Miners Re-elect Check Inspectors
Contesting the positions against four other candidates. Messrs. W. H. May and J. Sneddon have been re-elected as District Check Inspectors of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1941
1,884 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 95
Shipping Strike and Coal Trade
As coal stocks in other States are low due to the lull in production during the Christmas holidays, a serious Position will arise if the seamen's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Messrs. May and Sneddon Miners' Inspectors Re-elected
Messrs, W. H. May and J. Sneddon were re-elected yesterday as District Check Inspectors of the Northern Miners' Federation. Mr. May was elected on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Criminal Folly to Stop Judge to Wonthaggi Miners
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—It was criminal folly on the part of anybody in essential industry at present to stop production. Judge Drake-Brockman told…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Affect Coal Trade Shipping Hold-up at Newcastle
Newcastle's coal trade will be seriously affected by the decision of Newcastle seamen yesterday not to man ships until they are fitted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Will Have No More of Politics
The Northern Miners' Federation, one of the oldest constituent unions of the Australian Labor Party, is no longer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Coal Industry
The vicissitudes of the British coal industry to which reference has been made in the cables recently, are of particular interest to the coalmining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Put Holiday Before Pay Day
To-day was pay Friday on the coalfields, but many miners' pays went uncollected. The pays were available as usual at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Safe Working of Locomotives Mine Inspector's Suggestions
The following suggestions for the safe working of locomotives in mines are made by Mr. J. Sneddon, a District Check Inspector of the Northern Miners' Federation—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Discard Politics Big Vote Against Affiliation
By an almost two-to-one majority, the Northern Miners' Federation has withdrawn its affiliation with the Official Labour Party…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Magnetic Mines Dropped on Eire Dublin
The Government of Eire announces that magnetic mines were dropped this morning from aircraft at Glencormack, not far from Dublin. This happening follows the dropping…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vic. Railways Short of Coal Sydney
Shortage of colliers and sailing delays due to war causes may soon compel the Victorian Railways to rail coal from N.S.W. at probably twice the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rix's Creek Early Mining Venture Recalled
From the coalmining viewpoint, Rix's Creek is now small and unimportant. Its contribution to the district output, on the last official return, was less than…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners' Holidays End To-day
Northern mines will resume work after the holidays on Monday. The new Northern leaders, Messrs. J. Kellock, (President) and W. McBlane…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Many Did Not Collect Pay Miners Resume
At least half the miners who were` yesterday entitled to pay at Coalfield collieries did not collect their envelopes. They preferred to continue their holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Board Met in Camera Discussed Penalty Clause
MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Central Reference Board, set up recently by the Commonwealth Government to deal with problems of the coal industry, met in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Miners' Delegates Messrs. Cresswell and Duncan Elected
Mr. F. Cresswell, of Aberdare Central, has been elected to represent Group 1. on the Central Council of the Miners' Federation, and on the Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Petruchio—discarded, Wins Gold Cup at Moorefield
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Discarded by other owners, Petruchio won his third race of his last four starts at Moorefield yesterday when he had a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mines Resume To-day Cavilling Discussed at John Darling
All coalmines in the north are expected to resume work to-day after the break for annual holidays. The lodge at John Darling, where 184…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four Big Mines Still Idle Holiday Clause At Aberdare Pits
For various reasons, four large mines on the northern field, employing 2000 men, remained idle today when the miners resumed after the Christmas and New Year holidays…
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