Items of Interest Taking Over Mines
The Waikato mines, employing 1400 men, are to be a State-controlled industry for the duration of the war. The Government will direct the mines…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
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Mr. William Rees Entertained Old Mining Identity Retires
Mr. W. Rees, who has for many years superintended Cessnock No. 2 and Neath collieries, and recently retired…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Daylight Saving Opposed Burwood Colliery Idle
Burwood colliery on the northern field, was idle on Monday because of objections to the earlier starting time entailed by…
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WELLINGTON (NZ) Wed.— The Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, has announced that the sentence of one-month’s gaol imposed on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Service Men For British Mines
LONDON Sept 5—At question time In the House of Commons the Minister of Fuel (Majo Lloyd George) revealed that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Only One NSW Mine Idle To-day
SIDNEY Wednesday.—One coal mine in New South Wales is idle to-day because of a strike. Production at this mine [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Work or Army Option for New Men
LONDON Sept. 28—Men who were tinder 25 when they registered for service with the British forces were now given the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Mines Idle Through Strikes
SYDNEY Thursday—Two collieries were were idle to-day, and one only partly workings. Hebburn No. 1, with [?]men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Struck by Piece of Coal
CESSNOCK Thursday.—Struck by a piece of coal which burst from the face while working at Millfield colliery to-day. David…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers' Pensions
The Registrar of the Mineworkers Pension Board (Mr. B. O'Grady) has forwarded the following reply to Mr. H. A. Quinn reference to…
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CESSNOCK Friday.—When he [?] while working at Pelton [?] to-day Dupcan McKay, miner, of Wollo[?] Road,…
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CANBERRA Friday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, announced in the House of Representatives to-day that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reserve for Miners’ Pensions
CESSNOCK Friday—Addressing a meeting of retired mineworkers at Cessnock to-day, the Minister for Mines, Mr. J. M…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Youth
From commencement of employment in coalmining industry youths are called upon to undertake positions of responsibility. Their work is of an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Must Save Coal Britain Warned
LONDON Oct. 1.— If consumers and producers co-operated, the current deficit In coat of about 14,600,000 tons a year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Stoppages. Prosecutions Pending. Canberra
The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, announced in the House of Representatives to-day that several prosecutions for stoppages on coalfields were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Etiquette of Mines. Horses to Learn New Language
In the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday last there was a deal of talk about the language used in the mines. It was pointed out that Section 179…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pelton Mine Manager Charged With Assault. Cross Summonses Against Check Inspector and Lodge President. Case Adjourned to October 13
The case in which John Danipace was charged with assaulting William Henry May at Pelton colliery, and…
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SYDNEY Sat—All mines would be open for work on Monday. Six-hours Day, stated the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell). He…
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SYDNEY Monday.—The fact that all mines are working today shows the sincerely of the mine-workers towards the war effort,…
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