Four Mines Are Idle on Northern Fields
Four Northern mines were idle to-day, three of them owing to strikes. They are Millfield Greta (140…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1942
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50 Miners From Idle Pit Tried To Enlist
Fifty striking Millfield-Greta miners tried to enlist at Cessnock to-day. They were waiting for their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Excused No Longer" Government and Coal Strikes
SYDNEY, Monday.—"We would have much greater coal production if those miners who are 'letting down' the fighting forces, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Claims
Further consideration to a claim by two miners at Hebburn No. 2 for consideration payment for having left their work was given by Maitland Coal Board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Control of State Mine
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Ministerial control may be exercised over the State-owned mine at Lithgow. This was learned authoritatively to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed by Coal Fall
WOLLONGONG, Tuesday. — George Thomas, a miner, was killed at the Metropolitan colliery, Helensburg, to-day, when eight tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Output at State Mine Raised
SYDNEY.—The dally output at the State mine has increased by 100 tons since the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) took the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wonthaggi Miners Need "Let-up"
MELBOURNE, Tuesday—Supporting, the move by the State Government for coalminers' pensions. Mr. Dillon (U.A.P.) said in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Striking Miners Seek to Enlist
Striking [?] Green [?] who [?] in a body at [?] for ehastment. They are shown with their enlistment papers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Appeal to Miners by Leaders
"We appeal for more tolerance by our members ana ask them to permit the constituted authorities,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Cannot Grow Own Vegetables
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The freening of seeds had caused a shortage of vegetables on New South Wales coalfields, said the miners' General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ten Mines Idle in North
Ten mines were idle on the northern coalfields to-day mainly because of domestic disputes. As result 2035 men did not work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Workers in Army Will Not Be Released
SYDNEY: Though a survey of the coalfields has revealed vacancies for 666 mineworkers, the War Cabinet feels that in view of the continual stoppages of work by men already employed in tho coal industry, it would be hard to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Leave Penalties Issue Court Defers Hearing of Appeal
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—An adjournment was granted to-day in the hearing of an appeal by colliery proprietors against a decision of the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. D. V. Morrison) waving penalties for absenteeism…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Pensions Trimmers Want to Be Included
An application by Newcastle coaltrimmers to be brought under the Miners' Pension Scheme and to be allowed the same…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Object to Appeal Judge Hearing Own Award
SYDNEY: Objecting to Judge Drake-Brockman being one of the Judges to hear the appeal of Northern Collieries Ltd. on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aberdare Miners Make New Rule on Strike Decision
Aberdare miners, at the pit head this morning, adopted measures for the disciplining of members. They decided that all future stoppages would be decided by the whole of the lodge and not by any section…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →30/4 a Ton for Coal to Pensioners
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In a letter to the General Secretary of the Minors' Federation (Mr. Grant) a representative of the Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Leaders Plead for Tolerance "Use Constituted Authority Before Striking"
The Northern President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) and Vice-president (Mr. W. McBlane) yesterday made a strong appeal to members to show more tolerance and to allow constituted authority, particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Salute's Cup Trial
BRISBANE Thursday.—Gold Salute gave in brilliant exhibition over live furlongs at Albion Park to-day. It was his final trial for the Doomben…
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