Grim Outlook for Coal
Maximum possible output of collieries is now nearly one tons a year less than it was less September, according to Joint Coal Board…
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Coal Troubles Western Miners Meet Today
SYDNEY, Thursday: .Western N.S.W. mining lodges today, are discussing their attitude to the establishment of pit top…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: A former general president of the Miners' Federation. Mr. "Charlie" Nelson, 50, died at his home,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Loss May Force Rationing
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The heavy coal loss of nearly 15.000 tons on the N.S.W. coalfields today is expected to force the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Coal Mines Reopen Today
SYDNEY, Sunday: Two idle mines, Burweod and the Mus-wellbrook open cut, which have been holding up the production…
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ADELAIDE, Sunday: After battling against heavy seas on the last stage of her voyage the collier Trident limped into port,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Coal Basic Mineral" Says Minister
SYDNEY, Sunday: "Coal is more valuable and precious than gold. It is the basic mineral upon which we are more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Idle Mine Holds Up Resumption of Steel-making
SYDNEY, Monday: The resumption of steel-making at the B.H.P.'s 10-lnch mill at the Newcastle steelworks was delayed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Items Unexploded Mines—danger at Kapooka
People have been wandering on Kapooka military area unaware they were in danger from unexploded mines. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brazier and Mine Host Shine on Heavy Tracks
SYDNEY, Thursday — The tracks were heavy this morning with Brazier and Mine Host, noted mudlarks being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nationalisation in Britain Steel v. COAL. (From M. M. Pearson I.N.S. Correspondent in London.)
No wonder enterprises run by the Government are so costly to taxpayers. Here are two âsmallâ items of expense incurred by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Crisis in N.s.w. Railways
SYDNEY, Friday: New South Wales railways are in a critical position for coal supplies…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday—This tug Warlock is racing from Brisbane to rescue the coal hulk Mombah, which is adrift with five men aboard, 160 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Position Acute; N.S.W. Govt. Moves
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Despite the fact that coal production was higher than ever, the position regarding supplies was acute…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Threat Follows Owners' Penalty Move
SYDNEY, Wednesday: "Serious trouble," ac-cording to the miners' president (Mr. I. Williams) to-day, may develop on the South Coast coalfields if the three-weeks-old dispute at the Excelsior mine is not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike on South Coast Averted
SYDNEY, Thursday: The settlement of a dispute at the Excelsior Colliery today has averted the threatened stoppage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Coal for N.S.W. Railways
SYDNEY, Thursday: The Coal Board has agreed to make available 30,000 tons of coal a week to the Railways…
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WASHINGTON, Fri. (A.A.P.): A United States Treasury spokesman and the Australian and South African Embassies today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Trains Possible Increased Coal Allocation
The Premier. Mr. McGirr, announced on Thursday that an increased allocation of coal agreed to by the Coal Board would allow a one-ninth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Increase in Railway Coal District May Benefit
The Premier, Mr. McGirr, has announced that an increased allocation of coal, agreed to by the Coal Board, would allow a…
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