More Stoppages At Collieries SYDNEY
Three mines were idle today, one because of mechanical trouble, and two because of disputes. The dispute occurred at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1942
661 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 34
Offered Policeman 2/Bet On Mate o' Mine BALLARAT
THE other day a man wanted to wager 2/- on the chance of a horse called Mate o' Mine. He offered it to Leslie Hodges, of Humphray Street, who was in an hotel parlor. But Hodges said: "I am not taking it. You had better give it to the policeman here. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Patriotic Gesture By Mine Committee
SETTING another fine example, the South Mine Picnic Committee has decided to invest £500 in the Liberty Loan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Honor for Mr. Adam Boyd
By ballot of members of the council of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy ([?]nc.) [?]t has been decided that the Institute Medal for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →One Coal Mine Idle
SYDNEY, Monday,—The only coal mine idle in New South Wales today is Aberdare colliery on the South Maitland field, where work has stopped as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disrating of Miners Discussed
At Saturday's mass meeting of the W.I.U. the disrating of miners in the event of a labor shortage along the line of lode was discussed. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →W.I.U. In Favor Of Miners' Corps
Members of the W.I.U. want to form a miners' nrmy corps in Broken Hill, and the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) is to be asked for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Saturday Work In Coal Mines?
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In order to step up coal production to a rate demanded by Australia's increased war needs Saturday work would have to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Still Idle at Newcastle
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Newcastle is defying the ban placed ou pit-top meetings by the Northern Miners' Management Board. One hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All Northern Coal Mines Working
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—All collieries on the northern fields, including Maitland Main, were in full production today. The northern miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production Causes Concern
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In the Central Coal rieference Board today Judge Drake-Brockman declared that he did not care a hoot about profits, but was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stop Press Nations' Coal Needs
SYDNEY.—Minister for Mines Baddeley presiding at the Coal Miners' Pensions Tribunal today declered that all coal needed for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Chief Now M.p
LONDON, March 4.—Mr. Harry White, vice-president of the Derbyshire Minors' Association, has been elected unopposed to the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →350 Miners Idle Today Richmond Main May Stop Sydney
About 350 minors at the Corrimal Colliery, on the South Coast, are idle today because of a dispute regarding the safety of the mine. Following a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. E. Brownett Leaves North Miine Service Over 46 Years in Employ of Two Mining Companies
AFTER 46[?] years of service with the British mine, and later at the North mine. Mr. E. T. Brownett[?] of 167 Gaffney Street, has reached the retiring age and has been placed on superannuation. Mr. Brownett, who is a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Decline In Gold Buying
MELBOURNE, Monday.—Although a certain amount of gold is being bought by the trade, there has been a falling off in the volume, an official…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stop Press Coal Mines Idle
Sydney.—Although the South Clifton colliery, which employs about [?]50 men, resumed production today, about 500 miners at the Invincible…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ben Bowyang— Mining His Business!
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Importance Of Mining To War Effort
The importance of Broken Hill mines to the war effort was stressed today by the Chief Inspector of Mine[?] (Mr. J. W. Salter)[?] who[?] is here on a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.r.p. and Mining Industry Understanding at Conference
A CONFERENCE on A.R.P. precautions affecting mining was held in the Mayor's Parlor this morning between Messrs. J. W. Salter. Chief Inspector of Mines in New South-Wales, and Messrs. B. A. Hadley and F…
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