Tea In The Coal Mines
After a long and intensive campaign by representatives of the Australian Tea Bureau, hot cups of tea are now being served to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1949
151 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 8
Gas Coal Costs Forced Up by Rail Demmurrage
Although the Wellington Municipal Council lias frequently complained to the Railways Department about…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →General Strike Threatened by Miners Federation Sydney
Proposals for a general strike are likely to be considered at a meeting of executives of the Coal Mining Unions next week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Engineers Defy Coal Board Sydney
Striking engineers defied an order by the Chairman of Central Coal Reference Board, Mr. Gallagher, to return to work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bathurst Gold Cup to Fairooka
Ridden right out by J. Locke, the well-known western performer Fairooka, came with a terrifies run in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Cup Presented for Diggers' Races
Another gold cup, valued at £50. has been presented by supporters of the Narromine Diggers for the races on April 5 and 6…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Coal Output
The steady rise in Britain's coal output was maintained last, month with production increasing from 4,301,000 tons in the first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Give Up Fight Against Official Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis has ordered his 163,000 Idle coalminers to resume work on Monday after a stoppage which cost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Too Much Coal Stops Traffic Sydney
Seven tons of coal spilled from a lorry on tram lines at the top of William Street, City, this morning and more than 30 trams…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Doubts About Open Cut Mining at Ulan
It was reported by the Ulan County Council clerk, Mr. W. J. Lockrey, at last meeting, that Mr A. J. Fitzherbert, surveyor, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Miners Ordered to Return
The Coal Industry Tribunal Mr. Gallagher) on Thursday ordered the miners on strike at the Invincible Colliery, Cullen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Younger Set Discusses Blue and Gold Ball
The main topic of discussion at the Younger Set meeting, held in the Rest Room on Thursday night, was the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cabinet Confers with Unions, Coal Board Sydney
State Cabinet is expected to have further conferences with the Unions and Coal Board before agreeing to the winter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners and Seamen's Trouble
Sydney.—Investigation whether the Commonwealth legal officers could prosecute miners and seamen's union officers was begun…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Fort Appeal Withdrawn
Appeals lodged with the Western District Association against their disqualification for 12 months have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →4 Believed Dead in Colliery Disaster New York
Rescuers were standing by at Girardville (Pennsylvania) yesterday ready to enter the shaft of a burning anthracite colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Critic of "Gold-digging Wives" London
Mrs. Jean Mann Labor M.P. for Coatbridge, yesterday championed the case of husbands who are compelled to make maintenance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trapped Miners Found Dead New York
Four miners who were trapped in a burning coal mine at Girardville (Pennsylvania) since last Tuesday were found…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clouds Gather On Coal Front SYDNEY
Disturbing developments on the coal front Indicate that a major dispute may boll up within the next three weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Refund of Demurrage on Coal Trucks
The Railways Department has literally "passed the buck" in reference to the Wellington Municipal Council's complaint…
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