Award for Coal Trimmers Base Rate Is Increased Sydney
By a judgment of the Chief Judge in Arbitration (Sir George Beeby), delivered to-day, Newcastle Coal Trimmers' branch of…
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Mining & the mines, 1941
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Push-button Mine Is Envisaged Remarks by B.H.P. Pits Supt. Central Council Visits Burwood
The day when a coal mine would be operated almost wholly on the push-button principle was envisaged by the Superintendent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Discuss Coal Problems Coal Board Chairman and Miners
The Chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Control Board (Mr. Justice Davidson) would meet the Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Millfield Colliery Idle
Millfield colliery was idle yesterday. On Wednesday afternoon, when a meeting was in progress between shifts in accordance with the custom, the whistle was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Loyalty
Sir,—The powers that be are apparently determined to imbue the mineworker with his full share of war fervour or fever. It is all linked up with a…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Miners' Funeral Fund
Sir,—In a recent issue I read a statement by the Secretary of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation, pointing out the various scale of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Price of Gold
The Commonwealth Bank fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint on Wednesday at £10/14/ per ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/9/3 each…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Non-contributory Scheme Mr. Baddeley and Miners' Pensions
"I believe the miners should not make any contribution to a pensions scheme: the whole cost of the scheme should be borne by the industry." said the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Coal Freight Rates Equalisation Fund to be Created
CANBERRA, Thursday. — Regulations empowering the Commonwealth Coal Board to raise a fund to equalise freight rates for transport of coal by ship were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Miners Saw Steel Industry To-day 'Cooperation' Says Mr. Nelson
"We have been struck with the close cooperation which exists between the steel industry and the coal industry, and with the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Assurance Sufficient Coal for War Needs
Miners will produce sufficient coal to meet the requirements of industry for the duration of the war. stated the Central Executive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal for War Industries Miners' Assurance to Control Board
The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation in Newcastle yesterday gave an assurance to the Chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Southern Mine Closed
WOLLONGONG. Friday.—The Metropolitan mine at Helensburgh has been closed indefinitely. More than 200 men are affected. For 12 or 18 months there has been a great…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pelton Mine Timbering
The Minister for Mines (Mr. R. 3. Vincent) has refused to accept the opinion of Pelton Miners' Lodge in respect to the necessity for the use of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Judge Intervenes Timbering Dispute at Pelton Mine
At the request of the District President of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock), the Chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Control Board (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Amazed at Size Miners' Delegates Visit Steel Works
Amazement at the size and productive powers of the Steel Works was expressed by delegates of the Miners' Federation who inspected sections of the plant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Y'slavs' Gold Reserve Reported to Be Safe London
The Independent French news agency in London reports that Yugoslavia s gold reserves are safe, part of them being in the United States and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Board Protest by Company Caledonian Mines
Allegations that his company was "not getting a fair deal" from the Miners' Federation and that the miners were adopting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Pensions Scheme
Early implementation of the miners' pensions scheme was likely now that a Labor Government was taking over the reins of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Raw Deal" Miners Complain
Miners' representatives on the Maitland Coal Board to-day asked for an adjournment of the hearing of claims for contract…
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