Many at Vital Work 'Unemployed' Miners
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—"I had a long conference with the Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation in Newcastle yesterday…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
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"77" Notices Served in Early Hours, Says Miners' Sec
SYDNEY: "The Government will have to reconsider the method of serving notices under regulation 77 as it is causing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Million Tons in Four Weeks Coal Commissioner's Appeal
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Commission (Mr. Mighell) announced to-day that production returns for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Surface Workers at Mines May Get 40-Hours Week
SYDNEY: A hint that he may grant a 40-hour week to engineers and mechanics encaged on surface work in the mining industry was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Workers Injured
John Farrell, 19, or Armidale Street, Abermain, a clipper, sustained a fractured right let when struck by skips while at work at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dispute at Small Mine
Miners at Freeman's Tunnel a small colliery in the J. and A. Brown group, commenced a stayin strike this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed in Mine at Broken Hill
BROKEN HILL.—Caught by a big stone in a fall of ground at the South Mine. Anton Tatkovich Hero(39) was killed instantly. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Seek Leave for Members in Forces
SYDNEY, Thursday.—"There would be some very serious difficulties in arranging for holiday pay for every 12 months' service in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"All Can Be Recalled" Miners in Other Industries
Referring to a statement in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" yesterday by the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Curtin's Reply to Miners No Interference With Coal Board Decisions
The Federal Government would not interfere with decisions made by coal boards of references, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) has informed the General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Wells)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine-spotters Wanted
A course of intensive training of wardens will begin at Carrington Public School at 10 a.m. to-morrow. An instructor from headquarters will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Idle Day Underground
Employees at Freeman's Tunnel, a small coalmine in the Minmi area, stayed underground for the dayshift period yesterday without…
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The method of allocating men displaced from a broken-down mechanical unit at Millfield Greta colliery was discussed at a conciliation conference…
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An extensive fall in the south section of Neath mine began to heat up yesterday. An inspection was made by Inspector C. D. Durham,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Lodge Sets Up "War Front"
WOLLONGONG, Friday.—A production committee has been set up at Coalcliff colliery. It aims at establishing a "war front" at the…
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Sir,—"Sirius" surely is not serious when he suggests that coalminers do not work so hard as ship stokers coaltrimmers, etc. "Sirius" sholld…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Claims
Sir,—If "Sirius" is a member of the work ingclass he lacks proper knowledge of true working class principles. He says time working…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Coal Production Higher
SYDNEY.—"The production of coal in N.S.W. in the past fortnight has been one of the best for many years," the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Leadership Over 70 Years
Newcastle miners have had an organisation of some kind for 70 years. The forerunner of the Coal and Shale Federation was the Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Mine Flooded
Underground workings at Kent colliery were flooded to a depth of 2 feet at the week-end, causing the mine to be idle yesterday. Pumping…
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