Holiday Dates for the Miners
SYDNEY, Sat.—The Miners’ Central Council decided that all miners would take their three weeks’ annual leave between…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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£250,000 Plant for Brown Coal
MELBOURNE, Sat.—Two senior engineers employed by the Victorian Government left Melbourne by aid for the Philippines to buy a brown…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?]Ulcahy Claims Blain Misrepresented” Him Inquiry Sought Into Gold Pass Charge
CANBERRA, Saturday.—In the House of Representa[?] night, Mr. Mulcahy (Lab., N.S.W.) claimed he had [?] misrepresented by Mr. Blain (Ind., N.T). He also said [?] Labour Party members had been “very generous” to…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — Dissatisfaction with the Joint coal Board’s work on amenities for mining towns was expressed by all delegates at a conference of representative of mining district amenities committees in Sydney during…
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Keith Bridge, 19, Wollombi Road, Bellbird, a clipper, at Bellbird colliery, received a probable fracture of the right thigh today when he was…
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A miner was killed in Anerdare colliery yesterday and his workmate suffered serious injuries when they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Protest Against Beer Shortage
Appeal To Coal Board and Central Council. There have been shortages of beer at the week-ends, and the miners are becoming unsettled with this…
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Despite a huge staff of highly paid technicians, the Joint Coal Board had failed to carry out its promises to…
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CESSNOCK. Tuesday.—After period of large out juts, there are five idle collieries on the Maitland field to-day They are Reburn…
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CANBERRA Tuesday—Nega[?] are processing between the Commonwealth Government and the miners’ [?]…
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Negotiations are proceeding between the Commonwealth Government and the miners' representatives in an effort to prevent a general coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KURRI A.L.P. Anomalies in Miners' Pensions
At the last meeting of the Kurri branch of the A.L.P. general dissatisfaction was expressed at…
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A number of coal laden trucks got out of control at about 3.10 p.m. to-day in the Muswellbrook railway yards. A standing covered van was struck,…
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SYDNEY. Wed.—The general president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr I Williams) to-day denied the report that the Joint…
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BRISBANE, Wed.—The State Government has decided to establish its won Coal Control Board…
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CESSNOCK, Wednesday. — Neath Pelaw Main and Abermain No 2 collieries are not at work to-day. That idleness…
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SINGLETON, Wed. — William T. Rix applied to the Milling Warden, Mr. V. Lawler, for authority to enter an additional…
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NEWCASTLE. Thurs.—Lambton B was the only colliery idle on the Newcastle coalfield today and there was a production…
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CESSNOCK. Thursday.—There is a loss of 3200 tons of coal on the Maitland field to-day. The idle collieries are Pelaw Main, Neath,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Holidays for Miners
SYDNEY, Thursday. — The General President of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. J. Williams) emphasised to-day that miner would…
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