Stop Press No Coal Disputes
SYDNEY.—No N.S.W, mine is idle today because of industrial disputes. About 350 miners are idle at the J. and A. Brown colliery at…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
661 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 34
Sabotage at Coal Mine Minister To Take Action SYDNEY
The Mines Minister (Mr. Baddeley) said today that action is to be taken immediately with regard to sabotage at Invincible Colliery, Cullen Bullen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Production Would Suffer Mr. Curtin's Plea For 1000 Men For Urgent War Work; What Mine Managers Say
"IF any men were taken from the mining industry for other works it would definitely affect production of lead and zinc in Broken Hill," the president of the Mining Managers' Association (Mr. Andrew Fairweather)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goldfield Labor To Be Diverted
KALGOORLIE, Monday.— The necessity for the diversion of labor from the goldmining industry to more vital industries was stressed by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Mines Resume
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Every N.S.W. coal mine was in production today, including shale and retort workings at Glen Davis, where men were on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Mine Bursaries 3 Awarded At High School
THREE bursaries have been awarded to High School students by the Broken Hill South Ltd. One is tenable at the Sydney University, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reader's Comments Manpower and Mining
To the Editor, Sir.— Throughout the several States of Australia, Papua and in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Due to a strike of about 40 clippers, 900 men were idle today at the Richmond Main colliery on the northern fields. The…
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CANBERRA, Thursday. — Action was taken under Statutory Rule 77 last night when striking mine workers at the Richmond Main were…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A stay-in strike was staged by about 110 miners at J. and A. Brown's colliery, Freeman's Tunnel, today. The men sent away…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fuel Rationed in Britaian Call For Higher Coal Output LONDON, March 18
A COMPREHENSIVE system of fuel rationing was announced in the House of Commons today by the President of the Board of Trade (Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Funeral Of South Mine Fatality Victim
More than 250 men and women, including Yugoslavs, workmates, and members of societies of which he was a member marched in front of the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Four mines on the northern and western coalfields involving about 1400 men, are idle today. The secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Malayan Mine Flooded
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Raub Australian Gold Mining Company's mine in Malaya was flooded at the beginning of January after Part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Defy Federal Govt. SYDNEY
IN defiance of the Federal Government's order to return to work today miners at the Hebburn No. 2 colliery on the…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Including the Hebburn No. 2, which is still defying the order given by the Federal Government under the National Security…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Following the stern warning issued by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) last night that striking miners must go…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North and Zinc Mines' Cricket Match
The annual cricket match between the Zinc Corporation Cricket Club and the North Mine Cricket Association will be played this year, owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mines To Work On
THE mines will be working on Monday. At a mass meeting today unionists tentatively accepted the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Air Raid Precautions For Mines SYDNEY
THE Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A.) stated today that within the last week he has held two conferences with members of Parliament from the Mining Districts together with Departmental Officers to consider the arrangements made at Coal…
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