Protect Against Coal Board
CESSNOCK, Monday. — Approximately 9000 tons of coal were lost to-day on the South Maitland coalfields…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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Strikes at Many Nsw Collieries Protest Against Threat To Indict Leaders
SYDNEY, Monday,—Strikes broke cut in many NSW coalmines to-day in protest against the Joint Coal Board’s application for more stringent provisions for holiday and annual leave, and the Coal industry Tribunal’s (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minister to Request Larger N.s.w. Coal Allocation Wheat Haulage Delays
Agriculture Minister Graham proposes to ask Federal Government for a bigger coal allocation for N.S.W. to avoid…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Coal Board Will Succeed If Given A Chance” Premier Deplores Press Attacks
SYDNEY, Monday.—Speaking in Newcastle yesterday, the Premier, Mr. McGirr, said that the Joint Cool Board’s task of stabilising the cool industry would not be helped by “vicious and unjust attacks by the Press.”…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Federation Has Case to Answer To-day’s Ruling By The Coal Tribunal
SYDNEY, August 3.—The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. H. Gallagher, to-day ruled that the Miners’ Federation had a case to answer on the holiday pay dispute, over which widespread stoppages are occurring on the NSW coalfields…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—The loss on the Maitland field to-day is, again very high. Bellbird and Pelton collieries are…
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The operations division of the Joint Coal Board has already commenced work on the proposed open cut mine at Liddell, and it is expected that 500…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Defy Order, Call Stoppage
In defiance of the Coal Industry Tribunal's order, the Miners Federation at the week-end ordered aggregate meetings of miners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →EDITORIAL. The Problem of Coal
THE ordinary citizen must find the greatest difficulty in arriving at something like an assessment of the coal position of this country, in the main, because of the contradictor nature of the statements made by all sorts of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck by Fall of Coal
Joseph Thompson, 36, Catherine [?] Cessnock, loader hand at kalingo Colliery, who was struck by a fall of coal yesterday, received injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Rowe's Departure. Popular Mine Manager
Mr. H. S. Rowe, manager for Aberdare Extended for the past 18 months, was farewelled by the staff prior to leaving to take up an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Idle Mines To-day's Loss—5700
The loss in production on this field today is 5700 tons. Bellbird and Pelton are idle, and Richmond Main party idle, over the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →How Communists Control Industry Through Coal
Stoppages at live Northern collieries, and subsequent disputes in the coal industry, have inflicted drastic gas rationing on much of N.S. Wales, caused thousands of unionists to lose pay, and threatened complete…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Federation Has Case to Answer." Coal Tribunal's Finding. Sydney
The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. H. Gallagher, to-day ruled that the Miners' Federation had a case to answer on the holiday pay dispute,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Decline in Standard of Living Mr. Stuart's View Of The Position Miners' Holiday Pay Restrictions
The Australian economy was in danger—primarily because of the coal shortage—of a serious decline in the standard of living within the next five years, said the Secretary of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. N. Stuart, giving evidence before the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mines Stoppage Called Off Dramatic Settlement Announced
The threatened one-day mines stoppage has been called off, following a dramatic statement of the coal dispute early to-day. Agreement was announced at 12.25 a.m. to-day by Premier McGirr, and was subsquently confirmed when all parties appeared before Coal Industry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stoppage in Mines Cancelled Tribunal Hears Terms of Settlement
SYDNEY, Wednesday—The threatened one-day mine stoppage has been called off, fallowing a dramatic settling the coal dispute early to-day. Agreement was announced at 12.25 a.m. to-day by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Now Defy the Law—even Before the Law Is Made
On Monday 18 coal mines, employing 5,915 mine-workers, were idle as a protest against the Coal Tribunal hearing a submission by the Joint…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Mining Courses
The Minister, for Education (Mr. Heffron) has advised Mr. Geo Booth, MLA, that plans are in hand to erect a mining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Harrison Hits At Coal[?] Decision
SYDNEY, Thurs. — Ad[?] the Coal Board'[?] to the Coal indust[?] Mr. F. H. Gallagher.[?]…
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