Seniority Dispute Millfield Colliery Men Go Home
CESSNOCK Thursday — Today a new dispute [?] at Millfield colliery. The men came borne over e question of senterity…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Coal Output Has Dropped This Year
SYDNEY, Thursday.—During the first quarter of this year the coal output of New South Wales was 330,000 tons less than the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mines on May Day Regulation Directs Them To Work
CANBERRA Thursday — By regulation, the acting Minister for Supply (Dr. Evatt) has directed all coalminers in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buried While Digging Coal Inquest Into Man’s Death at Homeville
Whilst tailing a boat in a gravel quarry between Homeville and Farley in the afternoon of March 25 last. Colin Wood aged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Elrington Resumes South Maitland Collieries
CESSNOCK Friday— Elrington colliery, which was idle for seven days over a dispute concerning the rostering of shot-firers and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Black Creek Still Being Polluted Water From Rothbury Colliery Being Pumped Into Stream "Carrying Out Instructions," Says Mine Superintendent
Although notice was served on Rothbury Colliery to cease pumping water from the disused mine by Saturday last into Black Creek, water frem the colliery is still pouring into the stream, and the serious position which was pointed out to last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drop in Coal Production
The secretary of the Southern Colliery proprietors’ Association and the Western Coal Association (Mr W. F. McNally) said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mines to Work on May Day
The Acting Minister for Supply (Dr. Evatt) directed all coalminers in the Commonwealth to work on Monday, May 1…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Lodges Warned. Suspension If Fines Not Collected
There is a possibility that Aberdare and Elrington miners' lodged may be suspended from the Miners' Federation if tines imposed for breaches of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General Gold Find on Farm
A wheat farmer of Holletan, Western Australia. Mr. J. C. Symes, who round gold on his property about four years ago, had a return of £1100 from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Coal Reserves Are Perilously Low” Mr. Spender Blames Miners
SYDNEY, Saturday—Declaring that the coal miners were pursing a policy of limiting coal [?] to the lowest possible figure Mr. Spender M.H.R. said [?] night that by doing so the miners were placed in the best [?] power…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners’ Fines to Be Paid
CESSNOCK Sat — Elrington miners’ lodge, which was threatened with expulsion from the Miners’ Federation If lines…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners’ Pensions Contributions May Be Higher
SYDNEY Sat.—Because of the reduced coal outputs in New South Wales fields it has been necessary to consider increasing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Germans in Dread of British Mines Sweepers Working Overtime (Australian Associated Press)
The “Times” Stockholm correspondent says that German marine expert, Han, Heinhardt, reviewing the British mine offensive as a prelude to the invasion, says that British mining activity has increased threefold m the last few weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Work at the Collieries
For the fortnight northern mines worked as follow:— Hebburn No. 1, Peter Main, Richmond Main, Abermain No. 1,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holiday Rates for Miners
SYDNEY Monday.—Apart from 220 men at Abermain No. 2, which has been held up on an alleged safety issue since April…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Millfield and Stanford Mines Resume
CESSNOCK Monday — The whole of the mines on the Maitland field are at work to-day with the exception of Abermain No. 2,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Idle Collieries
Abermain No. 2 colliery was again idle to-day. Richmond Main colliery was idle owing to a fatal accident. The Superintendent of Hebburn No. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Nationalise Coal”
LONDON, May 1.—The Labour Party has issued its plans for the complete nationalisation of coal gas and electricity at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Work at the Mines
Following are the periods worked by mines in the North for the fortnight ending April 28:— Hebburn No. 1, Pelaw Main…
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