Coal Tribunal Hears Miners' Claims
Witnesses from the Southern District Miners' Federation gave evidence in Wollongong yesterday before the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) as the hearing…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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Miners To Meet Minister
A deputation of Southern District Miner's Federation officials. will meet the Minister for Mines (Mr. J. Arthur) on Thursday to…
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Improved conditions in mines were needed to encourage more labour into the mining industry, the Secretary of the Corrimal Miners' Lodge (Mr. W. J. Farrell) said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Serious Adrift From Mines" Evidence Heard By Coal Tribunal
AT a hearing of evidence in connection with the Miners' Federation General Log of Claims by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher), at Wollongong this week, miners' witnesses expressed concern at the serious employment "drift away from the mines"…
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Continued on Trove, page 21 →Coal Board to Help in Tree Planting
The Joint Coal Board ir prepared to help Council and local organisations desirous of carrying out tree planting in coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Flashes" Cause Stop at Bulli Colliery
Miners at Old Bulli Colliery decided at a pit-top meeting yesterday morning they would not return to work until an inspection of all electrical equipment in the mine has been made. Five separate reports of "flashes" have been made in the last three weeks…
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The Joint Coal Board will assist the City of Greater Wollongong Council in its plan for beautification of the city by…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Supply (Mr. Beale) claimed today that greater mechanisation of mines was the best method of increasing Australia's coal production. Mr. Beale that he had come…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Excelsior Miners Stop Work in Protest Against Bathrooms
A protest against a "dilapidated, rat-infested, fin-shed" bathroom, stopped production at Excelsior Colliery, one of the South Coast's largest mines, yesterday, Miners said they would stop work one day each week until…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work Resumes At Bulli Colliery
Work was resumed at Bulli Colliery this (Monday) morning and inspections are to be made today of electrical equipment…
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When members of the Joint Coal Board visit the Illawarra district this week they will meet the aldermen of Greater…
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Mr. J. S. G. Worland, who has been designing engineer and chief surveyor for the Corrimal Coal and Coke Co. Pty. Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bulli Miners to Resume Work Today
At a meeting of the Old Bulli Miners' Lodge yesterday, miners unanimously decided to end their stoppage and return to work today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Plan to Finance Coal Board Projects
According to the Finance Committee of Greater Wollongong Council, a Committee should be set up consisting of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Five Men Win 100,000 Tons of Coal
The Samson Stripper a new all-British machine which wins 100,000 tons [?] coal yearly—with only…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Opposition to Open Cut Mining at Mt. Kembla
The Mount Kembla Labour League has protested te Mr. Davies, M.H.R., against the granting of leases for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners to See Holt on Pensions
MELBOURNE, Monday. —A Miners' Federation deputation will discuss proposals for liberalising miners' pensions with the…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will consider any proposals by the Federal Government for miners in New South Wales to…
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