Mines Idle on Coalfields
CESSNOCK Wed.—A determined effort was made by a number of contract miners and wheelers to get the clippers to resume…
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Mining & the mines, 1945
904 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 46
Will Not Nationalise Coal Mines
CANBERRA Thursday.—There is no likelihood of the Federal Government nationalising coal mines…
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CESSNOCK Thursday,—Mr. E. Wallwork, secretary of Richmond Main Miners’ Lodge, has been nominated by Hebburn No. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Over 5000 Tons of Coal Lost
CESSNOCK Thursday. — Idle collieries on the Maitland [?] to-day were responsible for a [?] in production of more than 5000…
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The Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) said the plan of the Miners' Federation to hold aggregate meetings on a working day, in order to…
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CESSNOCK Friday — There were so fresh disputes on the Maitland field to-day, but those at Pelton, Milifield and Abermain…
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Sir,—The decisions of the recent National Convention of the Miners' Federation, on the attitude of the Union to mechanisation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Protecting German Mines
BRUSSELS Sept. 24.—In a broadcast, flit .Belgian Premier (van Acker) announced that the Allies had decided to use barbed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Idle South Maitland Mines
CESSNOCK: Monday—The loss in production through the Idleness of collieries on the Maitland field to-day amounts to 6700 tons…
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Millers at 12 collieries stopped work to-day, adding 3000 men to the 15,000 idle in the State yesterday. Disputes now cover coal, meat, wharf labourers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Convention (To the Editor)
Sir,—It is obvious that arising out of the recent Miners 'Convention, the decisions indicate the extent to which the delegates feel regarding coal and its…
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"THE DEFERMENT of the aggregate meetings by the Miners' Federation is a sensible move. The miners' leaders are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Appeal Ignored
SYDNEY Thurs.—Coal loss as a result of strikes was the heaviest to-day for several weeks, despite an appeal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Wanted Rowley to “Job” Mr. Harrison
CANBERRA Thursday— Miners had urged him to take direct action with the Deputy-Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Harrison),…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Stocks Critically Low, Says Mr. Grant “Overshadows Other Industrial Problems”
SYDNEY, Thursday. — Present coal stocks are the lowest in the history of the Coal Commission, and the coal shortage, according to the general secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr.: Grant) overshadows all other industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prisoners Would Have Eaten Sawdust Starving, But Slaved in Coal Min[?] (From Axel Olsen)
MANILA, Sept 27.—Prisoners working in Jap[?] coal mimes were so hungry they could have eaten sewdu[?] to fill their belies. This was stated by Corporal M. P. McCarthy, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Miners’ Pension Fund Solvent
SYDNEY Friday—“The miners’ pension fund is definitely solvent. It is now paying and will continue to pay on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Pension Fund Solvent
"The miners' pension fund is now paying, and will continue to pay on the present-baste," said the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spirited Defence of Miners Mb. James Attacks Mr. Harrison
In a spirited defence of the miners, Mr. James (Lab., N.S.W.) in the House of Representatives attacked the Deputy Leader of the Opposition…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strakan Struck a Mine
HONGKONG Sept. 29.—It was announced that four members of the crew were Injured when the Australian corvette Strahan…
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