Miners’ Holiday At Wonthaggi
MELBOURNE Monday.— Wonthaggi miners at a small meeting reaffirmed their decision not to resume work until January 3…
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Mining & the mines, 1945
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To-day’s Leader: To-morrow’s Homes Back to Work on Coal Fields Five Mines Idle
SYDNEY Tues.—Although absenteeism ranged from 20 to 30 per cent work was resumed at all NSW mines to-day with five…
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Attendances at mines to-day were better than yesterday, approximately 90 per cent. of the men in the north reporting for work, but 10 collieries…
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SYDNEY Wed—Attendance at the min[?] to-day was better than yesterday and approximately 50 per cent of the men in the north…
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U.S. Army Medical . Corps men gently, lift a French woman who has had both her less blown off by a German anti-personnel mine onto a stretcher to take her to. an American clearings station for Immediate - treatment…
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LONDON Jan 2 A new federation of existing inters’ unions in British will in conj[?] with the Trade Union Council and the…
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SIDNEY Thursday.—Six of the 11 collieries Idle In NSW yesterday resumed to-day and the coal loss will be only 3800 tons…
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SYDNEY Friday.—Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, stated to-day that it was not intended to close the public…
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SYDNEY Friday—The Miners’ Central Council has accepted the settlement terms in the dispute which threatened a stoppage…
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Mr. G. W. S. Grant. General Secretary of the Miners Federation, has received the followiny letter from Mr. Will Lawther, President of the…
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SYDNEY Friday.—Only three mines are idle in NSW to-day and production for the first week of 1945 will exceed production for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Whose Responsibility? Open-Cut Coal Route
The establishment of open-cut mining at Muswellbrook has brought added responsibilities to the Municipal Council, which has…
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SYDNEY Saturday—Mr. I Williams (Victorian district secretary) has been chosen as representative of the Miners…
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Pelton was the only mine idle on the Northern field to—day. Daily output is 800 tons. A safety dispute has developed…
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SYDNEY, Monday—Only one colliery, Pelton in the north, is idle in N.S.W. to-day as the result of a dispute…
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NEWCASTLE Monday— Jack Shaw, 46, of High-st, Wallsend, Employed as a shiftman at Waratah colliery, collapsed and died…
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John Shaw, 45, shiftman, of High Street, Wallsend, dropped dead yesterday while working at Waratah colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Western Miners Congratulated
LITHGOW Tuesday.—The following letter of congratulation to Western District miners no their record breaking year in 1944 has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pelton Miners' Lodge. New Officials
Pending an audit of the books of Pelton miners' lodge, the following officials have taken office:—President, E. Cleghorn; secretary, C. Stothard1;…
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SYDNEY Tuesday—The “birthday present” given by the miners to the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) lasted only one day…
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