Increase in Miners' Pensions
An increase of 7/6 a week in retired mineworkers' pensions has been decided on following a…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
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Analysis Of Mine Accidents
A series of five years highs and lows in coal mine accidents in Australia in 30 years could be due, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Mines Idle To-day
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Owing largely to protests by miners against the delay in Installing power borers, then was a loss on the South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loading of Coal Vessels Held Up
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A strike of oranedrivers at Carrington (Newcastle) which began at midnight night over working roosters, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Says The Country Won’t Tolerate Stoppages Mr. Gallagher’s Warning To Miners
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—At the conference called to bear complaints by wheelers on the South Maitland coalfields, the Coal industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, said that strong action would be taken against thole responsible for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fluorescent Lighting for Mines Britain's Coal Board Carrying Out Large Scale Tests
Tests are being carried out in Britain to determine whether fluorescent lighting provides the most suitable form…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steel Production Almost Halved Serious Effect of Coal Hold-ups
Coal strikes have reduced the B.H.P. steel production rate to 600,000 tons a year instead of its capacity rate of one million tons a year. Shortage of steel could mean dismissals in industries…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board Chairman Rejects FEDFA Claim “Disobedience Calls For Something More Than Scowl”
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—-Giving his reserved judgment on two claims by the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen’s Association/ the chairman of the Central Coal Reference Bond, Mr. F.GalIagher, rejected both…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's January Gold Sales £26,500,000 Big Sales Over Five Months
The British Treasury announces that its gross sales of Sold In January amounted to £26,500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners’ Council Hits U.S. Foreign Policy “Must Lead To Atomic War”
SYDNEY, Thursday —The central council of the Miners’ Federation yesterday declared that America’s dollar imperialism and expansionist policy, if persisted in, must lead to an atomic war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Board and Miners’ Council Speak Plainly “Changed Attitudes” Alleged
SYDNEY, Friday.— There was a frank exchange of views between members of the Joint Coal Board and the Miners’ Central Council when they met here during the annual conference of the central council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's Coal
Britain's coal output for the week ended January 31 was 4,123,300 tons, which was 28,100 tons above the previous week's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Criticised by Unions
SYDNEY Friday—The Miners’ Central Couhell at talks today recorded their opposition to the Coal Board’s view that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Loss of 1000 Tons of Coal
Cessnock, Friday.—Loss of production on the South Maitland [?] today is less than 1000 tons Maitland Main [?] is idle,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Idle Mines To-day's Loss 1000 Tons
Maitland Main colliery, and part of Hebburn No. 2 colliery, are idle to-day as a result of wheelers' grievances. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Realistic Approach to Coal Problem Overdue in Blunt Statement Employers' Federation
The president of the Employers' Federation of New South Wales (Mr. R. C. Wilson) said last night that a realistic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Ask Board to Take Over Mines
SYDNEY, Saturday—Following a discussion on the cessation of operation at Ayrfield Colliery [?] by a fire the Central Coun[?] of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold in Bank
The bundle of gold he brought with him is safe in the bank. Now, free from care, Al is going to spend a holf-day with his wife and family in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Invitation to U.s. Miners’ Leader
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Mr. John L. Lewis will not discuss the Australian Miners’ Federation invitation to attend a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Allege Effort To Pre-Judge Claims Reaction To 35 Hours Demand
SYDNEY, Saturday.—The criticism from business, industrial and political interests which followed the Miners’ Federation announcement that it intended to seek a 35-[?] week has prompted the miners’ central council to appeal to…
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