Miners' Officials Perturbed "Spasmodic Stoppages and Anarchy"
SYDNEY, Monday.—A statement issued by the Miners' Federation this afternoon expressed concern at the "spasmodle stoppages and anarchy" on the coalfields,…
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Mining & the mines, 1941
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Appeal to Rank and File by Miners' Leaders
SYDNEY, Tuesdays—Minors' lodge and district officials were requested to-day to regard control of "spasmodic stoppages and anarchy on the…
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Ignoring the dangerous nature of the roof above them, work-mates of George Lindsay worked to release him from beneath a fall…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners' Pension Bill and a measure dealing with mechanisation in pillars in Coal mines will be among…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Maitland Mining Dispute
Mineworkers at 19 idle collieries on the South Maitland Held saw no indication or any development to-day which might end the stoppage that…
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Newcastle coalowners are concerned at the announcement that the Commonwealth Government is contemplating the appointment of a Commission to keep collieries…
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GRAFTON, Tuesday.—The railways should avoid unnecessary use of coal, said the Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page) to-day. The present system…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yorkshire Mine Disaster
LONDON, July 30. A.A.P.—Twenty-six miners are known to have lost their lives last night when an explosion occurred at Crigglestone colliery, near Wakefield…
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The hazardous rescue of George Lindsay, who was buried beneath a fall of coal at Cessnock No. 2 colliery on June 16, was referred to at the inquiry held at…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Parliamentary Labour Party to-day considered drafts of a number of bills submitted by Ministers to be brought…
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With the possibility of a State-wide extension of the strike by enginedrivers employed on the South Maitland fields being authorised by the State…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Because of industrial hold-ups resulting in loss of production of coal, the Commonwealth Coal Board has advised the Shipping Control…
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WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.—Three mines all controlled by Australian Iron and Steel Ltd., were idle to-day. Wongawilil was idle because of difficulty in obtaining the use…
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The District Secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. B. Simpson) said last night that he had received no advice from Sydney concerning the Millfield Greta…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shock From Coal Cutter
Cyril Laidlaw, 37, of Teralba-road. Adamstown, received an electric shock while operating a mechanical coal cutter at Burwood colliery yesterday. He was…
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Sir.—The need is more urgent than ever before for one union for the coalmining industry, which would give equal consideration to all from the trapper and shop…
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SYDNEY, Friday.— New South Wales is threatened with the loss of South Australia's coal trade, worth £1,000,000…
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SYDNEY, Friday: New South Wales is sending 2000 tons of coal a week by rail to Victoria. Huge transporters at Wodonga, on…
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Conditions caused by the shortage of shipping owing to the war had not improved and there had been no opportunity to increase the output of coal during the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Alterations to regulations governing the Central Coal Reference Board were discussed with Judge Drake-Brockman and the Minister for Labour (Mr. Holt), said…
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