Coal Trains Block Level Crossing
Cool trains that stop and block the level crossing on the Cessnock-Kearsley road are causing concern to Keareley Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1942
1,783 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 90
Miners Seek Lifting of Communist Ban
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Central Council decided unanimously to-day to ask the Federal Government to remove the ban on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Miners Out in Support of Millfield Greta
About 1600 more miners to-day struck in protest against the application of Regulation 168 to the striking Millfield-Greta miners. The new stoppages were:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Industrial News Claims Decided by Coal Board
Decisions on two claims by Lambton B miners' lodge were reserved by the Chairman (Mr. J. Connell) at a meeting of the Newcastle Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Action Against Strikers Miners' Board to Decide To-day
A special meeting of the Northern Board of Management will be held in Newcastle to-day to discuss what action is to be taken against striking miners at Millfield Greta colliery and Bellbird…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Conference Surprises Mr. Fadden Mr. James Defends the Miners
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Following the declaration by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) of the Government's determination to force striking miners to comply with the law, the coal issue was raised again in the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Pension Amendment
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Speaking on the first reading of a bill amending the Coal and Oil Shale Mine-workers (Pensions) Act in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supplies for Miners
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Department of Supply has made provision for the production of drills, picks, shovels, blankets and working…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record Output by Mines
SYDNEY: Smashing all records, New South Wales miners have produced more coal in the last six months…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Not Ready For Work To-day
Although Millfield Greta miners decided almost unanimously last night to end their strike and to work to-day the colliery is still…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One Mine on Strike I N N O R T H
A wheelers' strike at Pelaw Main to-day marred the northern miners' response to the demand of the Prime Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Curtin Calls Miners to Work Stand Or Fall On Issue
"I call in the name of Australia—for to-day the Prime Minister of Australia has the right to invoke his nation. I call upon the miners to go back to-morrow to work. I say to them that, stand…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Accident
Albert Rootsey, 26, of York Street. Teralba, dislocated his left foot when a truck wheel passed over his foot at the Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Verdict for Colliery in Damages Claim
SYDNEY, Thursday.—In the claim for £2000 damages against Caledonian Collieries Ltd. before Mr. Justice Maxwell and a jury of four…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Government and the Miners
Decisions taken by the Federal Government yesterday show that the statement made by the Prime Minister in Parliament the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →4000 Miners Will Get Pensions
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said to-day in the Legislative Assembly that 3000 pensions had been granted,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Adviser Denies Cabinet Break
LONDON, May 14.—The Government's adviser on coal, Sir William Beveridge, denied that he had offered to resign as adviser to the Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament Cheered Curtin's Statement "All Mines Working"
CANBERRA.—Loud cheers from all parts of the House of Representatives greeted an announcement to-day by the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Good Friday Curtin Delighted That All Pits Are at Work
CANBERRA: "Good on them—that's the best tonic I've had," the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said to-day when told that every coal mine in Australia was working. The news was rushed to him as soon as it was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Timbercutters Seek Pension
The Northern branch of the Australian Timberworkers' Union is to ask the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) that colliery timbercutters be brought…
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