Mr. Wells Will Stand Again Narrow Decision By Miners
Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 1
Sydney, January 6 — Australian miners, by a narrow majority, have decided to allow their General President, Mr. H. Wells to stand for re-election when fresh nominations are called. Less than one third of the total members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Fight Blaze in Colliery
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 6
BRISBANE,—An outbreak of fire at the Aberdare Extended colliery at Caceview, in the Ips, wich district, prevented a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Accident
Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 1
Mr. H. E. Lord received Injuries to the right leg and ankle at the South Mine yesterday. After treatment at the hospital he was taken home to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Miners Killed
Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 4
Berlin. January 7.—Twenty-five miners Including six German prisoners of war, were killed in a fire in a Silesian mine, reports [?]aden Radio…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Mine Train Returns
Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 3
The first special train to bring back North Mine employees from Adelaide arrived back yesterday morning just after 11 o'clock. It was 45 minutes late…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Official On Theft Charge
Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 1
Sydney, January 7.—Joseph Carpendale (59) was charged at the Central Court today with having stolen £1314 from the Australian Workers' Union…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Director of School of Mines Dead
Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 2
Kalgoorlie, January 7.—Doctor Bertic Harcourt Moore, formerly Director of the School of Mines at Kalgoorlie, died at his home today, aged 66. He was an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Wells Will Not Contest Ballot For Miners' Chief
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 5
SYDNEY—Decision of Mr. H. Wells, president of the Miners' Federation, not to contest the new ballot for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Progress In Goal Mining Improvement In Conditions
Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 4
The bad old days of cost mining were recalled when three coal miners were partially buried for nearly two hours beneath tons of rock and timber…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Accidents
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1
J. E. Callaghan. South mine, was X-rayed, at the Hospital yesterday, and then taken home to 209 Boughtrush Street. He had a fractured left…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North Mine Returns
Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 7
NORTH Broken Hill Limited reports as follows on development operations for the 5 3/7th weeks ended december 31,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Second North Mine Train
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 3
Yesterday morning the second special train carrying North Mine employees and their families from holidays in Adelaide arrived at Sulphide Street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.Z. to Nationalise Coal
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2
Auckland, January 8.—Coal mines and coal deposits in New Zetland would be nationalised, said the Minister for Mines (Mr. MoLagan) today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ruhr Coal Would Save France Minister Asks Just Reparations
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4
Speaking from his sick bed after a serious operation. M. Msrcel Paul, Minister for Industrial Production, broadcast over the national network…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Accidents
Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 1
W. Carroll, North mine, strained his chest at work yesterday. He was treated at a surgery and then at the Hospital before going home to 130…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Miners' Achievement Pre-war Production Exceeded
Western Grazier · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 3
M. Marcel Paul then quoted coal production, whose recovery has been so marked last year and had advanced from a monthly total of 3,759,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Accidents
Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 1
R. H. Polglase was treated at the Hospital then taken to his home yesterday at 285 Williams Street with a crushed right middle finger, sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nominations For General President Coal Federation
Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 3
The Secretary of the W.I.U. of A. (Mr. C. Vinall), has received the following communication from the Returning Officer of the Australian Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Fraud Is Alleged; Big Inquiry
Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 5
MELBOURNE.—A suspected large-scale fraud, associated with gold-mining ventures which are being- investigated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peace Conference Proposed Discontent in Coal Industry
Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 1
Sydney, January 10.—The miners' general secretary, Mr. Grant today proposed a peace conference to end the discontent in the coal industry. Mr. Grant said He had informed the chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. Cameron, of his…
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