Incident at Pelton Colliery
John Dunipace, manager of Pelton colliery, admitted in the Cessnock Police Court to-day that he had hit miners' check…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
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Claims for Coal Board
Maitland Coal F[?] of Reference will hear the following claims to-day—Mayfield Greta: That the practice of cutting on the afternoon shift at this…
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SYDNEY: A party of eight miners and 80 native boys have reached the Allied lines in New Guinea after a nightmare Journey…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Addressing the annual conference of the Women's Auxiliary of the Miners' Federation in Sydney, the General President of…
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A finding of accidental death was returned by the District Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) when he held an inquest yesterday…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Tremendous difficulties were being met in providing electric lamps at various collieries. It appeared that special permission would…
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The Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation decided yesterday to submit to the reference board a claim concerning…
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Nearly 700 men were involved to-day in three mine stoppages on the Cessnock field. The idle mines were:—…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Three mines were idle in Now South Wales to-day, one by strike, another by breakdown, and the third through a transport hitch…
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Decisions on claims heard by Maitland Coal Board of Reference yesterday were—Millfield Greta: That the practice at…
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ADELAIDE: Improved shipments of coal to South Australia have lifted reserves to well over 110,000 tons…
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Nominations in connection with the annual election for executive positions in the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation close on…
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Nominations for the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation will close to-morrow. Nominations lodged by post tomorrow and received by the…
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Abermain No. 3 colliery was idle yesterday because of a breakdown of the locomotive of the train which conveys the men from Abermain to the…
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ADELAIDE Wednesday.—Coal reserves here have been increased by more than 110,000 tons as a result of improved coal shipments…
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NEW YORK, Wednesday: The United Mine Workers' Convention agreed to-day to increase mine work from five to six days a week,…
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Elrington and Neath Collieries were again idle to-day. The exposed condition of the pit top was responsible for the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—"I am most anxious that the Commonwealth should render all possible assistance to the mining industry,…
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Eight mines were idle in the North to-day. They were Bellbird (400 miners. 1660 tons). Pelton (200-800),…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Was Bitten by Gold Bug
SYDNEY.—Suddenly, at the age of 37. James Thompson Kirkwood, a. prosperous Lithgow businessman, was "bitten by the gold…
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