Mine Made Harmless. Sydney
Members of the RAN today rendered harmless an enemy mine which was discovered by an interstate steamer. The mine, [?]which was probably of German…
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Miners Get Concessions. Sydney
Nearly 200 miners at Glen Davis oil fields who were ordered back to work by the Federal Government yesterday, were granted working concessions by the Central Coal…
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Present industrial requirements are creating a coal shortage in Australia. The present output is from 9 to 10 million tons a year, while industry needs 11[?] million…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All Mines at Work. Sydney. Tuesday
All coalmines in NSW were working today. One colliery in the northern district, Aberdare Central, had asked for the miners’ pension scheme to be modified to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sinkings of Mines. Stockholm, March 17
It has been officially announced that eight Swedish merchantmen, totalling 27.000 tons, were lost in February, most of them as a result of hitting mines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ONLY 14 Miners Unemployed. Sydney
The statement that 200 miners in the nor them district were unemployed was attacked by the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr N. H. Mlghell) today. He said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Production Down. Sydney
The production of gold in December in NSW was 7733 ounces line, valued at £A81,975, compared with 9512 ounces fine, valued at [?] for for December, 1940…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortage of Lamps In Western Coal Mines SYDNEY
The Invincible [?]llicry at C[?] Bullen was idle today because minors were unable to get carbide lamps. Efforts were made by the managements to [?] a supply. but…
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A dispute with one miner, over his safety lamp, brought the Invincible colliery to standstill today. Miners at the big Richmond Main colliery went back to work today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Stage "Stay-in" Strike Sydney
A "stay-in" strike was staged by about 110 miners at J. and A. Brown's Colliery, Freeman's Tunnel, to-day. The men sent up about five waggons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hutch Gold Safe Washington, March 18
Dr Loudon. Netherlands Government Minister to Washington, today [?]formed Mr Walsh, [?] of the Naval Affairs Com[?] that before Germany's [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Stay-in Strike Newcastle
Miners commenced a stay-in strike at Freeman’s Tunnel, a small J. and A. Brown colliery on the northern coalfields, today. There are 130 men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Coal Output Sydney
Declaring today that the Sta[?] ouptut of [?] for the last fortnight was the high [?] for many years, the Minister for Mines (Mr Baddrldy) said he hoped the high…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minster's Coal Figures Challenged SYDNEY
Yesterday's statement by the Minister for Mines (Mr B[?]ddeloyi that coal production in NSW during the past two weeks was the best in this State…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wagga Gold Clip on April 22-23
The Wagga Dlg[?]ers' Race Club will conduct the Wagga Cup meeting on April 22 23, the dates originally allowed the Mur[?]umbldgee Turf Club. The Diggers'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One Colliery Idle Sydney
The Western Main colliery, tear Wallerawang, which has a payroll of about 20 men, was the only cool pit idle in NSW today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forty-hour Week for Miners SYDNEY
Under a judgment delivered by Mr Justice Drake-Brock man at the Central Con[?] Reference Board today, al[?] co[?]l mining employes in all States, other than…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Shortage in Britain LONDON, March 24
Lord Latham, discussion in House of Lards, coal production and distribution, said that the fuel position in London throughout the winter had been extremely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →370 Miners Strike Sydney
As a protest against the decision of the chairman of the Local Reference Board regarding the employment of new employes as first-class shiftmen,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1400 Miners Idle Sydney
Four mines, employing about 1400 men, were Idle in NSW today…
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