Campaign For Coal Nationalisation
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Central Council of the Miners' Federation yesterday decided to campaign for nationalisation…
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Mining & the mines, 1953
97 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 5
Coal Plant Sale 'Not Dishonest'
SYDNEY, Sunday.—There was nothing "sinister, dishonest or improper" in the Joint Coal Board's disposal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →21 Ponies Perish in Mine Fire
LITHGOW, Wednesday.—A fire which raged in the State coal mine since early this morning was brought under…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Risk with State Mine Fire
LITHGOW, Sunday.—Members of the mines rescue squad are still on duty at the Lithgow State mine, which caught…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blue and Gold Colour Feature at Cava Ball
Lismore Country Women's Association's blue and gold ball was held last night for the first time for many years. The ball was held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beach Mining Returns Again Show Big Rise
The value of the output of the mineral sand industry in N.S.W. has shown another spectacular increase from £853,098 in 1951 to £1,220,212 last year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mines Official Suspended
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A Mines Department official is tinder suspension as a result of an investigation started by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mines Official Demoted
SYDNEY, Friday.—A senior Mines Department official was demoted two grades at a Public Service Board inquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Industry Bottleneck Now Broken
CANBERRA, Monday.—The coal bottleneck in Australia had been virtually broken to the immense value of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hearing Of Claims By Miners Delayed
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Evidence from N.S.W. colliery proprietors in the miners' log of claims case will commence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Probe On State Coal Mines
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Police officers are conducting a "special Investigation" into the financial position of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Probe State Coal Mine Administration
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Premier, Mr. Cahill, said today that any question of the State Coal Authority's future was deferred until he received a police report on State Coal Mine administration. "Public administration has got to be put on a proper plane," he said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →May Extend State Coal Mines Probe
SYDNEY, Friday.—Police investigations into alleged irregularities at two State coal mines may reveal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Hurt At State Mine
LITHGOW, Friday.—Three safety men going underground at the State mine to-day were injured when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Secret Given To Russia
The pressure mine, known to be in Russia's possession, is a naval threat "so deadly that it may be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Government Stockpiling of Coal Likely
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Commonwealth Government would almost certainly go ahead with coal stockpiling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Member Issue Summons Served on Miners' Federation
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A summons was served on the Miners' Federation today calling on it to show cause why it should not admit new members. The summons, issued on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Secretary of Miners Fed. in Hospital
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. G. W. S. Grant, is critically ill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Irregularities at State Coal Mine
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Police had detected a number of irregularities at Oakdale State mine, the Premier, Mr. Cahill, said today. He also said he had received a report on another…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Tribute To Late Official
SYDNEY, Thursday. —Twenty-five thousand miners in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania will…
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