Five Collieries Idle To-day
SYDNEY: Mine workers numbering 1665, who would have produced 6000 tons of coal, were idle to-day at five mines…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
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Miners Agree to Penalties for Stoppages
Burwood miners' lodge to-day agreed to Densities for recent stoppages. These include the hold-up over the potato shortage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Deals with Miners' Requests
SYDNEY, Friday.—At to-day's sitting of the Central Coal Reference Board, Judge Drake-Brockman granted the request of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Mine Subsidence
Recent rain has caused another subsidence at the old Hill End colliery in East Cessnock. Thin mine was sealed some years ago…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rise In Price Of Coal Sought
SYDNEY.—Increase in the selling price of coal is being sought by the colliery proprietors from the Deputy Prices Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bellbird Approves of Return of Old Miners
The move by the northern district of the Miners' Federation to return pensioned miners to the industry has been endorsed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commonwealth May Take Over Mine Pensions Scheme
SYDNEY: The Commonwealth Government is considering taking over the New South Wales miners' pensions scheme as part of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Accident
William Walker. 16, of Withers Street, Wallsend, a sidler at Stockton Borehole Co[?] was caught between a skip and the roof of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Ask for Potatoes
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day decided to ask the Federal Government to have potatoes released…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of Mine Veteran
The federation had learned with the deepest regret of the death of Mr Ben Rees, said the District Secretary of the Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work at the Mines
Most collieries on the Newcastle and Maitland fields worked full time—10 days—for the fortnight ended last Friday. Details—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Greetings For Russian Workers
SYDNEY.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation, now meeting for the last, time this year, has decided to invite the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Seek Talk with Mr. Slater
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Australian Minister to Russia (Mr. Slater) has been Invited to a session of the Miners' Federation Council. He will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Lodges Approve Both Minutes Retired Men to Continue; Nominations to Stand
By slender majorities, lodges of the Northern Miners' Federation have adopted both minutes submitted on decisions of the board of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strikes at Five Mines in North
Five mines, employing 1000 men and producing 4000 tons of coal dally, were Idle on the northern field to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Decline Chewing Gum Preferential Treatment Not Wanted
An offer by a chewing gum manufacturer to make supplies available under certain conditions was rejected by John Darling miners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Slater to Take Miners' Message to Moscow
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Australian Envoy to Russia, Mr. William Slater, left the Miners Central Council to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Council Wants Better Transport in Collieries
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State Government is to be urged by the Miners' Federation to force mine owners to install transport systems in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' General Ballot
Miners' lodges throughout Australia yesterday conducted the annual ballet for the election of officers. Voting was at the pithead. About 10,000 members…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Idle Northern Mines
Maitland Main colliery is expected to resume to-day. It was idle yesterday as a protest against delay in implementing promotions to vacancies caused…
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