Fixed Term for Coal Board Chairmen
CANBERRA, Thursday.—An amendment to the National Security (Coalmining Industry Employment) Regulations dealing with the tenure…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
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Bellbird Miners' Gesture £21 to Shilling Fund
A cheque for £21 to which every member of the lodge contributed, has been sent by the Bellbird miners' lodge to the national shilling…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Owing entirely to the cyclonic weather, several mines on the Northern field will be idle to-morrow…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Reduction of absenteeism to a minimum, and the retention for the duration of the war of miners who have reached…
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CINOINNATTI, Oct. 15.—An increase in mine work from five to six days a week was agreed to by the convention of the United…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CONSIDER 50 Per Cent Cut Hospital Rates For Retired Miners
Following a request for a reduced contribution for retired mineworkers, Maitland Hospital Board at a meeting last night decided to inform the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Nominations
Although nominations for the Northern district of the Miners' Federation closed yesterday, an extension to-day has been made for late nominations…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eight Mines Idle
Eight mines in the North were idle yesterday owing to lack of waggons and other reasons. About 1900 mineworkers were affected…
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LITHGOW, Friday. — Commonwealth No. 3 colliery, an open cut coalmine, cannot be worked because it is flooded with water from recent rains. This…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nominations for Miners' Offices
Nominations for the Northern Millers' Federation closed to-day. They will be declared at the Federation office by the District…
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At a large Midland group of collieries in Great Britain ministers enjoy hot showers in these cubicles at the end of their shift. At this group of mines, said to be one of the cleanest in the world smoke, steam, and noise have been taken over…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Scanlon on Retention of Older Miners
Replying to questions submitted by a "Newcastle Morning Herald" reporter yesterday on the statement by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal From Old Wrecks Strews Stockton Beach
TONS of coal and timber believed to be from 50-year-old wrecks were strewn over Stockton Beach yesterday by heavy seas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident At Colliery
Ivan Thomas, 22 a wheeler at Rhondda Colliery, was taken to Wallsend Hospital to day by Lake Macquarie Ambulance suffering…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mines Rescue Credit
The Secretary of the South Maitland and Newcastle Mines Rescue Station committees (Mr. S. Cleaves), said the General secretary of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal From the Sea
One of many heaps of coal which were rapidly made by local residents on Stockton Beach after heavy seas had washed up big quantities of coal and drift wood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many Candidates for Miners' Elections
Nominations for executive positions on the Northern Miners' Federation were announced to-day by the Returning Officer (Mr. J. B. Simpson). Mr. Simpson said to-day that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pelton Miners Reject Judge's Ruling
A unanimous vole of Pelton Miners' Lodge yesterday rejected the direction of the chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thieves Active Lambton B Colliery Idle To-day
Eighty-two gallons of petrol were stolen from a garage owned by Messrs. A. C. Brown Pty. Ltd. in Maitland Road. Mayfield West Lambton B Colliery was idle to-day. About 150 miners are involved. The average daily tonnage of the pit is about 1500…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bulli Miners Threaten to Stop Work
SYDNEY: Bulli Miners' Lodge had decided to recommend to the Southern Miners' Delegate Board that unless a pay claim by…
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