Miners' Christmas Holidays. Aggregate Meetings Later
The Miners' Central Executive will hold aggregate meetings on January 10. The Northern Board of Management on Wednesday endorsed this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1944
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Miners' Leaders Criticised. (To the Editor)
Sir,—The question of miners' holidays in of vital national importance, but seems to be shrouded in the customary uncertainly and vacillation underlying…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Writ Against Federal Government Miners' Challenge to Garnishees
The Miners Federation yesterday issued a Supreme Court writ against the Commonwealth Government, challenging its right to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holiday for Mine Mechanics Period of Ten Days
NEWCASTLE Friday — The general secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics’ Association (Mr. H. C. Morton) told a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government to Pay Miners' Costs High Court Case
The Federal Government has agreed to defray the costs of the Miners' Federation in connection with a successful appeal by the coalowners to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strike at No. 2 COLLIERY. First Local Stoppage for Many Years
As a result of a dispute at Muswellbrook No. 2 Colliery, the pit was idle to-day. The stoppage affects 65 men, and involves a loss of about 250 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Mechanics to Resume on January 2nd. Guaranteed Work for Full Week
The General Secretary of the Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. C. Morton) said this morning that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Production Figures Should Be Made Public. Some Districts Breaking Records
My opinion is that there is too much secrecy in regard to coal production figures throughout Australia. I believe that, seeing in other countries…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.C.T.U. Concern Over Coal Loss. Vast Unemployment Likely. CANBERRA
Representatives of the Australian Council of Trades Unions conferred this morning with the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Forde, on the future of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Early Days on the Goldfields
They were hectic days on the goldfields of Adelong 80 years or more ago, when gold was being won in fabulous amounts, and history made in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Forde’s Letter to Miners’ Leaders Not Seeking Undue Sacrifices
CANBERRA, Saturday.—In a long letter to the miners’ leaders, the acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) said he was not asking the miners to make sacrifices not sought from others. He was asking them to maintain coal production at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eight Mines Idle
Eight mines are idle in N.S.W. as a protest against the garnisheeing of wages for absenteeism and the coal loss is 7800 tons. About 2000 men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aberdare Extended Mine Idle
CESSNOCK Monday — An mines are at work to-day on the Maitland field with the exception of Hebburn No. 1 and Aberdare…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eight Mines Idle To-day
SYDNEY, Monday. — Eight miles are idle to-day in NSW as a protest against the garnisheeing of wages for absenteeism,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Willis’ Views On Coal Stoppages
SYDNEY, Monday. The Central Coal Authority (Mr. Willis) announced that in the last six months only one-sixth of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.a.a. Councillors Take Up Coal Cry
At the request of the Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Agricultural Association councillors on Saturday morning decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tremendous Decisions in Near Future Miners’ Leaders Urge Union Solidarity
NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The Miners’ Federation would have to make tremendous decisions in the near future and, whether members agreed with them or not, the first thought of the membership most be to keep the organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Pensions Tribunal
NEWCASTLE Tuesday — The northern district secretary of the Miners’. Federation (Mr J. B. Simpson) said that a sitting of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Research Company
SYDNEY Tuesday — Several coalmining companies have co[?] to carry but research and developmental work, and for this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stop Press Offer to Miners
SYDNEY Tues—The miners be offered a Royal Commission to investigate industry and their complaints at to-day’s…
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