Miners and Aid to Russia
Sir,—The proposed 1¼ per cent. levy on mine workers' earnings has caused widespread discontent, more so since its advocates indicate that they are not…
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Mining & the mines, 1941
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Miners' Federation Coal Control Plans Accepted by Govt
CANBERRA: Almost complete acceptance by the Government of the Miners' Federation proposals for altered methods of controlling the coal industry is understood to be the result of two days' negotiations between miners' executive officers and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Compromise Expected
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A compromise is expected to be reached between the Government and the Labour Party which will meet objections raised to the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners to See Holt To-morrow
Officials of the Northern Miners' Federation will meet the Federal Minuter for Labor (Mr. Holt) in Canberra to-morrow to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Give £100 to Textile Strikers
The Board of Management of the Northern Miners' Federation decided yesterday to donate £100 to the strike fund of textile workers who are involved in a dispute in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Typhoon Cuts Mines Adrift at Hongkong
HONGKONG, Tuesday (Our Special Representative).—Broken from their moorings by a typhoon, which raced over the island at 108…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pensions Wanted for Mines Rescue Corps
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An amendment to the Miners' Pensions Bill to include members of mines rescue corps in the pension scheme was foreshadowed by Mr. M…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Mayor Not Hopeful Oil from Coal Industry
Cessnock Council was told last night that the majority of councils in the State had agreed to cooperate with Cessnock in urging the Government to establish…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Warden to Test Shale Applications
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said to-day that in future all applications for shale areas would be referred to the metronolitan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Mechanics' Claims Listed Before Central Board
The delay in finalisation of claims submitted to the Central Reference Board in June last had caused considerable dissension among members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial News Mr. Bowden Fills Vacancy Miners' Councillor and Board Member
The Secretary of Lambton B colliery (Mr. F. Bowden) has filled the vacancy on the Board of Management of the Northern Miners' Federation caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Manage Bellbird Colliery
Mr. William Colvin, manager of the Abermain colliery of J. and A. Brown and Abermain Seaham Collieries Ltd., has been appointed manager of the Bellbird…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Control Gold Buyers
SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Legislation to control gold buyers will shortly be introduced by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley). At present buyers of old gold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Military Training Exemption Wanted by Miners
SYDNEY: Dissatisfaction exists on the Queensland and Tasmanian coal-fields because mine workers have not been exempted from military training…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Pensions Begin on January 1
SYDNEY: "With the passage of the Miners' Pensions' Bill in the Legislative Council last night, the scheme will come into operation on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Changes in Coal Regulations Commission Favoured
CANBERRA, Wednesday.— Appointment of a Commission instead of a single commissioner to administer the coal industry control regulations is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hurried Visit to Canberra Northern Miners' Officials
Officials of the Northern Miners' Federation left Newcastle hurriedly late yesterday afternoon for Canberra, where they will meet the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Knight Invited to Try Mining
SYDNEY: The view that Sir Norman Kater would take a good deal of "licking into shape" before he could become a good coalminer, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil From Coal 'No Worth While Scheme Yet'
CANBERRA.—Under present conditions there was no possibility of establishing a worthwhile oil-from coal plant in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dangers of Coal-mining
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. W. Davies (Lab., Wollongong-Port Kembla) asked the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) in the Legislative Assembly to-day if it was…
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