Miners and Coal Act Policy Sought From Central Council
A combined meeting of Stockrington Nos. 1 and 2. Mountain Borehole, Lihton Borehole and Seaham No. 2 miners' lodges at West Wallsend…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Coal Loading Plant
On behalf of Kurri Kurri A.L.P. Electoral Council. Mr. Booth, M.L.A., has been in touch with the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) on…
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On behalf of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, the State Organiser (Mr. T. B. Ward) submitted to the Apprenticeship Council (collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Six Mines Idle in North
Six mines were idle in the north to-day-Hebburn Nos. 1 and 2, Stockrington Nos. 1 and 2. Ducze[?] and Stanford…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria Wants Much More Coal
MELBOURNE.—Unless there was an immediate improvement an coal supplies reaching Victoria from New South Wales, there…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Miners Accept Four Year Plan
LONDON, April 13. A.A.P.—National delegates to the Miners' Federation Conference, on a card vote, agreed by 512,000 to 97,000 to accept…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Pension Costs Higher Levy Plan, Claims M.L.C.
Miners' Pensions Fund estimates indicated an intention to increase mineworkers' payments to the fund to 3/6 a week and the coalowners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Legitimate Cause for Stoppages Mr. Connell on Serious Coal Loss
In no case had a legitimate dispute caused a stoppage on the Northern field this week, and there had been a serious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Claims Before Coal Authority
The Local Coal Industrial Authority (Mr. J. Connell) yesterday reserved his decisions on eight claims submitted by Aberdare miners' lodge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Shortage Closes Cement Works
PERTH, Friday.—Shortage of coal in Western Australia has caused one of the leading cement works to close: Other plants may be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Conference To-day on Coal Carters' Dispute
A compulsory conference will begin in Newcastle to-day at noon to deal with the dispute at Hebburn No 1. colliery over the refusal of members…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Few Industrial Issues at Mines Mr. Willis Asks Men to Help Union
SYDNEY, Friday.—Only about 6 per cent. of stoppages on the New South Wales coalfields in the last six weeks had been caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£1 a Ton Less Than Newcastle Leigh Creek Coal For South Australia
ADELAIDE, Fri.—At the newly developed Leigh Creek coalfield in South Australia 130,000 tons was ready to be sent to Adelaide. This…
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The District Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. B. Simpson) will visit to Sydney to-day. He will attend a conference with the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Carters' Dispute Ends
A dispute between Kurri Kurri members of the Coal Carters' Union and the management of Hebburn No. 1 colliery, which involved stoppages…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Head First Down Mine to Rescue
LONDON.—After four unsuccessful attempts had been made to rescue four-year-old Wendy Wil [?]tams a London evacuee, who lay…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Mines Are Idle In North
Three mines were idle in the North to-day. They were Northern Extended where a dispute among the wheelers has occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Crisis Near in South Australia
ADELAIDE, Sunday.—The Premier (Mr. Playford) said that the South Australian industries had only sufficient coal for a fortnight, and railways…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Baddeley on Mine Pensions Favours Rise, but Gave no Promise
The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) denied at a meeting of retired mineworkers at Cessnock on Saturday that he had promised an…
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Robert Wilkins, 36. Ross Street. Belmont, a shift man at Belmont Colliery was injured this morning when he was jammed between…
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