No Union Support for the Miners Trades Hall Officials Outspoken
Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 2
SYDNEY, Monday.—A refusal by. miners to produce now is a betrayal of their fellow workers, said a Trades’ Hall spokesman for a number of key unions yesterday. He added that if the miners decided on a general strike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →George Finey and the Miners
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 1
Owing to his refusal to make cartoons derogatory to the miners. George Finey is no longer a member of the "Daily Telegraph" staff…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.C.T.U. and the Miners
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 3
The A.C.T.U. is not in favour of the suggestion of the miners that they declare periodical strikers as a protest against the Federal Government. They…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Fleet in Pacific Will Need Coal
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 2
KURRl Tuesday—Urging that the Miners’ Central Council should now review the holiday position and give a new lead to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Made Mining History Open-Cut Operations
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 2
MUSWELLBROOK.—Coal raining history was made on Friday, when coal was struck at the open cut at a depth of 25 feet after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production General Secretary's Explanation
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 December 1944 · page 2
The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. G. W. S. Grant, disclosed to-day that N.S.W. coal mines this year have produced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Grant’s. Case for the Miners
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1944 · page 1
SYDNEY Wed.—The general secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) disclosed to-day that NSW coal mines…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Possible Results of Drift in Coal Industry Labour Council and Unions Alarmed
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1944 · page 2
SYDNEY, Wednesday—That the drift in the coal industry industry could easily lead to a complete breakdown in relations with the Government and a breakdown of industry as well, is an opinion expressed in a joint statement issued by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Attack On Government
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 1
SYDNEY Thurs.—Allegations by the Miners’ Federation president (Mr. Walls) that the Labour Government was too week to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Miners Set Record
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 6
SYDNEY, Thursday.— Western miners yesterday set a new daily output record of 11,350 tons. This exceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold Bar Worth £250
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 4
ADELAIDE Thursday. — Two soldiers, who had a solid gold bar of 25oz., Valued at £250, were arrested in Bundle-street. They…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Struck By Fall Of Coal
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 5
CESSNOCK Thurs.—James Marshall, 24, of Greta Main, a miner, employed at Maitland Main colliery, was struck by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One Mine Idle At South Maitland
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 5
CESSNOCK Thurs.—Nine days have now been lost at Hebburn No. 1 colliery as the result of the men refusing to work as a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accidents At The Collieries
Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 3
CESSNOCK Friday — Jack Keasy, 34, of Neath-road, Cessnock, a shiftman, employed at Elrington colliery, received an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Western Miners' Record
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 1
Western miners on Wednesday set up up a new daily output record of 11,350 tons. This exceeded figures of Thursday, December 7, by a small margin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners’ Challenge To Garnishee
Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 2
SYDNEY Friday.—The Miners’ Federation has issued a Supreme Court writ against the Commonwealth Government challenging…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aberdare Miners' Women's Auxiliary
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 6
The Honorary Secretary (Mrs. L. McEwan). of the Aberdare Miners" Women's Auxiliary, staten:—"A very enjoyable morning was spent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Talks on Coal Production
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 5
The Commonwealth Government has agreed to confer with representatives of the A.C.T.U. in Canberra to-morrow on the important matters associated with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bringing Pressure on the Miners
Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 3
CANBERRA Friday — Representatives of the Australasian Council of Trade Unions conferred this morning with the Acting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Further Call for Extra Coal
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 5
THE MINERS have decided to defy the Federal Government and take the extra holidays at Christmas. Whether the Federal Government will do…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →