Excessive Coal Load on Highway
Consideration had been shown the company when coal stocks were short at Bunnerong power-house, but the company had since failed to cooperate in load limitations,…
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Mining & the mines, 1941
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40,000 Miners Return to Pits in Britain
LONDON. Wednesday (A.A.P.) —Before the end of August about 10,000 miners, will have returned 10 the pits to help in the drive…
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Gloom lifted on the Coalfields and in business circles generally in the North to-day at the prospect of work being resumed by 6000 miners next Monday following the tentative settlement of the enginemen's dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bus Service for Miners
Mr. D. Jones. of Railway-street. Kurri Kurri, has been granted a licence to operate a bus service to convey miners between Weston and Stockrington…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Conference on New Coal Commission
SYDNEY. Friday:Requests by the Coalminers' Federation for direct representation on the executive controlling production and distribution of coal are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hearing on Tuesday on Miners' Award
SYDNEY. Friday: The Miners' Central Reference Board on Tuesday will begin hearing the claim of the Miners' Federation for a new award. said the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Combined Coal Board Meeting in Newcastle
A combined meeting of Newcastle and Maitland Coal Boards or Reference, under the chairmanship of Mr J. Connell, was held this morning to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Compensation Act Amendments Suggested by Miners' Federation
Amendments considered necessary to the present Workers' Compensation Act have been drawn up by Messrs. J. B. Simpson. W. Gregory and F…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pension Payments to Miners Expected Early in New Year
Pension payments to miners over the age of 60 were expected to commence early next year, said the secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. B. Simpson) to-day, reviewing progress in the passage of the bill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Grant May Be Appointed Coal Distribution Committee
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—It is understood that the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) will be appointed miners' representative on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Pensions to Cost £400,000 a Year Mr. Baddeley Gives Payment Scale
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The cost of pensions for coal and shale mineworkers would be something like £400,000 a year, the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal for Soldiers' Dependants
A claim that the wives or dependants of enlisted employees of North Wallarah colliery should continue to receive the monthly cool allowance from the colliery during the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →1000 Northern Men Eligible Miners' Pensions
About 1000 members of the Northern Miners' Federation will be affected by the clause, in the Miners' Pension Bill, which makes retirement from the industry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Polish and Belgian Gold Here
NEW YORK, July 12 (Air Mail).—Polish gold to the value of £50.000.000 is held by Vichy Government representatives at a point 120 miles south…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Control of Mines
Sir,—Since the decision of the Federal Government to set up a commission to control the production and distribution of coal in Australia, many opinions have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ballot on Miners' Levy
Sir,—I wish to say "three cheers for Wheeler of Kurri." It is about time the miners awoke. The Miners' Central Council take too much on themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Idle on South Coast
WOLLONGONG, Monday.—Bulll Colliery is still idle owing to the dispute regarding the removal of pillars by mechanical means…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Darling Mine to Resume
John Darling colliery, which was idle on Thursday and Friday, will resume work to-day. A meeting of the lodge was held…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conference on Issues at Mines
SYDNEY, Monday.—The constitution of the Miners' Federation made it difficult for their representatives to speak with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil From Coal And Shale
IT is useless to waste time now lamenting past omissions in matters vital to the defence of Australia. The big thing is to get…
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