Miners Cut Off By Fire
LONDON, Friday (AAP). —Between 200 and 400 miners are cut off from their exit shaft fol- lowing a fire at the Broadford…
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Mining & the mines, 1953
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Miners' Ballot In December?
SYDNEY, Monday.— The ballot to elect the new secretary of the Miners' Federation will probably be held…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The Northern Miners' President, Mr. G. Neilly, will contest the ballot for secretaryship of the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Deletion of basic wage adjustment rates from all awards in the coal mining industry was ordered today by the Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Claim Would Cost Industry £7M
SYDNEY, Monday.—Granting of miners' claims for a 35-hour week and a £2 weekly rise would cost Australian industry nearly £7 million a year, Joint Coal Board secretary, Neville…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The president of the Southern Districts of the Miners' Federation, Mr. W. Parkinson, has been…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation today nominated Mr. F. H. Cockerill and Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners May Appeal on Wage Freeze
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Miners' Federation may appeal to the High Court against the suspension of quarterly cost of living adjustments to miners' wages…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Far North Coast beaches had not suffered by the mining of zircon and rutile, Mr. S. T. Stephens (C.P., Byron) said tonight. He was replying to…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- Mining for zircon and rutile did not permanently alter the conformation of beaches, the…
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LONDON, Friday (AAP). -- Price of gold on the European free market yesterday fell to the lowest level for…
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LONDON, Wednesday (AAP)--A layer of about 400 million tons of coal has been discovered 3,000 feet beneath the…
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The chairman of the Northern Rivers County Council, Cr. R. Granger, reported at this week's meeting that it had been estimated that 2000 tons of coal in the stockpile would not…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. -- Four jurymen were locked in a room at the Supreme Court, today with gold worth £2,017…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. --Miners in the major N.S.W. coalfields areas will receive a day's holiday to celebrate the visit of her…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- The State Mines Control Authority has dismissed the superintendent of State coal mines,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- New South Wales coal production for the 10 months ended October last was 6.5 per cent lower than for the corresponding period last year, the…
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