Stop Press Whisperers' in Mines
SYDNEY.—At the Coal Inquiry this afternoon, the president of the Western District of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Parkinson) said that…
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Mining & the mines, 1945
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Miner Injured in Fall of Coal
Struck by a fall of coal at Lambton B colliery yesterday, William Brown, 37, of Edsworth-street, Redhead, suffered abrasions and cuts to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Communist Caves Alleged at Coal Inquiry
SYDNEY: "There are caves or cells in every mine led by certain leaders, and it would be proved that it was the Communist Party which was causing stoppages and one-day strikes in the coal industry."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →10,000-Ton Coal Loss on Northern Field
Continued disputes at four mines and new stoppages at four others caused loss of nearly 10,000 tons of coal on the Northern field…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some Months Before Coal Lack Hits All Industries
It will be several months before the shortage of coal will have an all-round effect on employment at all heavy industries in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drastic Action Or Crisis Coal Judge On Drift At Mines
SYDNEY: "I feel strongly that unless something drastic is done to meet the drift in the coal industry something in the nature of a crisis must occur," said Mr. Justice Davidson (Chairman), today, at the resumed hearing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Coal Scheme
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—To make Victoria less dependent on New South Wales for coal after the war, the National Works Council has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Mechanics
The General Secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. C. Morton) conferred with the transport contractor for Belmont and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Union First, Says Communist
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—If a clash arose over instructions issued by the Miners' Federation and the Communist executive on a mining question he would follow the view of the rank and file of his union, said J. Parkinson, an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Send This Coal to Newcastle
The public will be mystified by the announcement of the Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) that he has sanctioned an increase in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Loss Again Over 9000 Tons
Coal production loss on the northern field was again high today. Eight collieries, with a combined normal daily output…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Big Coal Loss in North
For the second day in succession, loss of coal on the Northern field was heavy. Stoppages at eight mines were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soviet Prospector Finds Gold
A bearded prospector shows a Soviet geologist a sample of the gold sand he found on the banks of the Mokry Berikul River, Siberia. The stream has been washing the gold from the mountains and burying it for millions of years. Russians regard gold…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Loss Highest This Year
Average daily loss of coal production on the northern field this week due to stoppages was the highest for the year. Eight mines on the field, with a combined normal output of 11,100 tons daily, were idle today. This was the highest daily loss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Judge on Coal Unrest Shock Unless Way Out Found
SYDNEY, Thursday.—If some way out of the present situation was not found, someone would give the coal industry such a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Coal Loss 27,000 Tons in Three Days
For the third day in succession, coal loss on the Northern field yesterday was near the 9000-ton mark. For the three working days this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Lack Stops Trams
PERTH, Friday.—A shortage of coal supplies at the East Perth powerhouse resulted in a stoppage of trams between 11 a.m. and noon to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Pension Rate Annoys Miners
LITHGOW, Friday.—As a result of the Government's decision to increase miners' contributions to the Pension Fund from 2/6 to 3/6 a week,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Loss Second Highest for Year
THE COAL loss of 37,500 tons of coal this week for the Northern field was the second highest for the year. There were only four…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners Official on Rights "Stay with Union If Conflict with Law"
SYDNEY, Friday—Appearing as a witness, Henry Scanlon, Vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation, told the…
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