Miners Ignore Officials Big Coal Loss Yesterday SYDNEY
Despite the urgent appeal by the Central Executive of the Miners’ Federation to all members to work without stoppages, other than on…
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Miners Have To Live In Shacks SYDNEY
Was it a fact that many miners in Collar were living in shacks not fit for human habitation, Mr Davidson (Labor, or, Cobar) asked the Minister for…
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Ajtother 6750 tons of coal were lost today owing to stoppages in seven collieries —six in the north and one in the south…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →'2000 Miners Idle Two Clippers Summoned. Sydney
Two thousand miners are on strike to-day at six collieries and the coal less, including a mine which is closed because of a breakdown, will be 6800…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian P.O.W. In Polish Mine LONDON, November 25
Conditions under which a group of Australians who were captured in Greece, were working in a coal mine in south-west Poland were described…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Loss Down Sydney
With the resumption of work today at Richmond Main colliery, Australia’s second largest producing mine, the coal loss for the day was much…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Cut Their Holidays SYDNEY
[?] Mr. R. James [?] of the Miners’ [?] have ag[?] 10 days holiday at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Keeping Miners Within Holiday Limit Canberra
Full Cabinet on Tuesday may have to decide on the issue of regulations under the National Security Act in [?] sure that miners do not exceed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners’ Decision to Cut Holidays Praised By Coal Commissioner SYDNEY
The Coal Commissioner (Mr [?] tonight expressed pleasure at the decision of the Northern Board of Management of the Miners Federation to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Only Three Mines Idle Sydney
Only three collieries were idle through strikes in NSW today for a loss of about 1000 tons. All western pits were operating, and only one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Only One Mine Idle SYDNEY
Only one coal mine was idle in NSW today. It was the Metropolitan colliery on the south, producing 700 tons daily. It has been idle for four days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Requests Rejected by Government CANBERRA
Federal Cabinet today refused most of the suggestions made by the central executive of the Miners’ Federation to step up coal production…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →5 Mines Idle SYDNEY
Five NSW collieries were idle today. involving a loss or more than 3700 tons. Miners al Bulli and Bulli South, on the south coast, struck…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unusual Dispute Causes Coal Stoppage SYDNEY
Loss of coal in NSW today was 1110 tons. due to strikes at three pits—two In the north and one In the south. Metropolitan, on the South Coast, is still…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Loss Down SYDNEY
Loss of coal due to stoppages this week is about 9400 tons, compared with 30,000 tons last week. Today there were only two mines idle, both…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners’ Wives Defend Their Menfolk SYDNEY
A case for the miners, prepared by their wives, is to be sent to every housewife in Australia. Women of the coalfields, who are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Research In Coal Mining Industry Plea by Union Leader SYDNEY
Commenting on the announced decision of the Federal Government to allot Funds for research in wool, the general president of the Miners’…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners Strike Protest Against Absenteeism Sydney
Miners at Hepburn No. 1 colliery struck to-day as a protest against an attempt to collect fines imposed by the court for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →3200 Tons of Coal Lost SYDNEY
Following garnisheeing of wages of Hebburn No. 1 men last Friday when they refused to pay fines imposed for absenteeism, the mine was idle today…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →3750 Toils of Coal Lost SYDNEY, Tuesday
A third mine was idle in the north today because the wages of Hebburn No. 1 workers were garnisheed to pay absentee fines. Metropolitan, in the…
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