All Coal Mines Working
Every coalmine in N.S.W. was working on Tuesday for the first time for many months, and there are indications that his week will see…
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All Coal Mines Still Working SYDNEY
All NSW mines worked today for the third consecutive day. Output for this week will be the highest for a year. It was emphasised in coal circles that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lace (Not Gold) and the Navy
In a recent BBC Radio Newsreel, Commander Woodrooffe, paying a tribute to Malta, waxed reminiscent. "The midshipman buys lace." he said,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners’ Right To Ensure Their Safety Branch Secretary's Reply to Judge Canberra
In the Federal Arbitration Court today, James Simpson secretary of the Northern District branch of the Miners’ Federation, told Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners to Return to Work SYDNEY, Friday
An agreement has been reached to four men charged with “having done something in the nature of a strike at Pelton coal m[?] to return…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →12 Million Tons of Coal Sydney
Coal production in NSW for the six months ended June 30 totalled 6,054,743 tons. In revealing this today the Minister for Mines (Mr Baddeley) said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Adelaide’s Coal Shortage Adelaide
South Australia’s coal reserves have reached a dangerously low [?]t. and Commonwealth authority is being sought to apply rationing reconmenda[?]ns. These…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →300 Miners Strike Sydney
State record of week’s freedom from coal stoppage was marred today when more than 300 workers at Mt Kiera mine came out on strike. The men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charge Against Miners’ Official Dismissed SYDNEY
Charges against the president of the Pellon Lodge (Mr T. Burke) of having caused the men to fall to attend work at Pelton mine on July 31 were dismissed by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Africans Gold Production Johannesburg. August 17
The Gold Production Committee of the Transvaal Chamber of Mines has announced that South African gold mines aim to maintain output as far…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many Mines May Close. Sydney
Fears that the shortage of pit timber would compel many western mines to close by the end of the present week were expressed to day by the secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →300 Miners Idle Sydney
The only NSW coal mine idle today was Wallerawang, where 300 men are involved in a dispute over the payment of water money. The strike,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warning by Miners’ Leader. Sydney
Unless careful consideration by the Federal Government was given to mining dis[?]tes before the National Security (Coal Control) Regulations were invoked, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners’ Pensions—federal Help. Sydney
An assurance that the Federal Government would consider the question of subsidising coal miners pensions in some concrete form was given to NSW miners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Support for Labor Sydney
Commenting tonight on the political storm which has followed an attack by the Prime Minister on the Federal Opposition the general secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Mines Idle: 906 Men Idle Sydney
Strikers held up production at two mines [?]day. resulting in the loss of 2400 tons of coal and idleness of approximately 900 men, They were [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One Coal Mine Id[?] Sydney
One mine was idle today because of industrial dispute. This mine, the South Bull. produces 1500 tons and employs 550 The men are demanding that mine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Coal Mine Stoppages Further Prosecutions Possible Canberra
Stoppages at three collieries may involve further prosecutions under the coal regulations. The mines are South Bull (540…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Prosecuted. Sydney
Seven miners from Mount Kei[?]a colliery on the southern coalfields have been summoned under the National Security Regulations to answer charges that by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners and Daylight Saving. Newcastle
Northern Miners’ Management Board decided today that to offset the effect of daylight saving when it Is introduced, miners should start work an hour later…
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