Miners Killed
BURNIE, (Tasmania), Thursday.— Buried, under a large fall of earth at Prince Lyell open cut mine, Bernard Blake (36), married, of Gormanstown,…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
661 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 34
Coal Mines Strike Free Today SYDNEY
N. S. W. coal mines were strikefree today for the third day in succession. The engineers' strike at a country munitions…
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PERTH, Saturday. —"Up to this moment the Closing of the gold mining industry has not occupied the serious consideration of the war…
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CESSNOCK, Monday.—Mr. G. Russell, secretary of the Bellbird miners lodge, stated last night that 16 clippers and wheelers employed at the…
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ALTHOUGH no dispute with the mine management exists, 200 Millfield-Greta miners came out on strike today, thus spoi[?]ing the New South Wales mines' three days' record of freedom from disputes. Miners now on strike allege delay by the Central Reference…
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Mine workers when admitted to Hospital after treatment by a town doctor at the outpatients' department of the Hospital would still receive…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Millfield colliery on the northern field was again idle today over the alleged delay of the Central Reference Board in…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—It is indicated that a hold-up in the coal industry in N.S.W., Victoria and Queensland is threatened. The…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday.—It was stated in the lobbies last night that the Labor Minister (Mr. Ward), in a special report to the Prime Minister…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. — Two mines wore idle in New South Wales today involving 710 men and loss in production of 2000 tons…
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THE right of mining companies to the recognition of ore-depletion allowances in ascortaining taxable income was stressed by Sir Colin…
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SYDNEY, Friday. — Two mines at Lithgow are idle today as a protest by the mensagainst the failure of the Central Coal Reference Board to…
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Endangering the lives of fellow workers, sneak thieves are operating at the Zinc Corporation. They have stolen safety appliances,…
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LONDON, May 1.—A special Miners' International Conference in London has decided to establish a provisional Miners' International…
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GERMAN unions are working for the downfall of Hitler. This was revealed at a special unions' international conference in London. The conference was attended by 44 Continental delegates, including men from enemy and enemy-occupied countries, and decided to…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.— The biggest production coal mine in Australia, Burwood colliery, was idle today because about 600 miners struck…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.— About 1500 tons of coal production were lost today as a result of stoppages at two mines. The idle pits, which employ…
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ARMIDALE, Wednesday.—Seven A.I.F. men just back from the Middle East are spending, leave shovelling coal at the Armidale railway station,…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Following a depute with the Aberdare Extended Lodge over a request for a linking tunnel to provide an emergency exit…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Sydney Water Board urgently requires miners to excavate a four and half miles tunnel on the route of the second pipeline…
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