Kent Miners' Strike
LONDON, Jan. 15.—A strike of 1600 coalminers in a Kent colliery has reached its sixth day. Summonses have been issued against 28…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
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Price of Gold
PRICE OF GOLD.—The Commonwealth Bank fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint on Wednesday at £10/10/ an ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/8/3…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Killed by Fall in Mine
Oliver Butler, 57, a miner, of Allandale Street. Splon Kop, was killed instantly when struck by fall of coal at Richmond Main…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to Editor Miners' Pensions
Sir,—Ten positions made vacant on December 31 by members of the Wallarah Mechanics' Lodge were, filled on January 5. The men never…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Claims for High Seam Miners
Claims to be submitted to the Central Coal Reference Board were completed at a conference at Cessnock last night…
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Miners' lodges on the Cessnock and Kurri Kurri fields were represented at a conference which discussed at Cessnock last night…
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The completion of a new siding near Stockrington on the J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham Co.'s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Old Bulli Mine Still Idle Government Holds Its Hand
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Federal Government is not likely to use its emergency powers in connection with the stoppage at Old Bulli mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Leader Appeals for More Interest in A.r.p
We face an enemy equally as ruthless as its Axle partners who murdered defenceless Abyssinians, Poles, Spaniards and other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Position Three Pits Idle in North
Three mines were idle in the North to-day. They were Elrington, owned by the B.H.P. Company Aberdare,…
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Aberdare miners will resume operations on Monday. The resumption will be In accordance with the resolution…
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Five members retiring under the miners' pensions scheme were entertained by Pacific Miners' Lodge. The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Small Mine Conditions Unsatisfactory"
Twenty-one small coalmines in the Newcastle and Maitland districts were represented at a conference at Federation House on Saturday, when reports…
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SYDNEY: Claiming that the miners were now achieving a record output, the new general president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Wells) said to-day that it was his earnest desire to ensure that this production was not only…
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The statement of the General President of the Miners' Federation that the miners are now achieving a record output is news…
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Sir,—There is a tendency to criticise what other countries should be doing in this dreadful time. "The great amphibian," I remember, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial News Coal Board Decisions
Two claims from Stanford Manu No. 2 miners' lodge were considered by Maitland Board of Reference at Newcastle yesterday. They were—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Output Leader's Tribute to Miners
SYDNEY, Monday.—The President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Wells) said to-day that it was his earnest desire to ensure that…
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SYDNEY—In an urgent telegram to the Commonwealth Coal Commission, the chairman of directors of…
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Sir,—Mr. H. Wells. of Cessnock, has been elected President of the Miners' Federation. His election by a majority of approximately 150 was…
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