"Regulations Not Observed" Apprentice's Death in Colliery
Robert Smillie Watson, 16, an electrician's apprentice, was electrocuted in Bellbird colliery on August 25. At the inquiry, held at…
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Mining & the mines, 1943
1,593 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 54 of 80
Strike Threat by Mines Rescue Men
SYDNEY.—Employees at mines rescue stations throughout NSW have threatened to stop work on October 18 unless a dine is fixed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Support Youths Who Refused Underground Work
LONDON, Sept. 15.—Nearly 14,000 miners are involved in a strike on the Nottinghamshire coalfields as the result of the imprisonment of an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Pensions
Sir,—I am a miner pensioner living in Sydney since leaving the Maitland coalfield at the end of last year. Since coming here I have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Northern Mines Idle
Five mines on the Northern field were idle yesterday. The only fresh dispute was at Richmond Main, from which the men returned home…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Want Miners Released From Army
SYDNEY.—Accompanied by the Western Millers' President (Mr. J. Jamieson), the Miners' General Secretary (Mr. G. W. S. Grant)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →15,000 Nottingham Miners Resume
LONDON, Friday: A strike of 15,000 minors in the Nottingham area, as a protest against the imprisonment of an 18-year-old…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Stoppages Increased to Six To-day
Steadily increasing in number throughout the week, mining disputes in the North to-day involved 2330 men and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aberdare Extended Miners' Nominations
Nominations by Aberdare Extended miners for official positions in the northern district of the Miners Federation are:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nottingham Mine Strike Ends
LONDON, Sept. 17.—A strike of 15,000 miners in the Nottingham area, is a protest against the imprisonment of an 18-year-old surface worker…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Promised Conferences If They Resume
Mine employees at three northern collieries, where disputes have occurred, have been promised that their troubles will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disputes at Three More Northern Mines
Fresh disputes developed at three mines on the Northern field yesterday. The mines were Elrington, Seaham No. 2 and Aberdare…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lost Coal Brought Back to Light
MELBOURNE.—For many years hundreds of tons of coal have been dropped into the river Yarra from the bucket chains where…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Try to Get Men From Army for Mines
SYDNEY, Friday.—As a result of a conference between the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) and Miners' Federation officials, efforts will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warning About Coal in Britain
LONDON, Sunday.—The Secretary of the Mineworkers' Federation of Great Britain and Chair-man of the General Council of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Higher Compensation Rates Sought by Miners
The Northern executive of the Miners' Federation was not in any way satisfied with the developments to secure a higher rate for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nationalisation of Mines Mr. Booth To Kurri A.L.P. Council
After telling Kurri Kurri A.L.P. Electoral Council that the State and Federal Governments would work in complete collaboration. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deputies Strike at 22 MINES Dispute Over Promotion Of One Federation Member
Twenty-two collieries on the South Maitland field, whose daily production of coal is more than 20,000 tons, will be idle to-day because deputies will not present themselves for work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Notts Miners Return
LONDON, Sept. 20.—All the Nottinghamshire miners who struck over the imprisonment of an 18-year-old surface worker who had refused to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Action Against Mine Managers
Officers of the Commonwealth Crown Law Department visited the Northern field yesterday to investigate recent mine stoppages. They…
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