Troublemakers in the Coal Industry Cabinet Considering Position
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 3
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Including a recommendation that trouble-makers in the coalmining industry be dismissed, a new disciplinary code for the mining industry is being considered to-day by Federal Cabinet…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 2
SYDNEY Tuesday.—If more coal was not oven to the railways all services would collapse, declared the secretary of the…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 3
MUSWELLBROOK Wed. — John Arthur Harding, 23, single, was killed at Muswellbrook open, cut mine yesterday afternoon…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 5
CEESNOCK Wed.—Coal production loss on the South Maitland field to-day is over 6000 tons. The seven pits idle because of…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 5
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.— Ray, Rows, 21, of Main Road Cardin, was admitted to Wallsend Hospital, to-day suffering…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 1
SYDNEY Wednesday.— The prospect of a complete stoppage on the conlfields which will occur if the Federated Englne Driyers…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 1
A recommendation for a general hold-up of all coal mines in New South Wales by the withdrawal of 1000 key men will be submitted to a meeting of the Sydney branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association to-night…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 6
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Sydney branch of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen’s Association is submitting to the State executive of tho union a recommendation to tie up all N.S.W. coal mined unless a seniority dispute in Sydney…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 1
SYDNEY, Thursday.— Fresh trouble is looming on the NSW coalfields where, South Coast miners, who have a daily…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 5
CESSNOCK, Thursday.—On the Maitland field to-day the isle collieries are Maitland Main. Eirington and Abermain, No. 2. The…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 5
CANBERRA, Thurs.—Labour Caucus has approved draft legislation aiming at the abolition of the contract system in the coal…
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Singleton Argus · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 4
The president of Patrick Plains Shire Council (Cr. A. F. Pankhurst) and the manager of the Great Greta Colliery (Mr. Rix) are members for…
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The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 1
The executive of the Sydney branch of Engine-drivers and Firemen's Union on Wednesday night requested the Union's State…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 5
CESSNOCK Friday. — Patrick Thomas, 21, of Neath Road, Neath, a wheeler, employed at Neath colliery, was struck by a fall of coal…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 2
Engine-drivers at the open cut mine ceased work to-day. The stoppage was caused owing to an objection by the inen to one of…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 1
LONDON July 19.—Eight of nine members of the crew are believed to have been drowned when a 100-ton Mersey harbour…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 5
The State Executive of the Federated Engi[?] and Fire[?] Association will probably most [?] Cessnock early next week to consider…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 2
The Mayor (Ald. Brown) submitted the following report to Cessnock Municipal Council on Tuesday night in connection with the oil from coal project…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 1
GELSENKIRCHEN July 19. — Ru[?] miners warned the British military government officials that serious, difficulty was being…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 5
A world authority on coal research and dust abatement would be brought to Australia to advise on dust problems in Australian mines if…
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