Mr. McKell Defends Coal industry Bill Mining Unions Seek Amendments
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 4
SYDNEY Thursday—If the Opposition, them in power had accepted the recommendation of the report on the coal industry made by Mr. Justice Davidson’s in 1929, many of the recommendations in Judge Davidson’s recent report…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 5
CESSNOCK, Thursday. — With the resumption of Bellbird Colliery to-day the whole of the mines on the Maitland field are at work…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 5
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Appealing to miners not to take part in frivo Ions or . unjustified strikes, Mr. Sheahan (Lab., Yass) decolarcd for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Injured At Bloomfield Main
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 5
Two miners were Injured at Bloomfield main Colliery to-day Frederick Tilden, 41, of Park at Greta, suffered chest injuries…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 1
SYDNEY Thurs.—With only two [?] idle in the south, the coal output to-day will be the beat for some weeks. All…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 7
SYDNEY, Thursday. — Total proven coal resources for N.S.W. amounted to nearly 4,000,000,000 toms, said the Premier, Mr. McKen…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pit - Area Committees Proposed Submissions To Miners At Week-End Meetings
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 2
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The following motion, drafted by the industrial panel of the N.S.W. Trades and Labour Council, will be submitted to miners meetings on the coal-fields at the week-end:…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1
Due to a mechanical failure in the screens, no work took place at Muswellbrook No. 1 colliery, on Wednesday and Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Want a “Closed Shop”
Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 5
LONDON, Aug 30.—The miners intend to press the Coal Board for a “closed shop” throughout the industry, said the…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 5
CESSNOCK Friday.—This week has been one of high production on the Maitland coalfield. The whole of the mines are at work today. On…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1
SYDNEY Friday.—The Coal Industry Bill passed the final stages in the Legislative Assembly at 6 o’clock this morning…
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Singleton Argus · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 4
The Coal Inquiry Bill passed the final stages in the Legislative Assembly at 5 o'clock this morning, without amendment…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1
SYDNEY Friday.—The Metropolitan Colliery on the South Coast is the only mine idle in NSW. The dispute however,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Muswellbrook Coal Deposits. Mentioned in Legislative Assembly
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1
Speaking on the second reading of the Coal Industry Bill in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the Premier (Mr. McKell)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drive for More Coal Important Meetings at Week-end
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1
The N.S.W. Trades and Labour Council Industrial Panel will open its campaign for more coal with talks this work-end in miners on the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Provision for Strike Ballot Rejected. Coal Bill Passed. Sydney
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1
The Coal Industry Bill passed the final stages in the Legislative Assembly at 5 o'clock this morning without amendment. Eight divisions were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Retired Miner’s Death
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 5
MUSWELBROOK: The death occurred sudenly at his late residence, [?]street, of Mr. John. Walsh, stired miner, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Lack Of Discipline ” In Mining Industry Cause of Coal Shortage, Says ,B.H.P. Chairman
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Saturday— “Lack of discipline” in the coal mining industry was to blame for the coal shortage, which was responsible for the Newcastle steel works operating at only two-thirds capacity, declared the chairman of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nurse Awarded Gold Medal
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 2
For [?]eneral proficiency throughout the nurses training coarse, Nurse E. Hammond (Moore) had received Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Bill Best Yet For Owners And Miners Mr. Wells At Coalfields Meetings
Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 4
The provisions of the Coal Industry Bill were the hest yet offered to the miners, said the general president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. H. Wells), addressing mining union delegates on the northern coalfields at the week-end…
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