Miners' Ballots Begin on April 29
SYDNEY, Monday.—Election of miners' representatives on the New South Wales Miners' Pensions Tribunal and Commonwealth Coal Commission will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1942
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Hughes Caustic About Miners At Wallerawang
SYDNEY: "Spoilt and wicked children." was the description applied to-day by the Federal UAP Leader (Mr. Hughes) to miners at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Rule for Pelton Mine Men Favour Longer Timber
The case for the objectors to the introduction of a new rule for timbering of Pelton colliery finished yesterday at the Coalmines Regulations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Production County Council Short of Reserve Supplies
SYDNEY: Thirteen out of 14 coal vendors were short in their deliveries, the general manager (Mr. Vine Hall) reported to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Reserved
Stating that the matter was a serious one and there was apparently no appeal against his decision, Mr. G. J. Johnstone. P.M…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Patriotic, Says Mr. James
Mr. R. James, N.H.R., told Wallsend branch of the Official Labour Party that while it had to be admitted that a few of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Coal Rules in Force
CANBERRA: Drastic new coal control regulations under which the Commonwealth Coal Commission can direct…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britain's Loss From Coal Strikes
LONDON, April 14.—It is estimated that in the six months ended March [?] strikes cost Britain 188,000 man-days and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Penalties for Miners What Regulations Involve
The Government's decision involves amendments to the National Security (Coal Control) Regulations and the National Security (Mobilisation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Main Stoppage Owners and Miners Complain to Government
The Miners' General Secretary (Mr. Grant) has complained to the Minister for Supply and the Secretary of Northern Collieries Ltd. (Mr. Forster) to the Prime Minister about the stoppage at Maitland Main mine yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transfer Strikers to Army or Labour Corps New Penalties for Miners
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Coalminers who, without lawful excuse, fail to work in future may be transferred to the military forces or drafted to a labour corps…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coal Regulations
The regulations designed to maintain continuity of work in the coalfields are neither harsh nor unnecessary. They lay down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Attitude May Cause Political Crisis
CANBERRA (OSR): Members of the Ministry frankly confessed last night after hours of deliberation of the coal situation that it was "on the cards" that the coal miners, by continuous, unjustifiable strikes, would drag down the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters to Editor Miners and the War
Sir,—After dispassionately viewing the attitude of the miners relative to an all-in war effort, one is forced to the conclusion that they are not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Miners Fined Disturbance at Swansea Hotel
Arising out of a disturbance in the Swansea Hotel about closing time at a recent week-end, fines totalling £18/9/8 were imposed by Mr. E. J. Mahony, S.M.,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →All Mines in North Are at Work
SYDNEY: One new strike in the South has left 470 miners idle to-day with a loss of 1400 tons of coal. Vale of Clwydd mine, in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Regulation Rank and File Leaders Express Views
A demand for the disciplining of mineowners on the same basis as proposed for miners was the dominant note when leading rank…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Underground Transport at Aberdare Extended Coal Commissioner Promises Investigation
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An assurance that he would endeavour to remedy the handicap imposed on more than 500 miners in the Cessnock district by the lack of transport facilities at Aberdare Extended colliery was given to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Work was resumed at two mines on the Northern coalfield to-day, but a stoppage occurred at South Bulli, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Put Case Before Curtin
The case of Maitland Main miners in their appeal before the Northern Reference Board to-day was outlined in a letter sent by…
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