F. E. D. F. A. Mining Dispute
Efforts are being made by officials of the F. E. D. F. A. to secure a conference with the Superintendent of J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1941
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Miners' Claims Coal Board Idle While Work Mounts
An enormous amount of work will confront the Northern Coal Reference Board when it resumes normal functioning again after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners See Mr. Hartigan
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A deputation of coal-miners to-day asked the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) to abolish the weekly workmen's rail ticket and issue instead a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Russian Mine Sinks Japanese Ship
LONDON, Nov. 6.—Seventeen passengers were drowned and nine seriously injured when the Japanese ship Kibi Maru (4522 tons) struck a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inquire Into Oil From Coal Claim
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Following the announcement by Dr. James Chapman, of Macquarie-street, that he call produce fuel suitable for a motor-car from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Commission Members "Hoboes of Administration," says Mr. James
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Mr. James (Lab., N.S.W.) drew a protest from the Speaker in the House of Representatives to-day when he called members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Millfield Miners' Nominations
Nominations by Millfield Greta miners for lodge and Federation positions are:—Lodge positions: President Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Complaint to Minister
The refusal of the management of Richmond Main Colliery to permit a miners check inspector to interview a shot firer was the subject of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Wives Demand Second Front
SYDNEY: A resolution passed by the second National conference of Women's Auxiliary of the Miners' Federation to-day asked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Officials Appeal to W. A. Miners
SYDNEY.—An appeal in the national interest to coalminers at collie (W.A) to cancel their proposed aggregate meeting to-morrow and not to take…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Give More Power to Coal Boards
CANBERRA, Friday.—There was discontent on the Coalfields owing to frequent appeals to the Central Coal Reference Board against decisions of the local…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Petrol Restrictions May Keep Miners From Holiday Resorts
Unless representations being made to the Liquid Fuel Control Board are successful, many miners and their families on the Coalfields will find difficulty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Coal for War Effort Miners' Wives Will Help
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Miners' wives pledged themselves to assist their men to produce more coal for a total war effort against Germany. As the Women's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Pensions
Sir,—The clauses in the Mine Workers' Pensions Act which determine what amount of pension an employee is to receive are entirely wrong. We unionists…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Strand's Programme
MELBOURNE.—Although Gold Strand was sold at auction on Friday for 525 guineas. he will remain in the Flemington stable of Theo Lewis. Lewis said to-day that he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed Coal Elevator Criticised
It would be a waste of good money if the proposed new coal elevator were erected at Carrington. Mr. L. Bromley claimed at a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collie Coal Strike Averted
SYDNEY, Sunday.—A threatened strike of coalminers at Collie, Western Australia, was averted yesterday by the President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. C. Nelson) and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burwood Mine Impresses Qld. Professor
Mechanisation at Burwood Colliery, in the opinion of Professor Dewick. of the Brisbane University, favored the workers. Professor Dewick made an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nazis Claim U.s. Supply Ship Damaged by Mine
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).—The German radio reports that an American ship with war material for Russia was heavily…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Victoria Coal Hold-up Threat on Pensions Issue
SYDNEY.—Coal production may be held up in Victoria unless Victoria falls into line with New South Wales. Queensland, and Tasmania and…
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