Slaved in Nazi Mines Repatriated Men’s Stories
The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 2
Australian prisoners of war were working 12 hours a day on miserable rations in the coal mines of Silesia, said repatriated prisoners who arrived in Melbourne this week. Three of the 22 Victorians who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mislaid Watch Causes Loss of 600 Tons of Coal SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 5
A watch thought to be lost and [?]quently found in the trousers hip-pocket of the owner was responsible for 300 miners employed at C[?] being idle today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?] Loss of Coal. Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 1
Today’s [?] due to illness of [?] was [?] The loss on Friday was [?] The president of the Southern District…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Loss of Coal Insinuations at Inquiry SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 April 1945 · page 3
Six collieries which were idle on the northern fields yesterday, resumed work today. The production loss of 2600 tons in tile north was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Men Killed Balmain Colliery Explosion
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 2
SYDNEY, Friday: An explosion at Balmain Collery, this morning, resulted in the death of three men, and the serious injury of two others…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Die in Explosion Tragedy at N.S.W. Colliery. Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 April 1945 · page 1
When methane gar exploded at Balmain colliery, Birchgrove, this morning, three men were blown to pieces and two others were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suggests Miners Want Reeducating SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 2
At Cess[?] court today the secretary of Hebburn No. 2 Miners Lodge (Mr J. Logan) advocated the re-education of young mine workers who had grown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Loss of Coal Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 April 1945 · page 1
With only four collieries idle in the State today’s loss of coal was about 2000 tons— the lowest for about five weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Some Miners Disobey Order SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 April 1945 · page 1
Order given by the Coal Commissioner (Mc Mighell) that all mines should work on Anzac Day was defied by some miners on each of the State’s three main…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fodder Supplies For Mines and Army SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 2
Very short supplies of fodder, particularly chaff, is now a factor which accentuates the position of milk-cart horses, said the chairman of the Milk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eight Mines Idle Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 April 1945 · page 1
Coal production dropped 6000 tons today as eight mines were idle. Fresh disputes were at five of them and included Richmond Main, the second…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →9 Mines Idle in N.S.W. SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 6
Nine mines in NSW were idle today with a loss of more than 10,000 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Army Refuses To Release Miners SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 May 1945 · page 7
The army authorities are refusing to release men whose return to the coalfields had been sanctioned by the manpower power authorities, said the general…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners and Meal Cul To Consider Effects CANBERRA
Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 May 1945 · page 2
Likely effect, of the proposed cut of 12; per cut. in the meat ration on the health of miners, will be discussed at the next meeting of the Miners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Large German Board of Gold Found London
Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 May 1945 · page 2
A great hoard of German gold [?] found in the Nurkers. Mo[?] and [?] den in bank vaults and chicken coap other towns on the Thur[?] plain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →57,000 Tons of Coal Lost SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 May 1945 · page 6
Including three pits which came out for the first time this morning 13 collieries were idle on NSW coalfields today. and the production loss…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Maze Of Mines Tarakan Island Difficulties (From Noel Adams, on Tarakan)
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 May 1945 · page 1
The Japanese are everywhere fighting stubbornly from pillboxes, bunkers and deep tunnels, but their main defence consists of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Payment of Miners Who Work Today Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 6
“For the V-E Day holiday miners will be paid on the same scale [?] workers in [?] with National [?] said the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →100,000 Tons of Coal Lost SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 6
Action of more than 5000 miners at 18 NSW [?] in anticipating V-E Day celebrating by [?] off [?] in a lose of over…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →31,000 Tons of Coal Lost Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 May 1945 · page 6
Four mines idle today lost 3000 tons in coal production making the total loss from industrial dispute this week 31,000 tons. In addition, the May Day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →