Miners’ Cases Adjourned
NEWCASTLE, Sat.—The cases in which 147 employees at Stockrington Colliery are being prosecuted on charges of absenteeism…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Mr. Grant Puts Miners’ Case to Housewives
SYDNEY Sat —Addressing the Housewives’ Association, the secretary of the Miners’ Federation, Mr. G. W. S. Grant, said the…
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CESSNOCK, Monday. — The only mine idle on the Maitland field to-day is Aberdare Extended. The men came home as a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Threatens Mines
Fire has broken out in a tunnel leading off an open cut in the Proprietary mines at Broken Hill. It is feared it plight extend to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines Explode Near King
LONDON July 30:—Two German mines exploded 300 yards from the King while he was lunching after having inspected…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mines Exploded Near King
Two German mines exploded less than 300 yards from his Majesty while he was at lunch after inspecting Fifth Army…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ultimatum to Miners “Will Fail” Says Mr. Harrison
CANBERRA, Monday. — The Deputy Leader of the Federal Opposition, Mr. Harrison, said today the Prime Minister’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Curtin's Ultimatum to Miners Federal Opposition Member's Criticism
The deputy leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Harrison) said today that the Prime Minister's ultimatum to the miners on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open-Cut Mining At Aberdare
CESSNOCK, Monday. — Bulldozers and other equipment for the open-cut mining on Aberdare Extended lease have arrived at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unique Strike in West Big Coal Loss Over Girl's Dismissal
There will be no resumption of work in western district mines, idle as a result of the dismissal of an 18-year-old female…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Adult Wage for Boys Claimed by Miners Move For A New Award
SYDNEY, Monday—Before the Central Coal Industrial Authority (Mr. Willis) the Miners’ Federation argued, that because boys…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central Coal Industrial Authority. Claims by Miners' Federation
The Miners' Federation will submit claims to the Central Coal Industrial Authority (Mr. A. C. Willis) that because…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stoppage on Western Collieries
The stoppage at all collieries on the Western coalfields because a butcher had dismissed one of his girls appears to be the height of folly. The butcher…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scottish Miners Rewarded
It is stilted in the B.B.C. communique from London this morning that Scottish miners in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, were enjoying a week's holiday, They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Maitland Mines Work
CESSNOCK Tuesday— With the return of Aberdare Extended to work this morning the whole of the collieries on the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aberdare South Colliery No Likelihood of Reopening
Aberdare South colliery, which has been closed since 1927, does not appear likely to be re-opened…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Weeding Out of Miners. Denial By Federation Executive
A statement issued by the Miners Federation executive last night stated: "At no time at the coal conference with the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wells on Coal Target. Confident of Result
The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Wells) said he was confident miners would achieve…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Portland Strike Extends. Mines, Butchers, Milkmen Involved. Commissioner Says No Justification for Strike. Sydney
The strike at Portland over the dismissal of a girl employee of a local butcher spread to-day to the State Coal Mine at Lithgow and to all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production Again Suffers
SYDNEY, Thursday.—In addition to the miners on strike over the Portland dispute, miners at Pelton, in the north, and…
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