Mining Mechanics and Pensions
The Delegate Board of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association decided to advise the Registrar of the Mineworkers' Pension Tribunal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1944
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Coal Position in North Grows Worse
A CONTRAST in the willingness of sections of miners to maintain production on the Northern field was given yesterday when at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Crisis Is Grave Steel Output Threatened
SYDNEY: Australia today faces the gravest coal crisis since the outbreak of war. Coal stocks for the steel industry are so meagre that unless substantial increase in coal output is obtained immediately big…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seek Entry to Pit Miners' Dispute with Mr. Forster
The miners' Northern Board of Management instructed the executive to secure from the Central Coal Authority (Mr. A. C. Willis) a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elrington Miners' Case On Rope Issue
Before leaving for Sydney, the Secretary of Ellington Miners' Lodge (Mr. J. Wilkie) said that members of his lodge, did not doubt the qualifications of the Chief Electrical Engineer of the N.S.W. Public Works Department (Mr. Brain) to make the inspection…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Owners Ask Miners to Cut Holidays
Because of the serious coal shortage, which it is claimed may affect some sections of Australia's largest steel industries, the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Government to Meet Miners and Owners
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) announced in the House of Representatives after the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Cessnock Flyer Unless More Coal
On behalf of Kurri Kurri branch of the A.L.P., Mr. Booth, M.L.A., submitted to the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) a request for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Calamity Faces Australia Unless Coal Crisis Arrested—forde
CANBERRA: "Unless there is a further substantial reduction in coal consumption, steel and its associated industries in Australia will practically close down for a considerable time, bringing about widespread unemployment," said the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lease Holds Up Output Big Coal Area near South Seaham
A deputation from South Seaham miners' lodge to-morrow will ask the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) to allow the owners to exploit a,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seven Mines Idle
Idleness of seven mines on the Northern field yesterday caused a coal loss of 6500 tons. New stoppages were at Stockton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Letter Box Miners' Bonus
It is claimed by the miners that high taxation eliminates incentive to produce coal beyond a determined amount. If a bonus…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three of Seven Mines Resume
Three mines today returned to production. leaving four still idle. Stoppages involved 1300 and the production loss was 3800 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners' Christmas Break Government May Ask for Cut
It is understood that when miners' leaders meet Government Ministers in Canberra on Monday it will be suggested that the Northern Board…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Forde's S.O.S. to the Miners
The Acting Prime Minister has shown wisdom in deciding to have further conferences with the Miners' Federation and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forde To Study Coal At Week-end
CANBERRA.—"We want coal, not statements." Mr. Abbott (New England) said today, in the House of Representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Strike Blame Question Leads to Stir in House
CANBERRA, Thursday.—A question whether coal stoppages were the fault of employees, or both the employees and employers, caused a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Lag Alarming, Says Mr. Forde "Goal Cannot be Reached"
CANBERRA, Thursday.—"I have no desire to be an alarmist, but I say frankly that a grave calamity can be avoided only as a result of concerted effort on the part of everybody engaged or even interested in the coal industry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier to Miners
Sir,—As I am one of the boys who went through three years of hell. I would like to say a few words to the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Mines Resume
Resumption of three mines on the Northern field yesterday slightly improved production. They were Millfield Greta. Stanford Main No. 2,…
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