Miners Wont Confer with Liberals Liberal Policy Would Cause Crisis, Says Wells
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 2
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners’ Central Council will confer with the executive of the State ALP and leaders of the Communist Party to discuss coal plans, but will not confer with the Liberal Party…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Primitive Conditions in Some Mines Naked Men Work In Temperature of 120 Deg
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 3
SYDNEY, Wednesday—He had seen two naked miners hewing coal at a temperature of 120 degrees in a Queens-Housing Commission flat was available to him at Herne Bay, said the chairman of the Commission (Mr. Puddicombe)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Production Again High
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 5
SYDNEY, Thursday. — Coal production was again high in N.S.W. to-day with only three mines idle, one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal-State Talks On Coal Plans Federal Ministers Leaning Towards Davidson Report
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 4
CANBERRA,: Thursday —Discussions are taking place in Sydney to-day between the Federal Minster for Simply (Senator Ashely) and the N.S.W. Premier (Mr. McKell) regarding the reorganisation of the coal industry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mines' Pay For Holiday
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 5
The Secretary of the Northern District of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. B. Simpson) said information had been received that Monday would be a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →National Control Of Mines
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 7
The following communication has been sent by Kearsley Council to the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant):—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →All Maitland Mines Work
Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 5
CESSNOCK, Friday.—With W resumption of Elrington colliery today the whole of the mines on the Maitland field are at work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fortnight of Record Coal Production
Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 5
SYDNEY, Friday. — All NSW mines are working today. This is the final day of the fortnight of record…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Delegates to A.l.p. Conference
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 1
The ballot for representatives of the Northern miners to attend the A.L.P. conference resulted; Messrs, L. Gibson (Burwood); R. Miller [?] Darling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Positon Grave Federal and State Ministers Confer
Singleton Argus · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 1
After talks yesterday on the coal position, the New South Wales Premier (Mr. McKell) said there had been a "complete appreciation of the present grave position," and of the need for early action…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Industry Turns Corner In Britain (Australian Associated Press)
Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 1
LONDON, June 7.—“The coalmining industry has turned the corner as far as manpower is concerned,” stated the Minister of Fuel, Mr. Shinwell, opening the first group training centre at Deal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Production Good, But Coal Shortage Acute Labour Party Objection To Communists
Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 4
SYDNEY, Friday.—Although this week’s coal production will undoubtedly be the best for a long time, and may even be a record, it is still claimed that the coal shortage in extremely acute…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Full Time Worked by 23 Collieries
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1946 · page 5
Twenty-three Northern mines have worked full time for the fortnightly pay to be drawn on Friday next…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Settlement of American Coal Strike
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1946 · page 1
NEW YORK, June 8. — The United Mine Workers’ Association and the Anthracite Coal Operators announced that they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Will Meet Communists As Planned Miners’ Leader Criticises A.L.P. Anonymous “Spokesman”
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1946 · page 3
SYDNEY, Saturday.—The Miners’ Federation would hold conferences on coal problems with leaders of both ALP and Communist Party next Tuesday as planned, said the miners’ general president (Mr. H. Wells) last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Baddeley Coal Bill Scrapped
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 June 1946 · page 3
The Baddeley Bill on the coal industry has been discarded in favour of action by the Federal Government, Mr. J. Arthur told the Adamstown A.L.P…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Whole of Mines at Work
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 June 1946 · page 3
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — After the holiday the whole of the mines are at work to-day. This is the third…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Future of the Coal Industry
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 June 1946 · page 3
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Substantial agreement was reached regrating the coal industry at a conference to-day between the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Output at High Level
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 June 1946 · page 3
SYDNEY Tues.—Coal production is stall at a high level, with only two mines, idle in NSW to-day. Both Stoppages are in the south…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hope for Mine-workers. Mr. Crook Optimistic
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 June 1946 · page 3
The Northern President of the M[?] (Mr. W. Crook) [?] confident that the Federal [?]ment intends to improve…
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