Transport Will Be Cheaper Greta Coal Plan Supported
Supporting the move for reopening mining activities in the Greta district, Mr. J. Evans, of Roxburgh-street, Lorn, a former…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Easter Time Shines in Smart Sprint: Gold Salute's Dash
SYDNEY: Easter Time. Gold Salute. Chief Man and Orderly were Interesting gallopers at Randwick to-day. Again the standard of the work was moderate. Winnipeg. Kingsdale and Steadfast registered smart…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mechanisation and Open Cut Mines to Win More Coal
CANBERRA, Thursday.—New means of increasing coal production, particularly by greater mechanisation and development…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Electricians
Brown and Frank Alva Pratt passed the examination for certificate of competency as mine electricians…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners Arm Their Critics
Coalminers often complain that their critics do not give them fair play. They should, therefore, be all the more careful not to put…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Mines Idle Over Butter Ration
Stoppages at five Northern mines yesterday over butter rationing caused a loss of 5200 tons of coal. Two of the mines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Air Lock Being Built Above Fired Colliery
An air lock is being constructed at the shafthead of Aberdare Central Colliery to allow a protocquipped party to make an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Federation and Rothbury Men
Sir,—Next week a ballot will be taken by the Northern District of the Miners' Federation to determine whether the Rothbury men will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Restore Butter Ration As Soon As Possible Mr. Forde Tells Miners' Leader
The Federal Government would do everything it could to restore the butter ration to ½lb a week as soon as possible, the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) told the miners' Northern President (Mr. W. Crook) yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' New Tax Assessments
Mr. R. James, M.H.R., has been advised by the Acting Federal Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (Mr. Addicoat) that adjusted assessments would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trod on Coal, Leg Fractured
Treading on a piece of loose coal in the backyard, Caroline Gibson, 59 Lambton-road, Broadmeadow, fell and fractured her left leg. Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.S. Mine Machinery for Australia
WASHINGTON, June 4. A.A.P.— The Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) announced that Australia had been moved to the top priority list for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Production 80 Unions to Meet Ministers
MELBOURNE: Tomorrow's convention of unions is the third called by the Federal Government to permit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ten Mines Idle on Friday, to Work To-day
According to lodge officials, the 10 mines idle on the Northern field on Friday are expected to resume to-day. In most cases lodge decisions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →3500 Miners in the North Idle on Variety of Issues
Eleven northern collieries were idle today in the biggest pile up of industrial disputes this year. Three and a half thousand mine workers were idle, while coal production slumped more than 10,000 tons for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Need It More Than Miners" A.L.P. Protest on Butter Cut
"Miners are kicking up a row, but the men in the heavy industries with the hot conditions are more in need of butter in their lunches," said Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Day Training For Mine Apprentices
Daylight training for apprentices in the coalmining industry has been approved by the Apprenticeship Council, said the State Organiser of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Idle Mines Down to Seven
The Northern coal position improved today when seven mines were idle as against 11 which did not work yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stoppage Wave Leads to Closure of Coal Board Butter Cut, Protests Against Fines Cause Big Coal Loss
Because many Northern collieries were idle yesterday and last week as the result of protests by employees on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plain Talk Expected on Coal Issues Ministers' Conference With Unionists
MELBOURNE, Monday.—Straight talking on coal production problems is expected to mark the opening of the conference between trade-union representatives and Federal Ministers at the Trades Hall to-morrow…
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