Coal Freights Provoke Complaints
The Town Clerk (Mr. A. E. Border) told the council that while visiting the Gas Examiner's office in Sydney he had heard that protests…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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British Miners Seek Wage Increase
LONDON : Sept. 19.—An all-round wage increase is to be demanded for British miners, says the “Daily Herald.”…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Joint Coal Board Calls for Second Shift. Housing Scheme at Open Cut Mine. Council Agrees to Proposal
The Join a Coal Board, with the approval of the Lands Department and the Municipal Council, will erect 61 homes, made from converted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lightning Strikes at the Collieries Federation Called On To Show Cause
SYDNEY, Friday.—The President of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. I. G. Williams) assured the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) to-day that the executive of the Miners’ Federation would take steps to prevent a recurrence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disabled Miners Association Formed at Kurri
At a well attended meeting of disabled mineworkers, held at Kurri Kurri, it was decided to form a local…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining As a Career
The Lecturer in charge of the Coalmining Department in Sydney, Mr. J. C. Webb, said last night that there…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Threat of Trouble at Open Cut Mines. Position of Sub-Contractors
Trouble threatens at the Muswellbrook and other open cut mines because of a demand by mining unions for protection for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Tribunal Gives Miners 14 Days’ Grace
SYDNEY, Sat.—The Coal Industrial Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) yesterday afternoon deferred for 14 days his demand…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Miners’ Board Meeting
NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The Northern board of management of the Miners’ Federation met at Newcastle to-day. No statement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Carting Coal From Open Cuts
New contracts for the ha[?] of coal from the open-cut [?] at Muswellbrook are being [?] sidered by the Combined [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stay In Strike At Newcastle Mine
Thirteen wheelers staged a stay in strike at Waratah Colliery to-day as a protest against summonses issued by the management alleging a breach…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident in Mine
CESSNOCK, Tues.—Norval Shaw, St. of Mayfield-street, Cessnock, a shiftman employed at Aberdare colliery, fractured the first finger on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Protest on Police Raid
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There sure reports from Lithgow that Saturday’s raid by the plain clothes special squad (Division 21) from Sydney has antagonised some sections of the western miners, and it is reported that miners at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners’ Board Threat On Stoppages
NEWCASTLE, Tues.—Waratah Colliery, when [?] wheelers staged a stay-in [?] yesterday was in [?] production to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Army Huts to House Mine Workers
MUSWELLBROOK. Tues. — The Joint Coal Board, with the approval of the Lands Department and the Muswellbrook Municipal Council,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Tenders May Stop Muswellbrook Mines
The Combined Coalmining Unions' Council would meet in Sydney to consider contracts for the haulage of coal from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lucky Last Blast Found the Gold
KALGOORLIE, Tues.—Camilla Reghe[?]mi had had no luck prospecting, and decided to let go his last gelignite plug in one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Gallagher Issues Stern Warning to Miners Two Weeks' Trial Period
Mr. F Gallagher, the Coal Tribunal, indicated at the conference on Friday last that unless the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Lost Heavily
A total loss of £103,023 was incurred by the Coal Cliff Colliery in slightly more than of operations under commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Trouble in British Mines
LONDON, Sept. 24. — Fresh trouble on the coalfields has thrown 10,000 Lanarkshire and Ayrshire miners, idle…
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