Week's Coal Losses Now 33,550 Tons with 12 Mines Idle
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 3
The week's coal losses soared to-day to 33,550 tons with the idleness of 12 mines and 4745 mine workers on the Newcastle and South Maitland fields. To-day's production loss of 17,650 tons was the biggest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Meet Treasurer on Miners' Taxes
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 1
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation will confer with the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) in Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Loss in North 16,500 Tons in Two Days Worst Strike Outbreak For Four Months
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2
The Northern coalfield yesterday had its worst outbreak of strikes for four months. More than 2800 miners were idle at 10…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Fatality Inquest
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2
An inquest into the death of Richard Thompson, mine deputy, of Devonshire Street, West Maitland. who was killed at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Fines Paid in Full
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3
SYDNEY.—At the end of the year, not a penny in fines was owing to the Government by miners, the Deputy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Dispute Had a Happy Ending
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3
SYDNEY—An unusually happy ending to a coal dispute was made at a compulsory conference under Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Week's Coal Loss in North Will Be More Than 50,000 Tons
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3
The week's coal losses are now certain to exceed 50,000 tons. Idleness of 11 mines to-day brought the four-day aggregate to 48,050 tons and at least tour mines producing 2800 tons will not resume to-morrow, the last day of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seven Northern Mines to Be Idle To-day Production Loss 44,000 Tons This Week
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2
At least seven of the 12 Northern collieries idle yesterday will be idle again to-day. This will bring the production loss for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Prosecutions Against Miners
The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3
After a lull in which several mining stoppages have occurred, the Crown Law Department has reverted to its system of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Referendum to Help Coal Control"
The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3
A referendum on Federal powers will have an important bearing on nationalisation of the coal industry according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Board's Decision. Lambton B Miners Told to Resume
The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3
An order to return to work will be made of Lambton B miners by the Northern Board of Management of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Board to Deal with Strike Wave Special Meeting Expected to Order Resumption
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2
An order to all miners on strike to resume work on Monday is expected to be issued by the Northern Miners Board of Management to-day. Decision to call the board to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wave of Stoppages at Mines Causes Loss of 60,000 Tons in Week
The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3
With 11 mines in the north idle to-day and output almost halved by absenteeism at two others, the wave of strikes on the northern coalfields caused a production loss this week of more than 60,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Board Orders Eight Lodges to Work on Monday Week's Coal Loss Exceeds 60,000 Tons
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4
Eight of 11 miners' lodges on the Newcastle and Maitland fields on strike, yesterday were ordered by the Northern Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Fines Improve Court Revenue
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4
Fines imposed last year on miners convicted of absenteeism considerably increased the revenue at Cessnock Court…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Want Check of Electric Gear
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4
John Darling miners want the Northern district of the federation to employ an inspector to check electrical installations at mines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Miners Sent to Gaol for Absenteeism
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 3
After describing the action of some of the defendants as analogous to black marketing, Mr. R. C. Atkinson, SM, at a special Cessnock Court to-day fined an absentee miner £15 and sentenced him to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Mines Normal Work Is Expected For Next Week
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 3
The Northern Miners' President (Mr. W. Crook) expects normal production on the Coalfields to be resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →What People Think Saving Coal
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2
An advertisement urges us to save coal by reducing our shower-bath what an excellent idea saving [?] tons per annum. A miner on the average,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Muddle In Mining
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2
In their efforts to cure the troubles of the mining Industry, the Authorities appear to be rapidly complicating the case by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →