Seniority in Mines Unions Reach Basis Of Agreement
General understanding on seniority issues was reached at a conference between officials of the Northern Miners' Federation…
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Mining & the mines, 1941
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Post in Federal Cabinet Miners' Claims for Mr. James
The appointment of Mr. R. James, member for Hunter as Federal Minister for Labour was urged by the executive of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Dispute at Cessnock No. 1
The disputed payment of a braceman led to a stoppage to-day at Cessnock No. 1 colliery. Top hands left the colliery after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Mine Disputes
A claim by miners that some men displaced as the result of a breakdown of a regular loader on Friday caused Elrington colliery to be idle yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend's Link with Coal
The activities of the coalmines of Wallsend make up the history of that town. Records in the possession of a former…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck By Fall Of Coal
William McBlane, 40, of Boolaroo, a miner employed at the Borchill colliery, near Cardiff, was struck by a fall of coal while at work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conference on Dispute at Lambton B Mine
The Northern Miners' President (Mr. J. Kellock) announced to-day that he would attend a conference with lodge officials and the management of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Criticism of Pensions Miners Reply to A.L.P. Assembly
"If other organisations were prepared to fight for their conditions, and were prepared to demonstrate to the Labour Government or any other Government that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kurri Miners' Death
A finding of death by coronary occlusion of the heart was returned by the District Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) at the Kurri Courthouse yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pensions for Queensland Miners
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A miners' pension scheme covering the coal and shale oil industries will operate in Queensland in the new year. Preliminary notice of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labour and the Miners
With Labour in power in Canberra, the State Government may hopefully expect some relaxation of the financial stringency which has forced it to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rates Dispute at Elrington Mine
Efforts to have a compulsory conference called to deal with the disputes at Ellington Colliery are being made by the Northern Executive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inter-union Dispute. Throws Mine Idle
Greta Main colliery was idle to-day over an inter-union dispute. This afternoon the Northern District Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Postponement of Miners' Ballot Suggested; Northern Bd. to Consider
The Board of Management of the Northern Miners' Federation will discuss at its next meeting a suggestion that the annual elections for the Central Executive positions be held back until the Royal Commission's finding on the "secret fund" allegations is made known…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Western Miners' Answer to Evictions
LITHGOW, Thursday.—The Board of Management of the Western Miners' Federation will take drastic steps in future following evictions of miners. If…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arrange for Payment to Miners' Officials Mr. Fadden Tells Commission of Conversations
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Evidence of conversations allegedly leading up to an arrangement for the payment of £200 or £300 to officials of the Miners' Federation was given before the Royal Commission on secret fund allocations to-day by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broadcast Talks on Miners' Pensions
The fleet of the Series of broadcast talks by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) on miners' pensions will be given at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rich Gold Patch in W.a. Mine
KALGOORLIE: A rich patch has been struck on the No. 8 level on the Norseman gold mine half a mile south of the main shaft, and about due…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Conference Fails
A conference between representatives of the miners' lodge and management of Aberdare Central colliery held In Newcastle on Saturday to discuss a dispute over height money…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Miners' Board
The Western district of the Miners' Federation has asked all districts to consider a proposal to postpone the election of general officers set down for November 1. The…
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