Heavy Loss of Coal at Four Mines
Idleness of four mines yesterday— two idles over safety disputes—caused a loss of 5600 tons of coal. More than 10,000 tons have been lost in…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Miners and Red Cross
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said he had been advised by the Australian Red Cross Society that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Act on Threat to Strike
John Darling miners today carried out a fortnight-old threat to strike for a change in coal-cutting methods…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Aid Work Of Red Cross
SYDNEY.—The Australian Red Cross Society has advised the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) that miners' lodges throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Relief Work Plea For Miners Without Jobs
Stormwater channel construction as an alternative to unemployment for the men who recently lost their jobs on the afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners to Seek Legislation Federal Pensions Scheme
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A proposal that the Commonwealth Government should introduce a Federal pensions scheme based on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Claims Attempt Was Made To Settle Aberdare Mine Dispute
The Secretory of Aberdare Miners' Lodge (Mr. R. Hughes) today denied the charge by the management that there had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Pensions: State Scheme May Be Merged with Commonwealth
SYDNEY: The Commonwealth Government is contemplating adding hundreds of coal miners to its pensions pay roll by making the NSW coal miners' pensions scheme applicable throughout the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yorkshire M.P. May Stay to Talk With Miners
CANBERRA, Wednesday.— Mr. Collindridge, Yorkshire M.P., will address a series of miners’ meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Injuries at Mine
Injured internally when crushed between truck buffers at Burwood mine yesterday, John Graham, 51, Burwood-road. Whitebridge, surface…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Army Leave Given 3999 Miners
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Army leave without pay was granted to 3999 miners up to May 19, so that they could work in New south…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scouts Not Acceptable To Miners
SYDNEY.—In the proceedings before the Central Coal Industrial Authority (Mr. A. C. Wills) yesterday, representatives of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Test for Mine Pension Plan
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Commonwealth Government will test the Miners' Federation scheme for Federal pensions based on the New South Wales Mineworkers' Pensions Act, and counter plans may be brought forward…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Darling Miners Instruction of Leaders Not Obeyed
John Darling miners today disobeyed the instruction of the Northern Management Board to resume work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Board Order Elrington, John Darling Told to Resume
The miners' Northern board of management yesterday instructed Elrington and John Darling lodges to resume work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Engineer's Death At Colliery
A blow on the back from the revolvong starting-handle of a 25 horse-power engine caused fatal injuries to Stanley Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Olstan Mine Death Accidental
Returning a verdict of accidental death at the inquest on Stanley Arthur Croft, 48, mining engineer, of Brighton-avenue, Toronto, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →John Darling Mine Dispute
Following the stoppage at John Darling Colliery yesterday, a compulsory conference was convened in Newcastle today by the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria Wants Maitland Coal
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Stating that the coal position in Victoria was still precarious, the Premic, (Mr. Dunstan) said to-day that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Will Press for Mine Canteens
SYDNEY, Friday.—The miners' General Secretary (Mr. Grant) said he had been informed by the Minister for Customs (Senator Keane) that…
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