No Formula Yet for Coal Settlement
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Hopes for a settlement of the present coal dispute will depend on talks by the Central Council of the Miners' Federation in Sydney on Friday at 9 a.m…
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Mining & the mines, 1951
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£3¼M. Callide Coal Contract Recommended
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Victorian Transport Minister (Mr. Hyland) will recommend to the Victorian Premier (Mr. McDonald)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Salt Mine 1100 Feet Below City
Far below the busy streets of the American city of Detroit, miners remove more than 4,000 tons cf salt every day from a huge…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday. —A three year agreement to export 600,000 tons of Callide coal to Victoria will be signed shortly in…
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LONDON, Friday (AAP). —Cardiff dockers smile wrily yesterday as they loaded one ship with Welsh coal for foreign ports and then…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Stoppages to Be Called Off Recommendation By Federal Council
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation decided today to recommend that the weekly one-day protest stoppages be called off…
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SYDNEY, Monday—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) said today that the coal owners were showing a "complete disregard for the welfare of the community"…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The A.C.T.U. was prepared publicly to oppose the miners if its advice to the Miners' Central Council to make an approach to the Coal Industry Tribunal for a review of the…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—State Cabinet today decided that amendments to the Coal Industry Act were necessary; but could not be considered…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, to-day fixed March 27 as the commencing date for hearing the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Production 55,000 Tons in N.s.w
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Coal production in N.S.W. today totalled about 55,000 tons. No stoppages were reported from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Secret Ballot for N.z. Miners
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday (AAP-Reuter).—Miners at one big West Coast mine will today hold a secret ballot to decide…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday —Victorian Premier, Mr. McDonald, today accused the Joint Coal Board of imposing sanctions…
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CANBERRA, Monday.— Callide, Queensland, Coalfield is being rapidly developed by the Commonwealth…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.— There were only six coal mines in Queensland where there was any form of horse wheeling at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Committal in Tenterfield Gold Case
TENTERFIELD, Tuesday.— In the Court of Petty Sessions today, before Mr. E. M. Debbenham, S.M., William Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Watdi for Coming of Age
South Gundurimba Hall was chosen by Messrs Max Hammond, N. Nixon and B. Williams for a coming of age…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Tribunal Told no Extra Pay From Bonus
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A contract miner told the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today that after working a full week under the attendance bonus award he received no extra pay and his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Saved From Gas Filled Mine
BATHURST, Thursday. — Two miners were rescued by colleagues after lying unconscious for nearly two hours in a gas filled gold mine 100 feet below the earth's surface, today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Gold' Memorial for Bathurst
SYDNEY, Sunday. — Profits from the Bathurst gold centenary celebrations will probably be used to build a…
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