Colliery Disputes
SYDNEY, Friday.—Disputes at two mines in New South Wales to-day caused about 300 miners to be idle. At the Metropolitan colliery,…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
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Call Back Old Miners Principle Accepted in West
SYDNEY, Friday—Western miners have accepted the Principle of suspending compulsory retirement of men teaching the age of 60…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Charles Nelson, former general president of the Miners' Federation, will nominate for the position of miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Is Basis of War Effort
"Our fighting men must not be prejudiced by the inability to give them all we can in the way of equipment and…
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SYDNEY: Coalcliff Colliery is idle as a mark of respect for a man who was killed in the mine on Friday. After a short pit-top meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aberdare Central Return Of, Old Miners Is Wanted
Production at Aberdare Central Colliery has dropped 200 tons a day since the compulsory retirement of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Pensions in North to Be Discussed To-day
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) and the General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Wells) will visit…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Cable Stolen
Some time between March 12 and 15 about 700 yards of old 1 l-14in. steel cable was stolen from the Stockrington Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drop In Coal Output Discussed
The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. N. Mighell) to-day heard the views of northern miners'…
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STOCKHOLM. Monday (AAP).— It is stated officially that eight Swedish merchantmen totalling 27.000 tons were lost in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →RULE 77 Is Invoked South Coast Mine
CANBERRA, Monday—Statutory Rule 77 has been invoked against men at Coalcliff colliery, on the South Coast. The Prime Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Link Up Northern Mines "Ringed Main" of Power
The linking up of power stations at Northern collieries with the power station at Zara-street to provide a "ringed main" of electric…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →200 Men Keen to Get Back to Coal Use Them Before Pensioners, Mr. Baddeley Told
The Minister for Mines (Mr. Badeley) was informed by Miners' Federation officials yesterday that 200 miners in the North were…
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Sir,—I was interested in "A Woman Student's" statement that she had been down Richmond Main mine and had seen the strenuous…
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Sir,—For many months before the miners' pensions became law, aged miners were losing one and two days a week. When there were not…
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At the sitting of the Workers' Compensation Commission at Newcastle yesterday, several claims by mine employees were heard by Judge Perdriau…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Position Serious in Britain
LONDON, Tuesday (AAP): The gravity of the fuel shortage confronting Britain was candidly stated to the House of Commons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Million Tons a Month Nation's Coal Need
National coal requirements were now 1,000,000 tons a month, the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) told the Northern Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Claim Compensation
Four more claims by miners for compensation were heard yesterday by Judge Perdriau at the sitting of the Workers' Compensation Commission at Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Western Miners and Discipline
LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Mr. J. Jamieson, Secretary of Western District Miners' Federation, stated to-day that the executive did not…
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