Sudden End to U.s. Coal Strike
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.—The United Mineworkers’ Association Policy Committee dramatically called off the coal strike and…
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Mining & the mines, 1941
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Retire All Miners at 60 Delegates' Plan to Tribunal
The conference of more than 50 delegates of the Northern Miners' Federation at Newcastle on Saturday decided to recommend to the Pensions Tribunal that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallarah Miners Leave Mine
The stay-in strike at Wallarah Colliery, Catherine Hill Bay, ended shortly before midday today, when the 92 men emerged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Curtin's Call to Miners for More Coal
SYDNEY: A request "in the most positive terms" for a maximum production of coal in the interests of the war effort was made by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) in a lettergram to the Miners' Federation to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Southern Miners' Executive Re-elected
WOLLONGONG, Monday.—Mr. C. J. Osland returning officer for the election of the Southern miners' executive, to-night announced that retiring members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Miners' Unworthy Gesture" Hairdressers Critical
"An un-union gesture, unworthy of such a militant union." This observation was made last night by the Newcastle representative of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Thrift Penalty for Pensioned Miners
"The Act providing for miners' pensions is the best of its kind in the world, but it can, and will, be improved," Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., told a combined…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Conference To-morrow on Miners' Holiday
SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. D. Morrison, Conciliation Commissioner, will preside at a conference to-morrow on the miners' holiday dispute. The announcement that Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Miner V.c. From Gin Gin
LONDON, Monday (O.S.R.): A photograph of Private J. H. Gordon, the Australian V.C. is displayed in the London papers under the heading of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Retain Retiring Miners
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A suggestion that coal miners should be allowed to continue work instead of retiring under the pensions scheme was made by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Entertain Striking Miners
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Minister for Labour (Mr. Ward) informed Mr. Anthony (C.P., N.S.W.), in the House of Representatives to-day that the strike…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Not Unlucky, Miners Say
Just back to the surface, three miners Pause to "light up" after the end of Wallarah stay-in strike…
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Mr. Curtin's request "in the most positive terms" for a maximum production of coal has not been made without grave occasion. The Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Curtin Appeals for More Coal
SYDNEY, Tuesday—A request in "the most positive terms" for increased coal production was telegraphed to-day to the General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. C. Nelson) by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners to Judge Nelson As Sequel to Fund Report
SYDNEY.—Preliminary arrangements are being made to call aggregate meetings of miners to hear a statement by the General President (Mr. C. Nelson) concerning the finding of the Secret Fund Royal Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rulings by Pensions Commission Miners at War and Retirements
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The allocation of the Government grant of £40,000, contributions of youths, the position of mine-workers on active service, and the position of retiring miners were dealt with at a sitting of the Miners' Pensions Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aberdare Mines Resume
Miners resumed operations to-day at Aberdare and Aberdare Central Collieries. Aberdare Colliery was idle yesterday because of a dispute over the rate for breaking-…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Mines Idle
Aberdare central colliery was idle yesterday. Discussion arose at the pit-top about the operation of the pensions scheme. The men decided to go to work, but a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Price of Gold
The Commonwealth Bank fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mini on Tuesday at £10/13/ per ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/9/ each…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners to Retire on Pension
SYDNEY: Under the Miners' Pension Scheme. 500 New South Wales miners are expected to retire at Christmas…
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