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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

243 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 13

Three Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 13 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Despite the additional penalties brought in under the N.E.S regulations three coastal collieries were idle to-day, 500 men being…

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To-day's List of Mines

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Maitland Main colliery and the Vale of Clwydd, as well as Hassans Wall pits, on the western field, were idle to-day…

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Mines Idle To-day

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY. Wednesday: It is estimated that almost 3000 tons of coal production have been lost to-day on the N.S.W. fields through…

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Miners and Work Drastic Action Proposed

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Federal Government yesterday took drastic action to prevent: further stoppages in coal mines…

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New Crisis Government's Fate In Balance Over Coal Mines

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday: Upon the success of the mission of the Minister for Labour, Mr. Ward, who will tour the…

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Vandalism at Broula King Mine

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 3

Vandals last week caused damage at the Broula King gold-mine. A bench, owned by Messrs. John Day and P. R. Edwards and Sons, was…

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Miners and Nation Mr. Ward's Tour

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Three mines were idle to-day when the Minister for Labour, Mr. Ward, began his four days tour of the N.S.W…

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New Coal Rule in Force

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 2

The new coalmining regulations giving the Federal Government power to draft into the armed forces or…

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Mines Idle To-day Mr. Ward's Tour

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The Minister for Labour, Mr. Ward, was on route to the district in the concluding stages of his four days tour of the…

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15 Men Only Idle In N.S.W. Mines

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Of 22,000 coal miners only 15 were on strike to-day. These were 15 wheels at Wongawilli, South Coast. The dispute in the State…

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All at Work Mines In The State

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Every coal mine was in production to-day when the only men on strike yesterday—15 wheelers at Wongawill…

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All Mines at Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: All the mines are working for the second day in succession. A dispute over deficiency payment at Bulli has been held up…

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Oil From Coal Government Stands In The Way

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 2

Plans for the production of oil from coal and shale with the dual object of enabling the motorist to produce his own…

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All Mines at Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: For the third day in succession all the coal mines in N.S.W. were at work to-day. The engineers strike at a country…

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200 Miners on Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Although no dispute exists with the management, 200 miners of Millfield and Greta came out on strike to-day, spoiling…

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Idle Miners

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tuesday: Millfield mine was again idle to-day. The Metropolitan on the South Coast was also idle after a dispute about a locomotive…

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Rescue at Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: Thirteen of 17 miners trapped by a roof fall at Barnborough main colliery mouth. Yorkshire. have been rescued…

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Two Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Two mines were idle in N.S.W. to-day, Involving 710 men and a loss in production of 2000 tons of coal…

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Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: Two mines at Lithgow, as a protest against the Coal Reference Boards refusal to consider a six-hour working day on…

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All Mines at Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Following appeals by leaders of the Miners' Federation to their members who worked to-day—May Day—all mines on the…

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