Rosewood History
Rosewood Collieries Limited
Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser (Qld.), Saturday, 28 January 1905, page 3
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Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser (Qld.), Tuesday, 31 January 1905, page 1
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (NSW : 1876 – 1954), Thursday, 4 July 1946, page 3
GETTING MINERS’ VIEWPOINT
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The Rosewood Colliery
Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld), Tuesday 11 July 1950, page 4
PONIES’ FEEDING TIME BIG COLLIERY ISSUE
IPSWICH, Monday. — Disputes on what time pit ponies should be fed and the price of gelignite kept Rosewood colliery (Rosewood field) idle to-day.
The issues will be discussed at a conference tomorrow.
The views of the Rosewood colliery branch of the Q.C.E.U. were set out to-day by Messrs. Sbeghan (chairman) and Habutzel (secretary) . They said two horse-drivers had been feeding the ponies before starting time each day. At a conference between union representatives and the manager last Thursday it had been agreed the men should feed the horses on a roster system and be paid overtime.
The branch claimed the manager had repudiated that agreement, and said he would feed the horses himself.
On Sunday afternoon he fed the horses. This morning, the statement continued, the horses had not been fed, and work stopped because of that.
Most of the other mines had horse-keepers who fed the animals three times a day. Horses at Rosewood were fed at 3 p.m. and had no more until 3 p.m. the next day.
Men at the branch supported the horse-drivers and say the horses should be fed in the morning, the statement continued.
Tomorrow morning the vice-president of the Q.O.E.U. (Mr. R. James), branch officials and the management will confer on this dispute and the other one regarding the price of explosives.
The branch is asking the company to reduce the price of gelignite to 6/5 a packet.
Mr. E. Joynson, on behalf of the company, said tonight apparently there was a misunderstanding about arrangements to feed the horses. He stated the manager had made no definite statement about feeding arrangements.
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Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 – 1954), Tuesday, 11 July 1950, page 4
PONIES’ FEEDING TIME BIG COLLIERY ISSUE
IPSWICH, Monday.
Disputes on what time pit ponies should be fed and the price of gelignite kept Rosewood colliery (Rosewood field) idle today.
The issues will be discussed at a conference tomorrow.
The views of the Rosewood colliery branch of the Q.C.E.U. were set out today by Messrs. Speghan (chairman) and Habutzel (secretary).They said two horse-drivers had been feeding the ponies before starting time each day. At a conference between union representatives and the manager last Thursday it had been agreed the men should feed the horses on a roster system and be paid overtime.
The branch claimed the manager had repudiated that agreement, and said he would feed the horses himself.
On Sunday afternoon he fed the horses. This morning, the statement continued, the horses had not been fed, and work stopped because of that.
Most of the other mines had horse-keepers who fed the animals three times a day. Horses at Rosewood were fed at 3 p.m. and had no more until 3 p.m. the next day. Men at the branch supported the horse-drivers and say the horses should be fed in the morning, the statement continued.
To-morrow morning the vice-president of the Q.C.E.TU. (Mr. R. James), branch officials and the management will confer on this dispute and the other one regarding the price of explosives.
The branch is asking the company to reduce the price of gelignite to 6s 5d a packet.
Mr. E. Joynson, on behalf of the company, said tonight apparently there was a misunderstanding about arrangements to feed the horses. He stated the manager had made no definite statement about feeding arrangements.
Box Plat colliery was idle today as a result of a dispute on scraper loader crews. Tim colliery will not work tomorrow. Today the Box Flat committee met for over two hours to discuss the dispute, which occurred a week after the settlement of a dispute on safety measures which had kept the mine idle for almost a month’s working time.
RED INFLUENCES?
There were five coalmine stoppages in Queensland today, and a Government authority tonight claimed Communist tactics were responsible for some of them.
Nearly 300 men were involved. The production loss was more than 600 tons of coal.
Two stoppages were because of industrial trouble, one from absenteeism, another from mechanical breakdown, and the fifth from wet weather.
The Mines Minister (Mr. Power) warned miners at King Cole mine, Mt. Mulligan, not to carry out their threat to stop work because of lack of amenities.
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Brisbane Telegraph (Qld. ), Wednesday, 20 September 1950, page 15
Belts Could Take Collide Coal To The Seaboard
Equipment is on display at the Exhibition Grounds with which it would be technically possible to carry Callide coal the 60-odd miles to the seaboard on conveyor belts without using trucks or a road. Coal Board, University and mining representatives todaysaw the display, which includes many forms of mining machinery. The machinery, shown by Noyes Bros. (Sydney) Ltd. is valued at about £,75,000.
The display includes electric coalcutters, mechanical loaders, hydraulic drills, shuttle cars (which run the coal in mines to conveyors which take it to the surface), and machines which burrow into coal seams and then take the coal out. All underground machines and driving units are flame and explosion proof.
The machines are made in Britain. A Noyes Bros, representative said they could be delivered as sopn as the mines were ready to take them. Many are in use in N.S.W. The display will continue for a week.
Today working demonstrations were given of most’ of the machines and films were shown.
NEW COAL LOADER
Messrs. E. Joynson (part-owner of Rosewood Colliery), G. Parker (the manager) and W. Hopper (mining engineer for Noyes Brothers, Sydney) examine a Samson loader at the mechanised mining exhibition at the Exhibition Grounds today. Members of the Coal Board attended the exhibition.
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Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld.) Thursday, 22 March 1951, Page 8
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Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld.) Monday, 2 April 1951, Page 6
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Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954), Thursday 5 July 1951, page 3
Rosewood Colliery Idle
IPSWICH: Failure of a compressor supplying air for the operation of pneumatic picks was responsible for the Rosewood colliery being idle on Tuesday and yesterday. The mine employs about 30 men, with a daily output of approximately 140 tons.
The manager (Mr. C. Parker) said that the larger of the two units used appeared to be blowing off satisfactory at the pit tops. Miners complained that adequate pressure was not being maintained below. Yesterday afternoon mechanics were working to rectify the fault, and it was expected that the equipment would be operative today.
The Q.C.E.U. president. (Mr. T. M. Miller), who visited the mine in the afternoon, said members would report for duty today.
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Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld), Friday 13 July 1951, page 7
COAL MINING LEASE RECOMMENDED
In the Mining Warden’s Court yesterday, the Acting Warden (Mr. C. Innes) recommended a coal mining lease application (No. 305) by the Rosewood Colliery Co. for approval, subject to survey and provisions of Section 17 of the Mining on Private Land Acts being complied with. Underground mining operations are to be carried out to a depth of not less than 75ft. from the lowest part of the surface.
Ernest Joynson, one of the applicants said in evidence that, In his opinion, 75ft. from the surface at the minimum depth would be safe. The surface area would probably be used for a shaft and a fan house. He added that there was 72ft. of sandstone intervening between the surface and the coal seam.
Mr. John Casey (Messrs. Casey and Williams) appeared for the applicants.
When the application for a mining lease by Rosemount Collieries Pty. Ltd. (No. 317) was mentioned, Mr. T. H. E. Palmer (Messrs. Hargreaves and Palmer) stated he was appearing for certain Rosewood townspeople who were objecting.
Mr. H. V. Gibbs (Messrs. Walker and Walker) said he would lodge a formal objection on behalf of the Moreton Shire Council, and Mr. John Casey stated he would appear for the applicants.
Mr. Innes adjourned the hearing to August 14.
The application (No. 397) by J. M. Bruce, A. J. Lovedey, and W. A. Ruhno, Rosewood, was also adjourned to August 14. An application (No. 306) by Rosewood Colliery Co. was adjourned to July 17.
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Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld.), Wednesday 26 March 1952, page 6
In the Mining Warden’s Court yesterday Coal-mining Lease No. 306 for Iand in the County of Churchill, Parish of Walloon, was applied for by Rosewood Colliery Company, Mr. John Casey (Messrs. Casey and Williams) appeared for the applicant company.The applicants undertook to arrange compensation for the owners of land concerned in the lease, and stipulated that mining would not be carried out at a depth less than 75 feet from the surface.
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