Sufficient Coal for Caulfield Races
MELBOURNE Monday.—The Stated Cabinet, to-day decided that races at Caulfield next Saturday could be held. The Premier (Mr. Dunstan) indicated…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Mine Deputy Killed by Fall of Stone
Denis Hoyland, 45, Havelock-street, Mayfield, mine deputy, was fatally injured by a fall of stone in Lambton B colliery, Redhead, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Log of Claims Fate May Depend on Ruling on Anomaly
SYDNEY, Monday.—Before a log of claims of the Miners' Federation will be considered by the Central Industrial Authority. (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Portland Strike Extends Lithgow State Mine, Butchers Involved "No Victimisation" Is Commissioner's Finding
SYDNEY: Portland's general strike, over the dismissal of a girl by a butcher, today spread to the Government-owned State mine and all butchers' shops at Lithgow. The Commonwealth Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. D…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Targets for Mines
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Coal Committee decided to fix coal production targets for each mine in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Pension
Sir,—From reports on the meeting of the Prime Minister with the coal proprietors and the miners' representatives on July 27, I gather that Mr…
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Sir,—I cannot resist answering the question, "Can Mr. Collindridge do it ?" I am sure she cannot. All the backslapping and "kidding" the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Workers' Pension
Sir,—As a mine worker who contributes to the miner workers' pension scheme, I urge at this juncture that we refrain from paying extra…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pelton Colliery Idle : Dispute Over Horses
For the third successive day only one mine in the north was idle. Today's stoppage occurred at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Qualified Men Needed Mine Enginedrivers
It was decided at the monthly meeting of Cessnock sub-branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association to arrange a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flare-up at Coal Inquiry
SYDNEY.—There was a flare-up before the Central Industrial Authority (Mr. A. C. Willis) today over non-payment of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Develop Tasmanian Coal to Supply Southern States
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Possibilities of open-cut mining in Tasmania were being examined with the view to obtaining a quick supply of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Hill Mine Fire Mastered
BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.—After a three-day fight the fire in the old open-cut mine workings has been brought under control. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Plan to Avert Cavil
By working another seam 30 feet deeper than the one from which coal is at present being taken. Pelaw Main miners believe that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Copland Would Nationalise Mines
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—In the first of a series of public debates, the Prices Commissioner (Mr. Copland) said, in answer to a question,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mines Cleared From King's Path
LONDON, Wednesday.—After flying over the ruins of Cassino Monastery, the King, on Tuesday, visited the heap of rubble that was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Portland Miners and Butchers Did Not Resume
PORTLAND: Portland butchers and miners today ignored an order by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) to return to work. The butchers decided not to resume until the dismissed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →13 Mines Idle in West Over Butcher's Dispute
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Idleness of 13 mines in the Western district in support of the Meat Employees' Union decision concerning the dismissal of a girl at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →May Cavil-out 150 MEN Proposal for Pelaw Main Mine
On the ground that there were insufficient working places in the mine, the company proposed to cavil-out about 150 men, said the Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pelton Only Mine Idle
For the second day in succession, Pelton yesterday was the only mine idle on the Northern field. The stoppage was over the condition of…
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