Recommended by Judge Basic Wage Adjustment For Miners
SYDNEY, Friday.—Introduction of automatic basic wage adjustment in the coalmining industry, to meet increased living costs directly they arise, was…
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Mining & the mines, 1940
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Help Youths Find Work Miners' Official Commends Premier's Plan
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Acting Secretary of the Miners' Federation. (Mr. W. Shakespeare) said to-day that every member of the Miners' Federation, especially…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Experience in Three States Mr. John Evans Looks Back
REMINISCENCES of mining experiences in New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia, for the past 60 years, were related by Mr. John Evans, retired…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Struck By Coal Fall
Thomas Sinclair, 23 of Carrington-street West Wallsend a miner employed at the Rhondda Colliery was injured about the shoulders to-day when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Main Mine to Resume To-day
After having been idle for three weeks owing to a dispute over the appointment of a road-layer, Maitland Main mine will resume to-day. At the week end men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Industrial News Shot-firing Danger Miners Seek Conference With Minister
The Northern Miners' Federation will ask the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) to hold a conference to discuss the possible danger of simultaneous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Views Unchanged by War Standing Committee and Coal Oil
There is little prospect of production of oil from coal being undertaken in Australia in the immediate future, according to the latest report issued by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Contracts in West Full Time Assured For All Men LITHGOW
Eleven Collieries on the Western field will begin filling the largest orders ever received from the Railway Department to-morrow. The Contracts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pacific Colliery Conference
Representatives of the Northern Miners' Federation and the Northern Colliery Owners Inspected a machine at Pacific mine to-day before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessnock Collieries' Profit £21,265
SYDNEY, Monday.—Cessnock Collieries Ltd. made not profit of £21,265 for the year ended June 30. The profit for the previous year was £2179 greater. The profit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Mines
Stockton Borehole mine was idle yesterday over a local dispute. It will resume work to-day. Maitland Main mine, which was idle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Price of Gold
SYDNEY, Monday—The Commonwealth Bank will announce to-morrow the price to be paid for gold lodged at the Mint on Saturday and Monday, Sovoreigna are £3/9/3 each…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Claims for Youths Set Down for Hearing
Arising out of the proceedings in the Arbitration Court last week on the Miners' Federation claim for an increase of 7s weekly, it was decided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Industrial News Queensland May Apply Too Mines' Wages Claims
SYDNEY, Monday.—The President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. C. Nelson) left for Melbourne to-night with the President of the Queensland district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Southern Mines May Stop Men's Leaders in Conference Wollongong
A general stoppage of all mines in the Southern districts is feared. The delegate board is meeting here…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Nominations
Nominations for the Northern Miners Federation will open at the end of this month, and close in November. The ballot will be held early in December…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Southern Mines Idle To-day Wollongong, Wed
All mines in the southern districts are idle to-day. The men are seeking an assurance from the colliery proprietors or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Make-up Clause in Dispute Aberdare Mine Idle
Aberdare colliery was idle yesterday as a protest against the operation of the maker-up clause of the new award. The amount paid to the miner is £1/1/3 and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Markets Not Affected Mr. Armstrong's Survey
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Chairman (Mr. T. Armatrong. M.L.C.), at the annual meeting of J. and A. Brwon-Abermain-seaham Collteries Ltd., to-day, said the demand for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hoare Critical Of Amended Coal Mining Bill
The Northern Miners' President (Mr. T. Hoare) said to-day that before the Coal Mines Regulation Amendment Bill became law, it was proposed to…
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