Gold Bar "Flew Into Pocket"
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—In the Police Court, Corporal William Robert Pearson, 46, of Cottesloe, West Australia, and Private…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Miners Are Pleased By Support By Trades Hall
Gratification at the reception last night by Newcastle Trades Hall Council of his exposition of the miners' case was expressed today by the Acting Northern Vice President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shortage At B.H.P. "Overdone," Is Claim
The secretary of the Newcastle branch of the Ironworkers' Fedration (Mr. R. C. Morgan) today expresed the opinion that publicity about coal shortage at the B.H.P. Steel Works had been very much overdone…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A.c.t.u. Talk on Coal with Ministers
CANBERRA, Thursday.-—he Commonwealth Government has agreed to confer with representatives of the Australasian Council of trade-unions in Canberra to-morrow on important matters associated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.C.T.U. At Canberra Today on Coal Impasse
SYDNEY: Officials and members of the Emergency Committee of the A.C.T.U. are in Canberra today seeking a way out of the coal impasse. To date 24,700 tons of coal have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Straight Talk to Miners?
SYDNEY: Straight talking to the miners is expected at next Tuesday's conference of Federal unions to be held in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Garnishees Issued Four Mines Affected
Fifty-four mineworkers had their wages garnisheed yesterday. Eleven were from Aberdare Extended, 40 from Stockrington No. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.C.T.U. Likely to Stand with Government Mr. Forde on Coal Policy
CANBERRA, Friday.— Support by the A.C.T.U. for the Federal Government's handling of the coal crisis is believed to be assured following a conference between Federal Ministers and representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Holidays
Sir,—Other unions than the miners' Federation give men 14 working days on full pay. If the miner gets 15 days, it only means the loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Output
Sir,—Mr. Grant, claiming production records, said that miners were producing more coal per person than before. When challenged, he casts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Presentations to Retired Miners
Pacific miners' lodge held a social to farewell five members who have retired on the mineworkers' pension. The guests were a former lodge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Fined for Absenteeism
Fines totalling £107 were imposed on mine employees at a sitting of the Special Federal Court at Cessnock on Saturday by Mr. R. Atkinson,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Fined £107 for Absenteeism
Fines imposed on absentee miners at the special Federal Court at Cessnock on Saturday amounted to £107. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Miners Owe This to Themselves
Every phase of the untimely dispute between the Miners' Federation and the Federal Government is overshadowed by an historic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Unions to Discuss Coal Position
The Northern District President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Crook) will be in Sydney to-morrow for the conference of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six Mines Are Idle Today on Garnishees
The garnishee issue precipitated stoppages at six northern collieries and the open cut at Aberdare Extended today,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Honor A "Great Fighter" On His Retirement
"One of the greatest fighters in the history of the Federation," was one of the compliments paid to the retiring Northern Vice-President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. McBlane) at a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Malcontents in Mining Expulsion Urged by Mr. Willis
SYDNEY, Sunday.— Malcontents disrupting Australia's coalmines should be put on trial, and if necessary expelled from the industry, said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Leaders' Appeal to Membership Consider Future of Union When Making Big Decisions
APPEALS to the membership to consider the future of their union when making decisions on the present conflict in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commission Is Offered to Coal Miners
The coal miners are being offered a Royal Commission to investigate thoroughly the operations of the coal industry and all their complaints. The offer is conditional on the miners' bowing to…
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