Mines Idle
Following yesterday’s decision to [?] work carried at [?] Northern coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
1,148 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 58
All Coal Mines Cease Work General Strike Ordered. Trouble Over Seniority Rule
In consequence of an overwhelming vote by the miners on the Cessnock, Maitland and Newcastle coalfields yesterday in favor of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Coal Tribunals
THE Prime Minister’s announcement of the establishment of special [?] tribunals to deal with coal industry [?] will be [?] with satisfaction by all who [?] that the [?] conditions governing this important key industry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Breach of Regulations. Colliery Employee Fined
Matthew Hopkinson pleaded guilty, at Cessnock Court yesterday, to a charge of having committed a breach of General…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Miners Decide to Cease Work. Sequel to Dispute at John Darling Colliery. Aggregate Meetings Voted Over-whelmingly for Strike
Aggregate meetings of miners were held on the Northern Coalfields yesterday, with the object of deciding upon a course of action in relation to the dispute at John Darling colliery where, is is claimed, the owners of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Women's Auxiliary. Final Meeting of Year
The Cessnock Branch of the Miners' Women's Auxiliary held the final meeting for 1940 at their rooms, Main-street, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mines Stoppage President’s Statement B.H.P. CRITICISED
In an interview this afternoon the Northern Miners president, Mr. T. [?] said that is a telephone communication to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Tribunals Amended Arbitration Machinery Federal Announcement Melbourne
The establishment of special Arbitration [?] for the coal industry was announced by the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies. last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Overwhelming Vote for Strike Miners to Try to Make It Commonwealth-wide
After aggregate meetings of miners on the Newcastle and Maitland fields had resolved yesterday, by more than 3000 votes to 25, to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Meetings of Miners Decide to Strike Attempt to Make It Commonwealth-wide
Coal production ceased at 60 mines in the north on Monday after aggregate meetings of members of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mines Only Six Resume At Cessnock CESSNOCK
Although the executive of the Northern Miners’ Federation had messages broadcast telling the miners to work to-day only six mines rammed work…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Strike Is Settled Seniority Principle Upheld SYDNEY
At the compulsory conference of owners and miners representatives, Judge Drack-Brockman upheld the principle of “last to come, first to go,” and indicated that he would state the principle in an award before the mines resumed after the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Strike Settled Court Upholds Seniority Principle. a Number of Mines Resume Work
The settlement, at a compulsory conference on Wednesday, of the dispute concerning the John Darling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Ends
Following the result of the compulsory conference on Wednesday the coal strike on the question of the seniority rule, all mines resumed work on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Award Seniority Clauses Variation Made
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beer Strike Continues Miners' Committee Reject Compromise Suggestions
The intensely hot weather which has prevailed during the past four or five days has caused no perceptible weakening so…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Miners to Return to Work Sydney
The dispute over the principle of seniority at John Darling colliery, which resulted in a strike on the northern coalfields, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Coal Strike Settled Court Upholds Seniority Principle
The strike by miners on the John Darling seniority issue was settled on Wednesday afternoon. Mines on the Newcastle and Maitland fields…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Finger Fractured Caught In Coal Hopper NEWCASTLE
Jammed in a coal hopper at No. 1 base at Carrington, Samuel Spencer about 49, of Kilgore-avenue, Bar Beach, a harbour dredg skipper,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Magnetic Mine Dangers Canberra
All coastal ship on the Australian register must now be equipped with degaussing equpiment for [?] against magnetic mine Dega[?]…
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