Medway Miners Threaten to Strike Sydney
Fifty-six miners at the Medway colliery South Coast, threaten to stop work this week because some of the employees are being called up for…
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Mining & the mines, 1941
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Mine Mechanics' Executive Confidence at Kurri Kurri Meeting
After hearing charges against the Executive and General Secretary (Mr. H. C. Morton) by Mr. H. Lyle, of Wallarah lodge, a combined meeting of Kurri Kurri-Weston…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Transport Blamed Coal Supplies Hold-up
LITHGOW, Monday.—Referring to allegations that supplies of coal were being held up from Lithgow to Victoria by lack of transport, and that orders had to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney County Council Coal Supplies Sydney
Sydney County Council will invite tenders for a supply of coal to cover either two or three years' requirements from next April…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah School Has Coal But No Fire Places
Although Waratah School has received an allowance of three tons of coal and a ton of wood to provide heating in class rooms, there is not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Discuss Problems with Miners Mr. Justice Davidson Here To-morrow
The Chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Control Board (Mr. Justice David. son) will visit Newcastle to-morrow at the request of the Board of Management…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Booth Sees Minister Limit on Coal Lorries at Swansea
SYDNEY, Monday.—If the Department of Main Roads persisted in its decision to restrict the tonnage passing over the bridge at Swansea. 190 miners employed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Risk Lives at Neath Colliery to Save Buried Comrade
With complete disregard for their own lives, 30 men worked feverishly at Neath Colliery to-day to release a miner who was entombed beneath a fall of 50 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Withdraw From Coal Boards Miners' Board Rejects Proposal
The Board of Management of the Northern Miners' Federation decided yesterday to reject a proposal from a lodge to withdraw from the Central and Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Judge Addresses Miners
At Federation House, Newcastle, this morning. Mr. Justice, Chairman of the Coal Board, addressed members of the Miners Federation and members of the lodges represented on the board of management. In this picture are from left to right: Mr. Jack (Secretary of the Coal Board). Mr. C. Nelson (General of the Miner's Federation), Mr. Justice Davidson, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Vital to War Effort Judge's Stirring Appeal Dump of 200,000 Tons for Newcastle
A stirring appeal for every ounce of production to build up coal reserves in this and other States was made by the Chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Board (Mr. justice Davidson), addressing members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Break in Coal Production Miners' Leaders Will Appeal to Men
Leaders of the Miners' Federation will soon visit the Northern Coalfields to tell the rank and file of the seriousness of the coal position and to emphasise the need for uninterrupted production for vital war requirements…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Second Mine Destroyed
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—A German mine, washed up on the beach at the week-end, was destroyed by a naval demotion party to-day. This was the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Trouble Averted at Medway Colliery Sydney
Trouble in the Medway coal mine has been averted, according to the miners' general secretary (Mr. Grant). The men, over whom a dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Board Opposed Shotfiring by Electric Headlights
The Board of Management of the Northern Miners' Federation decided yesterday to oppose any system of shot- firing by miners' electric headlights. It…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Three Claims by Miners Workers' Compensation Commission
Claims by miners for compensation were heard by Judge Perdriau at a sitting of the Workers' Compensation Commission at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. He was assisted…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Oil From Coal Unlikely Capital Cost Too Heavy
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Because of the heavy capital outlay involved, production of oil from coal was unlikely to be attempted in Australia during the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mines' Leaders Call to Action Critical Stage in Production Sydney
The state of the Australian coal industry as revealed yesterday to the Northern Miners' Management Board by the Chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Board (Mr. Justice Davidson) has deeply impressed miners' officials…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Management Board
The Northern Miners' Board of Reference yesterday heard a report from the Secretary of Burwood colliery (Mr. J. Fraser) on a stoppage at the mine. He…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Struck By Coal
Charles Coulson, 50, of Main-road,Boolaroo, a miner employed at Stockton Borehole colliery, and had his right foot fractured by a fall of coal while…
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