Revise Wage Pegging Miners to Ask Government
The Central Council of the Miners' Federation, which will begin its sitting in Sydney to-day, will decide what approach is to be made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1944
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A.l.p. Protest on Mine Closure
A motion protesting against the threatened cessation of work on the reclaiming of Aberdare Central Colliery has been carried by Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Production Improves
Coal production on the Northern field improved yesterday when only Hebburn No. 2 and No. 1 tunnel at Bellbird were idle. A loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Position Unchanged
The coal position in the North to-day was unchanged. Two collieries were affected—Hebburn No. 2 and Bellbird…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Injured In Coal Fall
James Thompson, 53, living at Weston Street, Weston, was caught by a fall of coal while road laying today at Abermain No. 2 Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victorian Railways Get More Coal
MELBOURNE, Monday.—The outlook for Victorian railway services was satisfactory, as a result of the arrival of increased…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Conciliation May Succeed General Strike by Miners Unlikely
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation is not expected to declare a general strike to secure adjustments to arbitration machinery and improved working conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two More Colliery Stoppages
Two new mine stoppages on the South Maitland field today brought the total coal production loss in the North to 4000 tons for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Mines Work Well
Northern mines are working well this week. The coal loss for two days has been 2800 tons, compared with 16,050 tons for the first two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"State Cannot Nationalise Mines"
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Nationalisation of mines was a matter for the Federal Government, said the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Council Rejects Direct Action On Wage Pegging
SYDNEY: The Central Council of the Miners' Federation today rejected proposals for using "industrial action" to have regulations governing pegging of wages repealed of modified. The Northern Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rush Trip to Canberra Miners Move Over Growing Unrest
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Representatives of the Miners' Federation are expected to make a rush trip to Canberra on Thursday to interview…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners in Conciliatory Mood Talks in Canberra To-day on Coal
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Basis of approach by most representatives of the Miners' Federation who are to meet the Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) in Canberra to-morrow will be conciliatory…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aberdare Colliery Will Resume To-day
Aberdare colliery, idle yesterday because of a complaint by the men of excessive temperatures in the No. 21 gannon pillar section, will resume…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Reclamation to Continue
The work of reclamation at the Aberdare Central colliery was so far advanced yesterday that the men were able to work in the pit with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Bus Driving for Miners
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Justice Cantor announced at a compulsory conference a settlement of the dispute between the Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Nominations For Federation Positions
All retiring officials in elective executive, board of management and central council positions of the Northern Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eight Mines Did Not Work Today
Output ceased at eight collieries in the north today, the highest for some time. Six of the mines were idle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Federation Auxiliary
Delegates from Bellbird, Cessnock, Aberdare, Weston, Barnsley, Dudley and Whitebridge attended the meeting of the Northern District…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stop Press Miners' Wages Garnisheed
Minors at Maitland Main Colliery who ware prosecuted on September 2 and fined for absenteeism had noon. Most of the envelopes were…
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