Christmas Holidays for Miners. (To the Editor)
Sir.—I endeavoured to get a hearing by the Northern Board of Management to submit a plan to them for increased coal production, but falled. I was…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Elrington Colliery Discussed in Parliament. Minister Claims Cannot Order Men to Work
In the Legislative Assembly, the Misister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said he bad no power under the State law to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Restoration of Cessnock Flyer Not Unless More Coal
The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan), replying to a request by Mr. Booth on behalf of the Kurri Kurri…
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Owing to the serious coal shortage, which it is claimed may affect some sections of Australia's largest steel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day’s Leaders: A Women’s Conference Rail Gauge Conversion Four Northern Mines Idle
SYDNEY. Friday—Loss of coal as a result of stoppages to-day will be about 4000 tons, compared with a loss of 7700 tons…
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NEWCASTLE. Sat — Twenty-eight wheelers and clippers employed at Stockrington No. 2 Colliery whose ages ranged from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil From Coal Committee To Press For Works
A proposal to approach the Prime Minister and Federal works committee to urge the establishment of works on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Mining Industry Opening of Conference
A conference between the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) and the coalmining, leaders opened to-day, while 13 mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Elrington Resumes Five Other Mines Idle
CESSNOCK Monday— Elrington colliery resumed work today after being idle for nearly a month. With a daily output of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day’s Leader: To The Rhine Vital Coal Talks at Canberra
CANBERRA Monday—The conference between the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fords) and the coalminers’ leaders opened…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Collieries Resume
CESSNOCK Tuesday — Pelaw Main, and that section of Millfield colliery, which was idel yesterday, resumed work this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge
Office-bearer at the Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge for the ensuing term are: Chairman A. Peachey (re-elected); dep. uty chairman, J. McGregor (re-elected);…
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Seven mines were idle to-day, with a loss of 6000 tons of coal. At Hebburn No. 1, where a strike occurred, the men…
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At the Cessnock Police Court this morning, before Mr. A. E. Hodgson, P.M., David Todd was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Demand Official’s Retirement
SYDNEY Tuesday—Miners employed at Hebburn No.1 pit decided, to-day not to reports for work again[?] until Mr. W. McBlane,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vital Coal Talks Little Progress Made
SYDNEY Tuesday—Yesterday’s conference between miners’ leaders and the Commonwealth Government is believed to have done…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Retirement of Federation Official Demanded. Hebburn Miners Idle. Sydney
Seven mines are idle to-day with the loss of 6000 tons of coal. At Hebburn No. 1, where a strike has occurred, the men announced that they would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Idleness of Nine Mines Coal Loss for Present Week
The coal loss for the present week reached 26750 tons to-day, as a result of the idleness of nine mines—eight due to strikes and one because…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Appeal by the Miners’ Leaders Need For Extra Coal Stressed
SYDNEY, Wednesday—A special appeal that coal mines be operated without loss from now until Christmas has been made by the central executive of the Miners’ Federation to every lodge and every member…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conference on Coal Production Government and Miners Differ on Vital Points
Littie, if any, progress towards solving problems on the coalfields is believed to have been achieved through the conference on…
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