Electricity Output From Zara Street Threatened Coal Shortage Becoming Critical in Newcastle
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 1
The coal shortage has become critical in Newcastle. Unless Zara Street Powerhouse, from where Singleton receives its supply of electricity, receives greater supplies within a week, reserve stocks will be exhausted…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Miners’ leaders have appealed to their members to observe the direction of fee Joint Cool Board to work nest Monday—King’s Birthday holiday. The order was made because of the acute coal shortage,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Crash Victim Dies
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2
NEWCASTLE: William Jarrett, of Belmont, who was injured on May 28 when runaway skips crashed into an underground…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 1
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Coal Ind ustry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) stated in Sydney to-day that if was important that em ployees covered by the Miners’ Award should know their and obligations under the award for an additional five days annual leave…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death Of Mining Director
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 6
LONDON, June It.— death Is announced of Mr. Percy Edward Marmion, chairman of Goldmines of Kalgoorlie, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Recovery Plant to Cost £144,000
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2
Alluvial Mining Equipment Ltd.. of Sydney, has contracted to build it machine to recover coal. The machine chine will cost £144,000…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 5
CESSNOCK, Friday.—The production on the Maitland field for the week has been exceptionally high. There has been Little…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners to Work on
Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 1
SYDNEY, Friday. — The Northern miners’ officials said to-day that all collieries on the Maitland field would work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Pensions (To the Editor.)
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 9
Sir,—I think the time is ripe, and long overdue, when action should be taken to get some worthwhile increase in the miners' pension. We forced…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Those Mining Terms
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 3
Those mining terms often cause the unitiated some trouble when discussing disputes over conditions and similar mining subjects…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Cannot Assist Baby Clinic
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 2
Financial aid from the Joint Coal Board to assist in the construction of the proposed modern baby…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 1
The Joint Coal Board has directed that all mineworkers on the three N.S.W. coalfields work on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Industry Tribunal Annual Leave Qualifications
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 7
Mr. Ganagher, Chairman of the Coal Industry Tribunal, stated yesterday that it is important that employees covered by the Miners' Award should…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How the Miners Will Be Paid for
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 7
The Northern Miners' Federation executive stated this morning that men working on Monday will be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Summary of the News Coal Crisis Worse
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 2
The coal shortage is so acute that the Coal Board has ordered collieries to work on the King's Birthday holiday on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Henry Scanlon Praises British Coal Miners “Nationalisation Would Also Work In Australia”
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1947 · page 5
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Nationalisation of coal mines in Britain had resulted in higher production, and he believed that nationalisation of mines in Australia would be equally successful, said Mr. Henry Scanlon, vice-president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Test for Miners
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 3
IF MINERS work from now until the end of the year without unauthorised stoppages, their holidays will be increased…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Production High
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Production on the Maitland field to-day again reached a high level with every colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Claims For Uranium Miners
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 4
ADELAIDE, Tuesday. — The secretary of the Australian Workers Union (Mr. C. R. Cameron) is preparing a leg of claims to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Heavy Coal Losses South Coast Threat
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1
All South Coast mines were idle yesterday on a wages claim by desputies and shot-firers at the Metropolitan Mine. The output…
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