German Coal Miners
LONDON, April 2.—Angry German housewives demanded that the miners should strike for more food when delegates from Ruhr mines met at Bochum today…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Mine Accidents
A. Eyre, a laborer at the North Mine. was treated at the Hospital for an injured finger. G. Musham, a miner at the South…
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MELBOURNE..—The Minister for Post-War Reconstruction (Mr. Dedman) said yesterday that the Government proposed to bring to…
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Adelaide, April 2.—Coal is very short and it is likely that gas and electricity will be rationed next week. The South Australian Gas Company…
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Dr. Percy Dunsheath, the man who invented the Bouyant Cable which defeated the magnetic mine. Hitler's secret weapon, will arrive in Broken…
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Auckland, April 2.—The strike by the Walkato coal miners may lead to [?] nationwide crisis in New Zealand. The power shortage is getting worse…
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Wilson was taken to the Hospital yesterday from the South Mine. He was admitted because of illness, the nature of which, however, is not serious…
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London, April 3—It is estimated that 350,000 miners are affected by the decision of the German Miners' Union to call out all Ruhr miners for a one day strike today. Many workers anticipated the decision by downing tools yesterday…
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The general meeting of the employees of the Zinc Corporation and New Broken Hill Companies under the auspices of the Zinc Picnic Committee, was held at the…
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Old air raid shelters expertly comouflaged as exact replicas of underground workings are part of the extensive and thorough scheme employed by Mr. Arthur Murgatroyd of the South Mine in the instruction of trainees for prato squads on that mine. This week…
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B. Lord, South Mine employee, was yesterday taken to his residence at 325 Oxide Street, suffering from a ricked back. K. J. Vincent suffered illness at the…
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Sydney, April 8.—All Southern and Western coal mines worked today and in the Norjth only Abermain Nos. 1 and 3 colliers were idle. Miners who…
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S. Veverly, of the South Mint, suffered a probable fracture of the left instep last night. He was taken to the Hospital and admitted…
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The following team is to represent North Mine No. 2 against Zinc No. 3 in the Inter Mine Tennis this week-end. Cardwell, James, Corradial, Teddy…
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Paris, April 9—A motor car drive challenged by police near the Swis border turned round and raced away Police overtook the car at Dijon, 100…
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Sydney, April 9.—Henry Scanlon, Vice-President of the Miners of the [?]thern district was today selected to represent the Miners…
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Washington, April 9.—According to the Department of the Interior 66,000 members of the United Mine Workers' Association, many of them in defiance…
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Sydney, April 10.—Moves are being made to obtain a formula that will bring about a resumption of work at Abermain No. 1 Colliery on the northern N.S.W…
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J. Ward was taken from the C.P.S a his home at 353 Bagot Street yesterday with a lacerated thumb of the right land…
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Thy following will represent Zinc No. 4. against Zinc No. 3. on the No. 1. Association Court; on Saturday morning: Collins, Arthur, Hill, Riddiferd, Lohman…
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