Men on the Mines
The following statement showing the number of men employed by the various Broken Hill mining companies (including employers of outside contractors) as…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Mr. Curtin's Coal Plan
Sydney, July 27.— A plan designed to increase coal production will be submitted by the Prime Minister, Mr. Cur[?]in, tomorrow to a conference of…
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The appeal of the Prime Minister to representatives of bath sides in the coal industry met with co-operative response. Whether this will produce any…
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At the British section of the North Mine last night R. Pinnuck, of 264 Piper Street, suffered an injury to his right big toe. He was given treatment…
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SYDNEY.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) will not intervene in the Portland strike. After the failure of the compulsory conference yesterday…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.).—Legislation will be introduced by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Webb) to reduce the miners' working day from eight to…
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Sydney, July 28.—The plan put to the British Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, by Mr. Curtin during his trip abroad, for the stepping up of the war against Japan, cannot be carried out unless Australian coal production is substantially increased…
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SYDNEY. — Confidence that the coal miners would give effective support to the proposals agreed at Friday's conference with the…
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DESPITE the efforts of 50 firemen drawn from the Central and South Stations, and men employed by the South mine on fire fighting activities, a fire which broke out in an air shaft and drive in the old Proprietary mine open cut, on the boundary of the Central and Block 10 mines,…
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After receiving treatment yesterday for a lacerated left shin. G. McDonell, an employee of the South Mine, was taken to his home at 167 Wyman St…
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SYDNEY.—A statement concerning bad absentee records made by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) after a joint coal conference in Sydney last night is contradicted by miners officials. The statement in question was: Mr. Wells, with the Coal…
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Fourteen collieries throughout New South Wales were idle today. The Southern District was the only area where all pits were working. In the west…
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SYDNEY.—Although, with one exception, Lithgow coal miners and meat workers have resumed work, miners and butchers at Portland today defied the order of the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) that they also should return to work, the butchers deciding not to resume until Betty Wylde (18),…
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WHILE it is considered that the fire in the old Proprietary workings in the open cut is now under control, there was cause for anxiety on Tuesday night when big pockets of smoke issued from certain areas where winzes had collapsed…
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Sydney, August 2.—The Prime Minster, Mr. Curtin. who is in Melbourne. today intervened in the Portland strike. He ordered the employers of Mr. Dargin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Fire Believed to Be Under Control Difficulties Experienced In Reaching Seat Of Burning
The position in relation to the fire in underground workings leading from an open cut on the expired leases of the Broken Hill Proprietary Coy. was reported last night to be very good. South Mine officials, the two local Inspectors of Mines, and the W.I.U. of A…
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F. Page, an employee of the south mine, was treated yesterday for an injury to the right instep. After being X-rayed at the Hospital he was taken to…
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On Sunday last a fire was discovered in old workings of the Broken Mill Proprietary mine open cut. About 50 men have been fighting It ever since and…
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Sydney, August 3.—Three mines were idle in the south, and one in the north today. In addition eight were idle in the vest because of the Portland dispute…
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Though it could not be said definitely last night that the fire off Block 11 open cut was completely extinguished, all Circumstances pointed to that being the…
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