"Hard to Justify During Strikes" Minister's Retort on Release of Miners
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—At a time when great demands for reinforcements for New Guinea were being made on the Army so that…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Stockrington Colliery Road
SYDNEY, Thursday.—On behalf of the Premier, the Minister for Local Government (Mr. McGirr) received a deputation which asked for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend Coal Company
The Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company has transferred £1900 from reserve to maintain the dividend rate at 5 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Board Procedure
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. A. C. Willis (Chairman), and other members of the Central Coal Authority conferred in Sydney to-day wills the Chairman of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.Z. Mines Minister Tells of Government Control
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The New Zealand Government has taken over for the duration of the war more than 60 per cent. of the mines, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disputes at Mines Settled
A direction by the Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) and a conference held at Weston to-day have ended two of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Withholds Decisions
Reasons for local reference boards withholding decisions were given yesterday by the Chairman (Mr. J. Council) after a sitting of Maitland Board. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minister Gives Order in Mine Watering Dispute
In terms of an authority given by the Federal Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt), the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) last night issued an order…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"No Evidence of More Work" Miners and State Control
SYDNEY, Friday.—There was no evidence to support the statement by the miners' General Secretary (Mr. Grant) that miners would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ald. Breen A.W.U. Mining Organiser
Ald. T. Breen has been elected Organising Secretary of the mining department of the Australian Workers' Union. He received a substantial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "Release" of Miners
The policy of the Federal Government on what is euphemistically termed the "release" of recalcitrant miners is wrapped in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Pits Two Mines Resume: Five Others Idle
Two nines, with disputes settled, resumed operations in the north to-day, but new disputes developed to cause…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Strike in Britain
LONDON, Monday.—More than 1400 mine workers ore on strike over a new award winch increases the national minimum wage for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Mines Idle Over Meat Rationing
Two mines on the Northern field—Bellbird and Aberdare Extended—were idle yesterday as a protest against meat rationing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Idle on Tax and Meat Rationing Issues
Meat rationing and taxation issues headed the list of troubles causing stoppages at eight collieries in the North to-day. Among the idle mines was Cessnock No. 2, holder of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To Defend Millfield Miners
Millfield—Greta miners who were convicted at Cessnock Court for absenteeism will be defended by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struck By Coal Props
Robert Richards, 43, of Jeffrey Street. Cessnock, was struck by props which fell from a skip to-day at Pelton Colliery. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Anniversary Day Holiday for Mines
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A National Security order directing that all persons actually or usually employed at coalmines must work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines Stop Over Taxation and Meat Rationing
Five mines were fully idle and one partially on the Northern field yesterday as a protest against meat rationing and the method adopted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Curtin's Warning More Coal or War Effort Will Drop
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Unless coal production in New South Wales increased very considerably over that of last year, the whole war capacity of Australia this year would be less, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said at the…
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