Collieries Idle; Men Strike at Mt. Keira
SYDNEY.—Miners employed at the Mount Keira colliery in the southern district struck work today. Three hundred mean and a daily coal…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
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One Colliery Idle
SYDNEY. — All mines on the New South Wales coalfields were at work today except the Aberdare Central in the north where a breakdown occurred…
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A Tweedie slipped on the steps of the North mine change house early yesterday morning and injured his ankle. He was taken to his home in [?]…
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The State record of a week's freedom from coal stoppages was marred today when more than 300 workers at Mt. Keir mine came out on strike. The…
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The check inspector, Mr. A. R. Co. bell, visited the South mine yes[?] and later reported:—In company with Mr. R. J. J[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Mines Fears Over Timber Shortage SYDNEY. August 17
Pears that a shortage of pit timber would compel many western mines to close by the end of the present week were expressed today by the secretary…
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J. Potts, an employee of the North mine, suffered bruises to the thigh and arm in a fall down a ladderway. He was taken to his home, 336…
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SYDNEY.—A dispute over the payments of water money led to a production stoppage today at the Wallerawang colliery on the western…
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Mr. A. R. Campbell, W.I.U. of A. check inspector, yesterday visited the South Mine and subsequently reported: In company with c. Preston (foreman)…
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The Central Executive of the Miners Federation is dissatisfied with the "long and costly" method of arriving at a decision as to whether the owners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pelton Charges Four Miners Fined £5 Each SYDNEY. August 18
Found guilty of having unlawfully absented themselves from work at Pelton Colliery, Cessnock, between July 31 and August 6 last, four coal miners…
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Two men from the North Mine were treated at the Hospital yesterday for foreign bodies in the eye: Edward Fishburn, of Cornish Street, who is a…
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SYDNEY.—About 900 miners are on strike at two collieries on the western and southern coal fields today. This is the largest number of miners…
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Mr. A. R. Campbell, after a visit to the South Mine yesterday, reported as follows:— In company with Mr. R. J. Jenkins…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Pensions Federal Subsidy Suggested Sydney, August 19
An assurance that the Federal Government would consider the question of subsidising coal miners' pensions in some concrete form was given to a New South…
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The only New South Wales mine idle today was Wallerawang, where 300 men were involved in a dispute over the payment of water money…
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SYDNEY.—Shortage of pit timber caused one of two mines to be idle on the New South Wales fields today. They were the Metropolitan in the…
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At the South Mine yesterday. Raymond B. Wilson, of 288 O'Farrell Street was struck on the head by a stone. He has been admitted to the Hospital…
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Mr. A. R. Campbell yesterday [?] the South mine and afterwards he [?] ported. In company with J. Trebilcock…
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Strikes held up production at at two mines today. The results are the loss of 2,400 tons of coat and the idleness or approximately 900 men. The strikes…
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