Miners to Get Potatoes
Earmarked by the State Government for distribution only in coalfields towns, particularly Kurri and Weston…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
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Two Big Mine Stoppages
Stoppages at Hebburn No. 1 and Aberdare Central Collleries to-day involved 880 men and resulted In a coal production loss…
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LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Miners' Federation officials have been notified by the Central Reference Board in connection with an application from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Industrial News Fresh Nominations November 28 Miners' Officers
Nominations for the Northern district of the Miners' Federation close with the Returning Officer (Mr. J, B. Simpson) on November 28…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Seek to End Priority Munition Workers and Housing
LITHGOW, Wednesday.—The Western Miners' Federation was trying to overcome the position where by munition workers had priority…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Mine Control
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister of Mines (Mr. Baddeley) was to-day granted leave by the Legislative Assembly to introduce a bill reconstituting the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Machine Coal Claims
An application by Pelaw Main and Richmond Main miners lodges for an increase of 6d in the tonnage rate for shooting and filling machine-out coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Clifton Miners Prosecuted
SYDNEY: Because they had not had time to prepare their defence, summonses under the National Security (Coal Control)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners in Court To-day
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Before Judge Drake-Brockman, in the Federal Arbitration Court to-morrow, 10 employes of the South Clifton colliery will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Borehole Miners Accept Judge's Order on Work With Italians
The order of the Chairman of the Central Reference Board (Judge Drake-Brockman) that three Italian members of Stockton Borehole…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Potatoes for North Miners Not Favoured, Says Mr. Scanlon
Miners were not receiving special consideration with potato supplies, the Northern Miners' President (Mr. H. Seanlon) said yesterday. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Potatoes Arrive for Mining Areas; Protests in Newcastle
More potatoes arrived in Newcastle to-day for distribution in coalmining areas. This morning's consignment consisted of 460 bags, weighing 29 tons. With yesterday's consignment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lambton Colliery Dispute
Lambton Colliery was idle yesterday because of a dispute over a claim by the miners' lodge that surface youths were being engaged on work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Southern Mine Dispute
At the request of the Minister for Labour (Mr. Ward), Mr. R. James M.H.R. accompanied by the General President of the Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain's Coal Record
LONDON, Nov. 23.—Britain's October output of coal was a record this year. This was revealed by the Minister of Fuel and Power…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Main Miners' Ballot
Mr. R. Dunnicliffe, a former president of Maitland Main Miners' Lodge, has defeated the sitting official, Mr. W. Dow, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Subscribe to Loan
A £100 subscription to the Austerity Loan was lodged at Cessnock yesterday on behalf of Aberdare Extended miners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Discuss Strike Threat
SYDNEY.—A conference of Miners Federation officials was held in Sydney to-day to discuss the threat of shale miners at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Machine-cut Coal Claims
Maitland Coal Reference Board yesterday day completed the hearing of evidence on the claim of Polaw Main and Richmond Main miners' lodges for an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial News Four Mines Idle
Industrial disputes held up production at tour New South Wales collieries yesterday. It is estimated that a production loss of 5400 tons will result…
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