Three Mines Idle In North To-day
More than 1600 miners were idle to-day in the most serious hold-up in the North during the fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1943
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Mine Electrical Equipment
An inquiry, sponsored by the Minster for Mines (Mr. Baddeley), into electrical equipment used in mines will begin in Newcastle on Tuesday. Other sittings…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Board Claims
Maitland Coal Board yesterday considered the following claim from Pelton miners' lodge—That payment shall be made to 25 pairs of contract miners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Manager Fined £20
MELBOURNE—For refusing to allow the Austral Colliery to be worked on November 2, the manager, Peter Hudson, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Not All Blame on Miners
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Some people were attempting to lay the whole blame for coal shortage on the miners. The truth was that coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Mines Idle in North Today
Five northern collieries were idle to-day. Idle and partially idle mines were—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rail Cuts Not Aimed at Coal Centres
SYDNEY, Thursday.—There was no discrimination against residents of coalmining centres in the curtailment of railway services, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Loss to Know Next Move Miners' President on Stoppages
"There is a limit to endurance by the union and the Government to people who will not play the game. The Government expects…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners and Soldiers
Sir.—Who is Mr. James, who dares to talk straight to the miners? He knows that the stoppages in the mines are caused only by the action…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Managers' Examination
Messrs. Robert Risk Harvey and William James Seward were successful at the examination for mine mangers under the provisions on the Coal Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Coal Regulations Announced
CANBERRA.—New Coal Mine Regulations issued last night are designed for a limited and specific purpose—maintenance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Mine Charges at Cessnock
Forty-three mine workers, still on strike, at Richmond Main Collier; in protest against prosecution, appeared to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Control of Unprofitable Mines
CANBERRA, Friday.—In the event of the management of a coalmine deciding to stop production because of dissatisfaction…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Plea for Historic Coal Monument
VANDALS have damaged the historic Coal Monument in Parnell Place. An attempt has been made to wrench off one of the four metal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Elections Big Set-back for Communists
Complete figures in the Northern Miners' Elections show a swing against Communist Party candidates. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leaders to Meet Richmond Main Miners Mr. Wells on Lodge Discipline
The General President (Mr. Wells) and General Secretary (Mr. Grant) will attend a meeting of Richmond Main Miners' Lodge at Kurri Kurri…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Crook Miners' New President Mr. Scanlon Loses by 613 Votes
Mr. W. Crook will be the miners' Northern President for 1944. He defeated Mr. H. Scanlon by 613 votes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strip-mining Gives More Coal
NEW YORK, November 21.— Earth-moving machinery will be shipped to England for "strip-mining," a method by which earth is stripped…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aid to Miners Explained
CANBERRA, Sunday.—It was officially explained that there was no particular significance behind the National Security Regulations gazected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Mines Resume; One Idle
Idle mines in the north dropped from five on Friday to one to-day. The only hold-up was at…
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