£5 TO £10 Fines on Miners Sydney, August 27
Light fines ranging from £5 to £10 were imposed by Judge Drake Brockman in the Federal Arbitration Court today on seven employees of the…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
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Mine Accidents
At the North mine last night C. S. Wright was struck on the forehead by a stone. He was taken in the ambulance to Dr. Boscence's surgery where he…
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Members of the A.E.U. working 12-hour shifts at the South mine are summoned to attend a special meeting to be held at 10.30 this morning to discuss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Fines Pit Strike In Protest SYDNEY, August 28
The first strike in protest against the New Coal Control Regulations occurred today when the South Clifton miners went on strike as a protest against the…
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IN the Mining Warden's Court today, before Mr. R. Soiling, Habid Deep, of 172 Crystal Street, applied for cancellation of the lease of the…
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Habib Coorey, a miner at the South residing at 52 Iodide Street was treated at the Hospital yesterday for injuries to the shoulder…
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SYDNEY.—The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) today declared that coal production in New South Wales for the fortnight ended…
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The transhipping yards are handling coal which is being taken from trains on the New South Wales line over to trains on the narrow gauge…
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All mines were working today with the exception of Coalcliff, on the Southern coalfields The stoppage at Coalcliff was the…
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Only two coal mines were idle on the N.S.W. coalfields today, but 400 men were involved and it is estimated that the day's production loss was 1100 tons…
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Mr. D. V. Morrison, Conciliation Commissioner, will be hearing the case regarding Xmas and Easter holidays for mine employees at 10.30 on Thursday…
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SYDNEY.—A part from the Duckenfield colliery in the north, where repairs were being effected following a mechanical breakdown, all mines on…
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LONDON, Sept. 1.—The Government has accepted the proposals for an output bonus for miners, contained in the report of the Board of…
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An inspection of the underground workings of the Zinc Corporation mine was made today by the Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr…
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SYDNEY.—All coal mines in New South Wales, with the exception of Duckenfield, are working today. A Duckenfield a mechanical breakdown…
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Michael Sargeant, a miner at [?] North was treated at the Hospital [?]terday for contusions to the thigh [?] then allowed to go to his home at [?]…
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With the return to work of the Co[?]cliff Colliery on the South Coast Whe[?] over 300 men went on strike on Monday the only mine idle on the N.S.W…
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FINDINGS in favor of the claims by the unions were given by the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. D. V. Morrison) at the inquiry today into the holiday payment dispute between the unions and mining companies. The Commissioner ruled…
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Mr. A. R. Campbell check inspectir, was at the North mine yesterday following which he reported:— In company with Mr. J. Davis…
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J. M. Whitburn was taken from the South Mine to the Hospital yesterday with a foreign body in the eye. After treatment he was able to return to his…
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