Coal Board Claims
Maitland Coal Board of Reference yesterday dealt with 19 claims by miners' lodgen affecting three Northern collieries. In each instance the…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
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Miners Re-elect Mr. Grant
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. G. W. S. Grant was to-day re-elected General Secretary of the Miners' Federation. In the ballot he received 7453…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Acting Premier (Mr. Baddeley) said today that Commonwealth control of the State scheme for compulsory…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Referring to the diversion of coal stocks from New South Wales to Victoria and South Australia, the Commonwealth…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Commission established by the Commonwealth Government to inquire into stoppages in coalmines in New South…
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SYDNEY.—Mr. George W. S. Grant has been re-elected general secretary of the Miners Federation, defeating two opponents…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The miners are fully behind the army proposals in order to drive the Japanese back from Australia's shores and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Belmont Colliery
Fire destroyed a coal hopper at the Belmont Colliery on Wednesday night…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Tram traffic in Erskine-street was disorganised for a short period to-day when a land mine, not fitted with cap or…
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SYDNEY: Mr. Harold Wells has been re-elected general president of the Miners' Federation by an absolute majority of 2996…
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A bill providing for a coal commission on which the workers and the Government will be represented is being prepared, the Minister for…
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The Coal Commission of inquiry appointed by the Federal Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) will begin a sitting in Newcastle on Monday. It Is…
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SYDNEY, Friday,—The Central Executive of the minister' Federation replied to-night to the President of the Northern Collieries Ltd. (Mr. Telford Simpson)…
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Because of past experience of close contests in ballots for executive and other positions of the Northern Miners' Federation, the District…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Abuse of Privileges Beresfield Mine Owners' Claim
Abuse of privileges in mining at Beresfield was denied by a representative of Kent Collieries Pty. Ltd. when Mr. R. Kelsick,…
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The Coal Commission, of Inquiry, sitting at Newcastle to-day, dealt with recent stoppages at Burwood and Lambton. The…
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The Coal Commission ion of inquiry, which will being a sitting in Newcastle this morning, will conduct Ito proceeding in camera. Evidence…
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"The question of misrepresentation has cropped up at this investigation; the thing has reflected upon me. I feel that very keenly," said…
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SYDNEY: The Miners' General Secretary (Mr. Grant) emphasised to-day that on every available working day prior to the…
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Although he showed no external signs of injury Ernest Edward Atkinson. 55. a miner, was killed by a fall of coal at Bellbird…
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