Burned When Petrol Ignited Two Employees at Stockrington Colliery
George Outram, 38, of Cardiff, and Eric Rogers, 16. of Branxton, were burnt when petrol ignited as it was being siphoned from a car tank into…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
1,369 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 69
Taxation Anomalies in Mine Workers' Assessments. (To the Editor)
Sir,—It would appear that the result of the deputation to the Prime Minister of yesterday on the taxation dispute will not be available until the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss in Coal Production 732,000 Tons Less Last Year Than In 1942
Coal production in New South Wales last year was 732,000 tons less than In 1942. This was announced by the chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Coal Needed to Defeat Fascism Mr. Grant’s Statement To The Federal Council
SYDNEY Friday.—“More and more coal mutt be produced to defeat Fascism. That it a major task.” Making this statement at the Federal Council meeting of the Miners' Federation, Mr. G. W. S. Grant, general secretary, said that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Absentee Miners Fined
SYDNEY Sat. — At Portland Police court last night 15 miners of Invincible colliery appeared to answer charges of absenteeism…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Level Crossings On Coal Lines
SYDNEY Sat.—An official of the Department of Transport stated that the Powers of the State Government to deal with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Mines Idle
There were only five mines idle in New South Wales to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Seek Higher Pensions
SYDNEY Mon.—The Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Knight) told a delegation from the Miners Federation that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Mines Idle in Nsw
SYDNEY Monday—Five mines are Idle in New South Wales to-day. At Excelsior, in the south, the stoppage is stated to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Willis’s Warning To Miners
LITHGiOW Monday—Mr. A. C. Willis, chairman of the Central Coal Authority, at a compulsory conference ordered employees of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work at the Mines
Following is a record of the days worked by northern mines for the fortnight ended on Friday last:— Stanford Main, Cessnock No. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Authority Order Defied
SYDNEY Tuesday —Employees at Invincible colliery Cullen Rullen Continued to-day to duty the Chairman of the Central Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All South Maitland Mines Working
CESSNOCK Tuesday — There are no mines idle on the Maitland field to-day. Richmond Main miners who came home yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plan to Control Coal Production New Bill Will Extend Government Powers
CANBERRA Tuesday—The Federal Government is considering a new plan to secure peace in the coal industry. The Prune Minuter (Mr.Curtin) announced that Cabinet had directed the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Charged Were Good Types. Lodge Officials Say "Not Trouble Makers" Magistrate Reduces Scale of Fines
At the completion of evidence in the case in which miners were charged with absenteeism at Cessnock Police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners and Proposed Coal Control
SYDNEY Wed.—The general president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. Wells), referring to the protein to control the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eye Injured in Mine
CESSNOCK Wed. — William Kenneford, 44, of Mena road, Bellbird, a miner, employed at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery, received…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Salute Spelling
SYDNEY Wednesday.— Gold Salute has been sent for a spell at Windsor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£900 Grant for Mine Road
The Commonwealth Treasurer, Mr. J. B. Chifley, has advised Tarro Shire Council that in regard to the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian Gold For Germany
LONDON Feb. 6 — The British United Press correspondent on the Italian frontier says that Italy’s remaining…
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