U.s. Coal Strike
The new coal strike in the United States, involving half a million members of the United Mine Workers of America, entered its second day on…
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Mining & the mines, 1943
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Horse Shod with Gold
At Beechworth (Victoria) there stands a little old smithy where, in 1856. a horse was shod with gold. The animal was called Castor, and was…
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Struck by a fall of coal while working at Bloomfield South colliery to-day, James C. Rotary, 51, single, a miner, of Anzac-street,…
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An order has been issued that coalminers and workers, engaged in food production for the services must work on Monday next (King's Birthday)…
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WASHINGTON June 3.—President Roosevelt [?] ordered the coal miners [?] to their jobs on Monday [?] which…
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Coalminers were specifically brought into the scope of the new antistrike regulations by an order issued in Canberra last night, and signed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Warned on Petty Stoppages. More Support For Federation Plan
The Miners Federation issued a circular during the week warning miners that the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtain would go to any lengths now to get…
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WASHINGTON June 4—The Miners’ President Mr. Sohn Lewis has recommended the miners to return to the pits on…
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SYDNEY. Monday—Only two coalmines were [?] the New South Wales [?] to-day. [?]…
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SYDNEY Monday.—The [?] of the [?] Federation Mr. Welis to-day declared that the miners leaders were…
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On the recommendation of their leader (John L. Lewis), 530,000 sulking coalminers in the United States will return to the pits…
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NEW YORK June 6.—The United Mine Workers of America has ordered Its men to return work on Monday, not for an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Idle Coal Mines. Sydney
There were 1100 men idle on New South Wales coalfields to-day, and production lost is estimated at about 3000 tons…
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Messrs. W. H. May and W. Player have forwarded the following:— We have, in the company of Inspector C. D. Durham, the manager and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Seek More Butter
KURRI KURRI Tues.—At [?]` end of their whift yesterday [?]noon, Abermain No. 2 emplo[?] decided at a pit-top meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Timber Shortage at Mines
Mr. H. George, Secretary of the Timber Workers' Association, said at Cessnock last night that the shortage of timber at some large collieries, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Industry's Bright Outlook
To-day, coal is one of war's most vital sinews. But what of to-morrow ? Behind this question lies quito a lot of the industrial trouble which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Stop Over Butter Rationing
At Hebburn No. 1 colliery this morning some of the employees protested against butter rationing…
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WASHINGTON June 7—Most of the nation’s half a million soft coal miners returned to their pits today, beginning a…
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CESSNOCK, Wed.—The manager of Aberdare colliery (Mr. T. Croudace) asked Cessnock Council last night to make available…
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