Important Talks on Coal Tomorrow
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Coal conservation and the mechanical extraction of pillar coal will be discussed by the central…
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Mining & the mines, 1952
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Trapped Miners Walk Out From 600ft Below
LITHGOW, Tuesday.—Six miners were trapped 600 feet below the surface by an extensive fall at the Lithgow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Production Up 200,000 Tons
SYDNEY, Friday.—Coal proauction in N.S.W. was almost 200,000 tons higher for the period ended February 2 this year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →162 Killed in Mine Explosion
BERLIN, Monday (AAP). —An explosion in a Soviet Zone uranium mine last Wednesday is reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cartoon Annoys Miners: 265 on Strike
SYDNEY, Monday.—Miners at Hebburn No. 2 colliery went on strike today in protest against a cartoon in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil from Coal Project Under Consideration
BRISBANE, Monday.—"The development of Blair Athol oil from coal resources will now definitely be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Support Power Dispute
LITHGOW, Monday.—The Western District Miners' Board of Management decided today to halt work at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →47 Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Fortyseven coal mines were idle in N.S.W. today for a total loss of 16,230 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Freighter on Reef, Coal Removed
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Inward bound from Newcastle with 4,200 tons of coal, the inter-State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Amendments To Mining Act Approved
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—State Cabinet today approved various amendments to the Mining Act, 1906-1946…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Losses 37,520 Tons in Three Days
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Coal losses on the first three days of this week have been the heaviest this year…
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SYDNEY, Friday,—A conference on pillar coal has been called in Sydney on Monday, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Replace Gas Coal in Britain
Two of the vast spherical tanks used for the storage of butane at the Granemouth Oil Refinery in Scotland. Experiments are being made with butane and air instead of coal gas. In three hours the plant produced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Loss 46,570 Tons in Week
SYDNEY, Friday.—Coal losses in N.S.W. this week were the heaviest for any week this year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Priority for Food Production Classified With Defence, Coal
CANBERRA, Monday.—Production of essential food items and other agricultural products in future will be classified in importance with defence and coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welsh Mine Strike Costly
LONDON, Sunday (AAP). —The [?] strike by 30,000 Welsh miners in protest against National Health…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sharp Increase In Coal Production
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Figures released tonight show that coal production in N.S.W. is up by one third this year compared with the corresponding period in 1952, a record production year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →5 Killed in Blast By Undersea Mine
ARLES (France), Tuesday (AAP).—Five workmen were killed and one injured when an undersea mine exploded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Coal If Output Maintained
SYDNEY, Monday. — N.S.W. coal miners this year will produce 1,000,000 tons of coal more than last year if…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →12 Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Twelve coal mines were idle in N.S.W. today for a total loss of 7,050 tons of coal…
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