Two Injured by Falling Coal
Two mine employees, Herbert Parkes, 59, of Victoria-street, New Lambton, and James Sly, 49, of Ross-street, Belmont, were injured…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
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Digger-miners Will Get Their Pensions
It is the Government's intention that war pensions will not be taken into account when awarding pensions to mine workers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial News Work of Mines Dust Committee
The Dust Committee, which is conducting an investigation on the concentration of dust in mines, and which will report to the Minister for Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Pension Scheme
SYDNEY.—The three coal districts in New South Wales have now agreed to a modification of the miners' pension scheme to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appeal to Miners
Sir,—Mr. Ward's appeal for the production of more coal fell upon sympathetic ears, and none more sympathetic than the miners at Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Seek Wage Increase
SYDNEY: The Coal Reference Board to-day resumed the hearing of the claim for a ten per cent. all-round increase to miners…
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SYDNEY. — Though all coal mines in the Slate. for the third consecutive working day. were free from strikes to-day. engineers at…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—For the second successive day, no mine in the State was idle to-day owing to disputes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Probably Be Showdown, Says Judge Intervention by Minister in Coal Disputes
SYDNEY, Thursday.—"There will probably be a showdown very shortly, and the position will be completely clarified," Judge Drake-Brockman, Chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board, said to-day, commenting on…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—One hundred and forty applications for pensions were dealt with before the Miners' Pensions Tribunal to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Women's Auxiliary Has Many Activities
When the District Council of the Women's Auxiliary of the Miners' Federation met at Federation House delegates from the branches…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners Have 'Clean Sheet' for a Week
SYDNEY. — Though coalmines throughout New South Wales have worked three days this week without strikes and northern mines…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said that from investigations made by the Chief Inspector of Coal Mines it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Strike in Coal Mines for Seven Days
SYDNEY: Breaking three days' freedom from strikes in coal mines throughout the State, and a clean sheet of seven working days in the North, Millfield-Greta miners came out on strike to-day…
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The Northern President (Mr. H. Scanlon), and District Secretary (Mr. J. B. Simpson), accompanied by witnesses, will attend a meeting of the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Rescued in Yorkshire
LONDON. Sunday (AAP): Thirteen of the 17 miners who were trapped by a heavy fall of earth in Barnsborough Main colliery…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) requested the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) to-night to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Meeting Of Coal Reference Board
SYDNEY.—When the Coal Reference Board met to-day the Chairman (Judge Drake-Brockman) said the proceedings on…
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SYDNEY.—Old miners who had retired under the Miners' Pension scheme, but were returning to work, were not fitted to discharge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Leaders at May Day Celebrations
SYDNEY Sunday.—The Miners' Central Executive (Messrs. Wells and Grant) will attend the May Day celebrations on the Northern fields…
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