Fall at Colliery; Men Trapped LONDON, April 25
Heavy falls occurred last evening in the Barnborough Colliery, in Yorkshire. Earth tremors were felt over a wide area and the relatives of many of the…
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Thirteen Miners Rescued
Thirteen of the 18 men trapped by roof falls in the Barborough Colliery have been rescued alive. One body has been recovered. The search is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Mine Dispute 200 Men Idle Sydney
Although no dispute with the mine management exits, 200 Millfield-Greta miners came out on strike to-day, thus spolling the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →National Coal Board Proposed LONDON, April 26
The Mine Workers' Federation has submitted to Cabinet a scheme for a National Coal Board, consisting of representatives of both sides of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →200 Miners Idle Army Call-UP Causing Concern SYDNEY
The three days’ record of full production on NSW coalfields ended today when 200 Millfield-Greta miners. although in no dispute with the mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Mines Idle Sydney
Disputes at three [?]ollieries today involve about 450 miners, and it is [?]timated that a production loss of 1300 tons will result from the holdups…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Coal Mines at Work But Another Crisis Threatened Sydney
Although all coalfields in NSW were Again at work today when production was resumed at three pits which were held up yesterday, a new and more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Six Mines Idle in Nsw Sydney
Six mines were idle in NSW today two as • the result of industrial disputes. At South Clifton, on the southern field, the men met to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rutherglen Protest Meeting Closing of Gold Dumps
There were over 100 present in the Rutherglen Memorial Hall last Monday night, when Mr. S.P. Diffey (Shire President).presided over a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Forgo Holiday CANBERRA
"Australian miners had abandoned the May Day holiday this year so as to strengthen the struggle for liberation of the peonies of the world from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Several NSW Mines Idle SYDNEY
Two western NSW mines were idle today as a result of a protest by the men against the failure of the Central Coal Reference Board to concede…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Second Edition Saturday 4 A.M. Late Cable News Miners Meet in London May 1
A special miners' international conference was held in London today at which [?] delegates from the Continent and the occupied countries were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rebuff For Mr Ward His Charges Against Coal Commissioner Not Upheld CANBERRA
Federal Ministers tonight were convinced, from information received, that the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) should be absolved…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →600 Miners Idle SYDNEY
The largest production mine in Australia, the Burwood colliery on the northern coalfields, was Idle today when 600 miners refused to leave the buses which drop…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Concerned About Bomb Victims SYDNEY
Miners' union officials believe that an anomaly exists in the National Security Regulation 9 which would prevent bomb victims in coal mines from receiving…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Call to All Former Miners SYDNEY
“It is a matter of urgency that all former coal miners throughout Australia contact district offices at once,“ said the miners' general secretary (Mr Grant)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →470 Miners Idle Hold —UP At SYDNEY
Stoppage at two coal mines on NSW fields affect approximately 470 men and it Is estimated that today’s production loss from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Wanted; Water Board Job SYDNEY
Miners are wanted urgently to [?] a 4[?] for the Water Board’s second tunned from [?] were to Propect [?]. At the moment there…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Gold Cups This Year MELBOURNE
Melbourne’s leading race clubs have received advice that they will be unable to obtain any gold cups this year. follows a recent Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Human Labor, Not Gold, Will Win The War
“It is human labor, not gold, that will win this war. Labor, not money, is the real wealth. This Parliament, and every other Australian…
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