Inter Union Dispute May Throw All Collieries Idle
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1
Coal mining deputies throughout N.S. Wales will discuss plans for a general stoppage on all fields at meetings in the north, south and west, on or before Saturday. The Western Deputies' Association plans its meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Efforts to Check Mine Fire
National Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1
CESSNOCK, Tuesday: Miners are working desperately to check the fire at Ayefield No. 3 colliery, which threatens destruction of 1,000,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' 35-Hour Week Claim
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 4
The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. Gallagher, said yesterday that he would take public interest into account when he decided whether…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Levy for Captain's Flat Strikers
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 4
At its district executive meeting on Sunday, the Western District branch of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bathurst Gold Cup
National Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2
The first gold cup to be given as a trophy for a Bathurst sporting fixture for the past 35 years, is now on view at the Royal Hotel. Mr. Ben Bernard,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Auckland Industrial Unrest Mine Worker's Threat
National Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: Deputies and shot firers will meet in all NSW coalfield districts next Saturday to consider strike action to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pm's Comment on Mine Trouble
National Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 4
CANBERRA, Thursday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said in Parliament today that he was willing to concede that some of the miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Theft of Gold Bars
National Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 1
MELBOURNE, Thursday: Thief bars of gold belonging to the Hawkins Hill End Mining Company were stolen from a car in Little Collins…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Good Coal Total, Despite Interruptions
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 6
Although production was interrupted at several western collieries throughout the week, and wet weather hampered the open cuts,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Effort to Avert Coal Stoppage
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 6
The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) has called a compulsory conference for next Wednesday to try to stop the general coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Stoppage Threat Inter-union Dispute
National Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 4
SYDNEY, Thursday: A conference has been called by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) for next Wednesday' morning to consider…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'Wang, and Joint Coal Board To the Editor
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 5
Sir,-- Would you please allow me space to point out what I consider an anomaly in the allotting of amenities by the Joint Coal Board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pillar Coal Extraction Opposed Miner's Attitude SYDNEY
National Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2
"Any attempt to extract pillar coal by mechanical means in the big Maitland seams, would be deliberate suicide or murder, according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Western Coal Expansion
Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 2
It would seem that 'Wang, and a few other open-cuts, as well as collieries are to go ahead quickly. The "Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →May Cut Gold Loan
National Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 4
LONDON, Monday: According to Transvaal newspaper, which supports the Government South Africa will soon have to call in party of her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Threat to Coal Output
National Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Almost 20,000 tons of coal were lost today by a lightning strike of engineers on the South Maitland coalfield and part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Output Lowest for Some Time
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1
Three of the western district's collieries were reported idle today, two of them being in the larger production group situated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prefabricated Homes Proposed For State And Steelworks Miners
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 2
Prefabricated houses reserved for miners will probably be erected on land in close proximity to the State Mine and Steelworks Colliery, by the end of the year. In the colliery area are 27 [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hartley Main Colliery in News
Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 4
The other day a "Herald" reporter visited the Hartley Main colliery at Hartley Vale, owned by Mr. E. S. Miller, who wants the colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →30 Mines Idle Engineers' Strike
National Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 5
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The mining engineer's strike has been responsible for most of the coal loss of 25.000 tons for most of the coal loss of 25,000 tons…
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