Protest Against Coal Board's Action. Penalties for Stoppages
The Coal Board, in seeking to impose penalties to end petty stoppages, which are causing heavy daily loss, arousing the…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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Nation-wide Action Against Coal Board Attempts to Discipline Miners Resented
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Resentful of the Joint Coal Board’s action in seeking to impose stringent penalties on New South Wales miners holiday benefits, miners’ leaders have called a special meeting of the Central Council next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →'Outburst by Mines Minister
"It would do some of you damn well good to have a crack at the mining industry yourselves," said the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trial of Strength by Miners
SYDNEY, Saturday—A trial of strength between the Joint Coal Board and the Misers’ Federation will, it is anticipated, follow last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Finn Finds Rich Gold Reef
A prospector claims to have unearthed a rich gold-bearing reef near Nundle, 37 miles from Tamworth. The prospector is Alex Tarvainen,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Board To Force Showdown With Miners Important Meeting To-morrow
The Joint Coal Board, supported by the Federal Government, is expected to force a shewdown with the miners. The miners have refused to co-operate with the board in its efforts to increase coal production…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining for Atomic Sands Boom Business on Queensland Coast
Beach mining is booming along the Queensland coast since the Commonwealth Government established a depot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Appeal To Miners
The Chancellor of the Ex-chequer. Sir Stafford. Cripps, appealed to coalminers to end strikes and absenteeism, and to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Coal Problem
Blame for the Goal crisis in Australia, in my opinion, bests on the shoulders of the coal owners throughout this country, due to their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Combined Unions Support Miners Holiday Benefits
The application of the Joint Coal Board to the Coal Industry. Tribunal to Impose penalties on holiday pay benefits is being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Loss of [?]000 Tons of Coal
CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—The loss to-day on the South Maitland field months to about 5000 tons. Most of this has been lost…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Daily Loss of 1300 Tons. Dispute at No. 2 COLLIERY
Miners at Muswellbrook No. 2 colliery are out on strike in connection with a dispute over the payment of water money. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Machines in Pillars Jim Wilkie's Views. Send Miners' Representatives Abroad
The mechanical loading of coal in pillars has been talked around by the Federation for some years in the form, of argument to avoid the inevitable. The time has arrived to lay down a definite policy on the introduction of machines in pillars, says…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All Mining Unions Behind Federation Stand On Holiday Clause
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—All the mining unions will support the Miners’ Federation in any action it takes to resist the Joint Coal Board move o change the award holiday conditions by making them subject to stringent conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Maitland Mines
CESSNOCK, Wednesday. — The only Industrial dispute on the Maitland field to-day occurred at Buchanan-Borehole colliery which has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Vote For Penalties
CESSNOCK, Wed. — Aberdare Miners’ Lodge decided by ballot to reintroduce the penalties which were imposed on any member…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' One-Day Stoppage Postponed Unexpected Conference with Premier
Coal-miners' loaders yesterday postponed making a decision on a proposal to call a one-day strike throughout Australia. Postponement of the decision followed an unexpected…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Challenge Board’s Right Conditions of Holiday Payment
SYDNEY, Wednesday—President of the Miners’ Federation, Mr. I. Williams, told the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day that the Joint Coal Board’s move to tighten existing rights of miners to qualify for paid holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →McGIRR, Ashley Talk with Miners Leaders Effort To Relieve Tension
SYDNEY, Wednesday—Although secrecy was observed about the unexpected conference at the miners leaders and the Premier (Mr. McGirr), the Minister for Shipping and (Senator Ashley) and Coal Board representatives, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Coal
MUSWELLBROOK Muswellbrook coal ci [?] cipal council that the Joint Coal Board has [?]of the price…
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