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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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"The board made it quite clear to the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) that the Northern branch of the federation would not entertain the proposal of the Federal Government to introduce an afternoon shift in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Abermain No. 2 miners' lodge is asking for an inquiry into the miners' pension scheme. The request follows the statement by the Pensions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal production in the north improved slightly to-day, although five collieries were idle as against four yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Northern branch of the Miners' Federation soon would conduct ballots on discipline and the admission of employees at mines on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A serious shrinkage in the normal demand for Newcastle and Maitland coal after the war is to be forseen in these developments—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fresh stoppages at three mines and continuation of a safety dispute at another caused a loss of 4850 tons of coal on the Northern field yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Only two of the five stoppages at northern mines to-day were caused by Industrial disputes. Elrington and Pacific were idle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ALTHOUGH the Northern Miners' Board of Management agreed with the Coal Commissioner that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In support of an application to the Central Coal Reference Board to-day for the provision of mess rooms at all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Leader of the Australian Country Party (Mr. F[?] tonight forecast that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Mighell's conference with the management board of the Northern Miners' Federation was useful, but inconclusive. What is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal lost because of six idle mines on the Northern field yesterday amounted to 5300 tons, making a total of 10,150 tons for two working…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Less than a year after the Government of South Australia determined to develop the coal deposits at Leigh Creek as a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The increasing number of safety disputes on the Northern field, and particularly those now obtaining at some mines, made it apparent that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A log of claims aiming at improved rates and conditions will be lodged by the Central Executive…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Northern Board of Management had put forward proposals to increase coal production at Several mines, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Pacific colliery is open and ready for work as soon as the men present themselves for work. This has been the position for the past week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WOLLONGONG, Thursday.— Charges of absenteeism against miners and members of all lodge executives, which had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Idleness of eight mines on the Northern field yesterday caused a further heavy loss of coal. This week 20,900 tons have been lost due…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LITHGOW, Thursday.—Officers of the Western Miners' Federation are protesting to responsible authorities over the price of burners for miners'…
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