Mine Accidents
Albert Hollow, of 86 Bromide Street, suffered an injured finger while employed at the Globe Timber Mills yesterday. He was taken to the Hospital…
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Mining & the mines, 1943
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Six Collieries Idle Sydney, April 30
Including a fresh stoppage, involving Richmond Main which came out on a domestic issue, six collieries was a idle, or partially idle, on the northern and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →American Coalfields Trouble Anthracite Miners Join Issue Washington, April 30
President Roosevelt today ordered 73,000 striking coalminers to return to work immediately. Although there are indications that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Half a Million U.S. Miners on Strike President Orders National Possession Of Mines New York, May 1
The public is anxiously awaiting President Roosevelt's nationwide broadcast tomorrow, hoping that it will point the way for an early settlement of the cool strike. The dispute reached on inevitable climax today, when the time limit set by President…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Miners Idle for May Day
SYDNEY.—Miners on the Western field of New South Wales took today off to celebrate May Day. More th[?]n 2000 men are involved, and the loss…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Idle Collieries
SYDNEY.—Despite the fact that mass meetings which will be asked to endorse the decision of the recent national convention of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →18 Coal Mines Idle SYDNEY. May 3
In order to celebrate May Day all mining employees on the Western coalfields today failed to work. Sixteen mines were affected and the number of…
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William Daly, of 39 Nicholls Street [?] miner at the Zinc Corporation, was treated at the Hospital yesterday for [?] lacerated forearm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scottish Miners Congratulated
LONDON, May 3.—The Minister for Labor (Mr. Bevin) in a May Day speech congratulated Scottish coal miners on their output for 1942…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fox Round at Mine
When men went to work at Thompson's Cracker Station on the British session of the North Mine yesterday they found a dead fox. Workmen were of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Mine Check Inspector's Report
The check inspector. Mr. A. R. Campbell. visited the North mine yesterday and later reported: In company with Mr J. Callaghan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Raid On St. Nazaire U-Boat Base; Mine Laying
LONDON, May 3.—United States heavy bombers in dayliyht attacked port installations at St. Nazaire, a U-boat base on the coast of France. Adverse weather hampered the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Miners Resume 15 Days Grace For Negotiations WASHINGTON. May 3
Barely 20 minutes before President Roosevelt commenced a broadcast in which he warned American miners that one individual or lenders of any one…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dwindling Vic. Gold Mines
MELBOURNE.—Of all the gold mines which brought romance and prosperity to Victoria, and to some extent changed the history of the State, only 12 remain working today; and of the 12, two are alluvial dredging shows and not strictly mines at all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seven Collieries Idle Sydney. May 4
Almost 11,000 tons of coal were lost to-day because of strikers at seven collieries on the New South Wales coalfields, and partial stoppages at one other. More…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners in Hospital
Early yesterday morning S. S. Brown, of 60 Morish Street a nightshift worker at the Zinc Corporation, was admitted to the Hospital for treatment for an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Mine Check Inspector's Report
The check inspector yesterday visited the North Mine and subsequently reported. In company with Mr. H. Wright…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. MINERS Truce, But Not Retreat New York. May 4
With miners gradually returning to the pits to resume interrupted production for 15 days, their leader. Mr. John L. Lewis, made it clear that the truce…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Lodge Officials Resign
SYDNEY.—Because the miners' lodge was not prepared to discipline members who provoke unauthorised stoppages, every lodge official at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Manager's Appeal Upheld Sydney, May 5
The High Court by a three to one majority today upheld the appeal of Henry Bryan Campbell, manager of the corrimal Colliery, against a conviction by Mr…
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