Substantial Lag in Coal Output “Serious Brakes on Production”
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2
SYDNEY Thursday—Mr. Mighell, Coal Commissioner for the Commonwealth, said last night that coal production in the first six months of this year was substantially less than in the first half of 1943, although there were now more men…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 5
The President of the Kearsley Shire Council (Cr. Saxton) reported on a deputation to the Minister for local Government on the construction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Award Claims
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 4
The application by the Miners' Federation for a new award will be heard by the Central Coal industrial Authority (Mr. A. C. Willis) towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Coal Crisis
Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 2
WITH every passing day the position in the coal industry becomes more critical, production being now so much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Compulsory Meeting of Richmond Main Miners' Lodge Miners' Disciplinary Code
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 3
The miners' Northern Board of Management has called upon Richmond Main miners' lodge to convene a special…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five South Maitland Mines Idle
Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 3
CESNOCK, Friday — The idle [?] on the Maitland field to-day [?] Airman No. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Threat of Further Coal Restrictions
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 3
OWING to the shortage of coal supplies there is a probability that street lighting will be curtailed To-day,Cabinet is discussing further…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bellbird Miners' Women's Auxiliary. Second Birthday
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 5
The Bellbird branch of the Women's Auxiliary to the Miners' Federation celebrated their second birthday in the Parish Hall, Bellbird, on July 5th. There…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Production Method to Increase Output
Singleton Argus · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 3
The secretary of the western and southern colliery proprietors (Mr. McNally), repeated to-day that the only way to increase coal production…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lifting of Darg Suggested Increase Coal Output
Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 1
SYDNEY, Friday.—The secretary of the Western and Southern Colliery Proprietors, Mr. McNally, reported to-day that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Darg Should Be Lifted." Helping Coal Production. Sydney
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 2
The secretary of the Western and Southern Collieries Proprietors' Association, Mr. McMally, repeated to-day that the only way to increase coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortage of Mine Lamps
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 3
LITHGOW Sat.—A spokesman for the Western Miners’ Federation said the Government had done nothing to help a private…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Federal Contributions To Miners’ Pensions
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 2
CANBERRA Saturday.— The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, said the Commonwealth Government would not make any contribution…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clippers Defy Miners’ Lodge
Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 July 1944 · page 3
CESSNOCK Monday — Abermain No. 1 colliery is again idle to-day. This makes the ninth successive day this mine has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warning To Miners’ Lodge
Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 July 1944 · page 1
SYDNEY Monday.—Referring to the action of she Richmond Main miners’ lodge yesterday in defying the authority of the union…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Idleness at the Collieries
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 3
CESSNOCK Tuesday.—Richmond Main miners, who resumed work yesterday after some days’ idleness, did not report for work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Richmond Main Colliery Closed Down To-day. Richmond Main—largest Colliery in Australia—was Closed Down To-day by Permission Of the Coal Commissioner, Mr. Mighell
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 2
The management of the colliery, acting on the instructions of Mr. Mighell, refused to permit suspended miners to resume work and other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Richmond Main Mine Closed
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 1
SYDNEY Tuesday—Richmond Main—the largest colliery in Australia—was dosed down today by permission of the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shortage of Gas Coal
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 2
MELBOURNE Tuesday.—The general manager of the [?] Politian Gas Company (Mr. R. C. Evans) said unless adequate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Richmond Main Miners' Lodge Defies Federation
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 1
Although the Miners' Federation adopted a disciplinary code by 3927 votes to 2379 in a district wide ballot, and Richmond Main miners' lodge…
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