Mountain View Colliery

Times (Ipswich, Qld.), Tuesday 14 May 1946, page 6

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Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld.), Wednesday 4 August 1948, page 3

ALLEGED MINES BREACH CASE
After the completion of two days of evidence in the Court of Petty Sessions in the case involving an alleged breach of Mining Regulations by a Rosewood Colliery, Mr. C. Innes, Acting S.M., reserved his decision.

Defendant, Eric John Petie, manager of the Mountain View Colliery, on the complaint of Mr. T. Sharp, Mines inspector, Ipswich, was charged that between January 27 and April 23 he failed to leave standing on the inside of the boundary lines of the Mountain View coal mine, suitable walls which should not have been less than 15 yards in width measured at right angles from the boundary line.

Defendant, who pleaded no guilty, was represented by Mr P. Fallu (Messrs. Dale and Fallu, Ipswich). The prosecution was conducted by Mr. L Martin, Crown Law Department. Defendant and two witnesses called by him were subjected to prolonged cross-examination Mr. Martin, particularly defendant who spent more than 31 hours in the witness box in the two days’ sessions. Several times Mr. Martin was toId by Mr. Innes to stop wasting time by commenting on the various witnesses’ answers. “Your job is to ask questions, Mr. Martin.” he said.

When the hearing was resumed yesterday defendant was further cross-examined by Mr. Martin. He said that a draft agreement had been drawn up by Mr. Casey on the same lines as his oral agreement with Berlin, but he had never read the unassigned written agreement.

After further cros-examination Mr. Martin announced, “If things go on as they are then I’ll be forced to ask Your Worship to take a certain course with this witness.

Read on here if you wish then Mining Complaint Dismissed

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Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld.), Tuesday 1 March 1949, page 2

BURIED TO THE NECK
Pat Johnson, miner, was buried to above his shoulders in a five-ton fall of roof at the Mountain View (Rosewood) Colliery yesterday morning. He is in the Ipswich Hospital in a satisfactory condition suffering from abrasions to the back and shoulders, concussion, and shock. Johnson is a married man and lives in Albert-street, Rosewood.

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Maryborough Chronicle (Qld.), Monday 27 June 1949, page 3

KILLED BY CAR DRIVEN BY RAAF MAN
IPSWICH, June 20.— Mr. Thomas James Bryant (50), ol Balaclava-strect, Churchill, died soon after being struck by a motor car in Brisbane-street, West Ipswich, about 10 o clock on Saturday night. Bryant, who was a coal miner employed at Mountain View Colliery, Rosewood, was seen walking in West Ipswich by Constable W. Rawlings shortly before the accident. Soon after the collision. Detective M. F. Clark and Constable E. M. Kimmins, who were patrolling in a car at West Ipswich, were on the scene.

The driver of the car was Joseph Lindsay Mitchell (23), a member of the R.A.A.F. Mitchell was driving a light English car from Ipswich towards tbe aerodrome when the collision occurred. Bryant, who was married, was given first aid by ambulance bearers, but died before he arrived at the General Hospital. He suffered a compound fracture of the skull and a comminuted fracture of the left leg.

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Cairns Post (Qld.), Thursday 7 July 1949, page 1

“BACK TO WORK” MOVE AT ROSEWOOD
MORE COAL PRODUCED
TAKEN TO CITY BY MOTOR CONVOY

IPSWICH, July 6.-Nearly 400 tons of coal, from the Rosewood district field mines went to Brisbane by motor convoy today as the back to work movement in the area grew. Nearly 200 miners produced about 500 tons coal in the Rosewood and Amberley pits today.

Other developments on the Rosewood front today were: Mountain View colliery began work with 18 men, making a, total of 12 mines in the Rosewood-Amberley area producing coal. As the result of a meeting of the United Collieries No. 8 branch, some members decided to return to work tomorrow. Westvale No. 6 branch met also and it is likely that a number of its members will resume work tomorrow. The Q.C.E.U. Executive has called a mass meeting of Rosewood district miners in Anzac Park at 10 am. tomorrow.

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Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld.), Thursday 12 April 1951, page 8

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Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld.), Thursday 25 March 1954, page 2

MOVE ON PIT VENTILATION
Government Mines Inspectors this week stopped work at sections of the New Mountain View Colliery (Rosewood), following an inspection of ventilating systems at the mine. Owing to unsatisfactory ventilation at the pit, inspectors found it necessary to withdraw most of the miners from their working places on Tuesday. They will not be allowed to work these places again until conditions satisfactory to the Mines Department are provided. Work was stopped at all except two places. It was reported that provision had not been made for conducting the ventilatory current to the working faces, the necessary cut throughs were not kept up, and portions which should have been kept open for an air circuit were blocked with stone from the seam. The Mining Act provides that it is essential to have a continuous flow of air to carry away explosive fumes and guard against a possible accumulation of noxious and inflammable gases. The displaced men at New Mountain View will be employed cleaning airways and improving ventilation. The pit normally employs 20 men.

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Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld.), Friday 3 December 1954, page 2

MINE TO CLOSE
Twenty-two miners at the New Mountain View Colliery, Rosewood, have received dismissal notices and will cease work after next Monday’s shift. It is believed that the mine, which has been in production for about three years, is to be closed because it is uneconomical to operate at present.

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