Five New Mine Stoppages
Stoppages at five mines on the northern coalfields today were all new ones. All mines which did not work on Friday resumed…
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Mining & the mines, 1945
1,625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 82
Miners' Plans for Postwar
SYDNEY.— Miners' leaders at the week-end met the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) and gave him an outline of their plans for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Men, But Less Coal with Machines Evidence at Mining Inquiry
SYDNEY, Monday. With mechanisation more men worked in mines but they got less coal, Mr. R. W. Davie (for the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association) said at the Coal Inquiry to-day…
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Loss of coal output on the northern field due to stoppages to-day was nearly double that of yesterday, and the highest for a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Invention Saves Coal
PARIS, Monday: A French engineer, Pierre Dicharry. has discovered a new method of manufactures cement without using coal, reports…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lockout, North Wallarah Miners Claim
North Wallarah miners yesterday claimed they were locked out, in that the management told them to go home after it had refused to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Judge's Story of Barefooted Mine Worker
SYDNEY: Mr. Justice Davidson mentioned at the Coal Commission, of which he is chairman, today that he knew of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Not Foregoing Strikes Miners' President Explains Plans
SYDNEY, Monday.—Suggestions that the Miners' Federation proposed to abandon the strike weapon and embrace arbitration had no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Amenities "Palatial"
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—"Perhaps the men could remember to produce a little more coal daily to compensate for the provision of all these palatial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barefoot in Mine, Bike Pedals Hurt
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—After the Miners' General Secretary (Mr. Grant) told the Commonwealth Coal Inquiry that a guard against possible…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deadlock in Dispute at Four Mines
A DEADLOCK had been reached in disputes at four mines on the Northern field, the miners' Vice-president (Mr. H. Scanlon) said last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Health Committee's Plans for Miners Many Recommendations
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Recommendations of the Health Committee (Sir Raphael Cilento, Dr. H. M. L. Murray and Mr. D. Brewster), which recently made a comprehensive survey of the industry, were outlined by the Miners' General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Pensions Fund Stability
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—On the present basis of contributions, both the pensions funds of coal and shale mineworkers would continue to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aid for Sick Miners
The Acting Minister for Social Services (Senator Keane) has advised the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jobs Depend On Coal
general secretary of the Miners' Federation yesterday expressed a completely realistic viewpoint when he urged coalminers to shoulder their…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Petrol Needed by Mine Mechanics
The delegate for Cessnock district Mr. T. Fell) complained to the State Delegate Board of the Federated mining Mechanics' Association that a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners to Meet on Week Days
All districts of the Miners' Federation, except the Barrier District (Broken Hill), will hold aggregate meetings on week days to deal with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Rhondda Men Get Coal by Hand"
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Men I displaced in employment through the removal of coal-cutting machinery from Rhondda colliery were now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Loss in North of 9300 Tons
Idleness of eight mines on the Northern field yesterday caused a loss of 9300 tons. Mines which continued their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Coal Loss Today Is 5000 Tons
A protest by boys against alleged docking of their pay by the management for late starting at work led to a stoppage…
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