Delay in Miners' Pension Scheme Upheaval Threatening, Says Mr. James
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Following a discussion with the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden), the New South Wales Premier (Mr. Mair) promised to confer…
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Mining & the mines, 1941
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Mines Bill in Upper House No Division on Second Reading
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The second reading of the Safety and Health in Mines Bill was agreed to in the Legislative Council to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Non-unionist Shot in U.S. Mine Strike New York
First bloodshed in the mine strike occurred when a non-union miner was shot and critically wounded in 'bloody Harlan County." Kentucky…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Pensions
Mr. F. Creswell the secretary of the conference of miners' lodge representatives which met recently to consider the delay in legislating for miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gelignite Stolen From Colliery
Newcastle police are investigating the reported theft of eight packets of gelignite from Burwood Colliery, Glebe. The owner of the mine, Mr. Phillip…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Conference at John Darling Mine
Company and miners' officials discussed a further cavil out and the operation of the second mechanical loader at a conference at John Darling mine yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Conference at Cessnock on Miners' Pensions
The attitude of miners in the Cessnock district to the delay of the Government in introducing pensions legislation will be discussed at Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Leaders Pleased Passage of Bill Certain
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Bill for Health and Safety in Mines passed through the committee stages in the Legislative Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Millfield Greta Miners Now Object Hearing By Central Board
There was a new development in the seniority dispute at Millfield Greta Colliery to-day when the Northern Miners Federation objected to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Subsidence at Beresfield Tarro Council Alarmed
Mining operations at Beresfield, which have resulted in a subsidence, have so alarmed Tarro Council that yesterday it decided to ask the Mines Department to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining Disputes Discussed by Coal Reference Board
For the first time since the formation of the Coal Reference Board the Press was admitted to its sitting in Newcastle to-day. The Board met to discuss the reason of Millfield Greta colliery not resuming and the seniority dispute at Stanford Main No. 2. This photograph, showing the Northern Reference Board in session under the Chairmanship of Mr. J. Connell, was taken to-day at the Federal Members" Rooms in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. Stabilising Coal Prices
WASHINGTON, April 3. A.A.P.—The Government has issued an order designed to fix bituminous coal prices at the level which prevailed on March 28. This action…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Opening on May 3 Miners' New Offices
Federation House, the new block of offices of the Northern Miners' Federation, adjacent to Newcastle Trades Hall, in Union-street, will be officially opened…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Industrial News Represent Miners on Reference Board
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Employees' representatives on local reference boards under the National Security Regulations governing the coalmining industry were…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Attitude on Mines Bill Mr. Armstrong Explains
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Without any opposition the Bill for Health and Safety in Mines passed through its final stage in the Legislative Council to-night. There…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Admittance of Press Discussion at Coal Board
There was a slight hitch when reporters attended—for the first time—a meeting of the Northern Coal Reference Board to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Admit Press for First Time To-day's Sitting of Coal Board
An "experiment" will be conducted to-day when newspaper representatives will be allowed to report the proceedings of a Coal Reference Board for the first…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Owners' Assurance Demanded Coal Board Chairman Complains of Insult Insists That Decisions Must Be Observed
Some colliery proprietors thought they were going to run the Local Coal Mining Board of Reference, said the Chairman (Mr. J. Connell) to-day. The Board, and he himself as Chairman, had been ignored and insulted in one particular case, he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Richmond Main Dispute Miners' Allegation Of Provocation
"Deliberate and provocative", action by the management had laid Richmond Main Colliery idle, alteged the vice-president of the Northern Miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Owners' Action Resented Ignored Coal Board, Says Chairman
Claiming that he and the board had been ignored and insulted by the owner of Millfield Greta colliery, the Chairman of the Maitland Coal Reference Board…
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