike
CANBERRA, Wednesday. — Because of the Chifley Government's tolerance of coalfields industrial trouble, two million tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Court Sentence on District Miners' Official Increased to Year
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — John Hodge King, western district miners' secretary., who is at present serving one month's gaol for contempt of Court, had the sentence increased to a year today…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Land Transport group of unions decided today to haul coal in railway trucks and at grass on the New South Wales coalfields. The State Government in a few days will move coal now in trucks in the…
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Caledonian open-cut mine near Cessnock (left), with thick coal about 30 feet from the surface. Open-cut mines could provide sufficient coal to keep essential service going. Right: Safety men about to enter the flood-damaged Aberdare Extended mine where household radiators are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Cessnock at Daybreak Coal to Leave
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The State Government will begin the first movement of coal in trucks in the Cessnock area at daybreak to-morrow (Friday). The first coal train is expected to reach Sydney at midday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Will Be Replaced in Many Industries
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Coal is certain eventually to be replaced by atomic energy as a source of power in many industries, the famous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nationalisation No Cure For Coal Crisis, Says Chaffey
Nationalisation of the mines, which had been advocated by the Minister for Housing (Mr. C. R. Evatt) would not solve the present problem of the coal industry, declared Mr. W. A. Chaffey (C.P., Tamworth)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Four Miners' Officials Fined for Contempt
SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Justice Foster in the Arbitration Court to-day fined four officials of the Miners' Federation £100 each for contenant of court. The officials are Arthur…
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