Industrial News State Free of Mine Disputes
All Coalfields in the State were free of industrial dispute yesterday. North Wallarah ceased operations…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
1,854 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 93
Drastic Remedies Suggested to Lift Coal Supplies
CANBERRA. — Drastic remedies, including freezing of union funds, forfeiture of voting rights, coupled with lighter taxation to induce greater production, were suggested last night by Mr. Spender (Ind., UAP, NSW) in a seven-point…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Provocation, Distortion" Communist Answers Mining Secretary
By provocation and distortion, the Secretary of Northern Collieries Ltd. (Mr. H. Gregory Forster) was attempting to sabotage efforts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners May Smash Government and Federation Mr. Curtin Promises Law Will Be Enforced
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) told the House of Representatives to-day that unless strikes ceased in the coalmining, industry it would smash both the Commonwealth Government and the Miners' Federation. He was replying to the motion of no confidence in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A.C.T.U. Coal Conference Effect of Shortage on Other Unionists
A conference to be held in Sydney to-day, called by the A.C.T.U., will discuss the effect of coal shortages on other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Industry
Sir,—I noticed that a circular received by members of the Commonwealth Parliament was issued by the Northern Colliery Proprietors'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mineworker Killed in Kalingo Colliery
John O'Neill, 33, Bridge-street, Cessnock, was killed in Kalingo colliery yesterday afternoon. This was the first fatality in this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unions Ask Government to Control Mines Five-point Plan to Get More Coal
SYDNEY, Friday.—As part of a five-point plan to increase coal production a conference of the A.C.T.U. Executive and coalmining unions unanimously recommended increased Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Fumbling Coal Policy
If the censure debate in the House of Representatives established anything it is that the Government has had no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Govt. May Control 10 Mines
CANBERRA: The Govt. will consider taking control of the 10 mines owned by the J. and A. Brown and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Authority Hears a Dispute
The Central Coal Authority Mr. A. C. Willis (centre), in Newcastle yesterday, hearing a dispute at Hebburn No. 2 colliery. At left: Messrs. R. Stewart and J. Mills (Miners' Federation) Right: Mr. S. McKensey (colliery superintendent), Mr. H. Rowe (manager)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Good Coal Total This Week
Losses in coal production his week were 11,000 tons compared with 63,000 tons last week. The week was almost completely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Week's Coal Output Hit Target
SYDNEY. — The coal shortage will be retrieved if NSW mines keep un their output to this week's level…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overland Coal Cost £220,000 More
MELBOURNE, Friday.—In 1943-44, overlanding of coal, much of it inferior grade from Lithgow, cost the Victorian railways an extra £220,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Danger Closes Cessnock Street
Chapman Street. Cessnock, is to be closed to traffic The order has been made by Cessnock Council following its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Government Control of Mines Time Not Yet Ripe, Says Mr. Ward
CANBERRA, Friday.—The stage had not yet been reached where it was possible for the Government to take over control of coalmines, said the Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) in the House…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Machinery
Sir,—Representatives of the coal-owners would have the public believe that absenteeism and strikes are the only causes of the present critical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Position
Sir,—It seems to me that Mr. Curtin, Labour Prime Minister has been badly let down by the biggest union in Australia, the Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters to Editor Coal Shortage
Sir,—Most people have become used to Mr. Gregory Forster's attacks on the miners. As one who holds an executive position in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Fined Absenteeism at Maitland Main
There were 115 employees of Maitland Main colliery charged before a special sitting of Cessnock Court on Saturday with having been absent…
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