Absenteeism in British Mines
LONDON, Nov. 18. A.A.P.—Absenteeism cost Britain 14,000,000 tons of coal, and unofficial strikes 3,000,000 tons last year, stated the…
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Mining & the mines, 1945
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Towns Shaken by Mine Explosion
LONDON, Nov. 18. A.A.P.—Ramsgate and Broadstairs were again violently shaken early this morning when another…
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The starting whistle did not blow at Pelaw Main mine to-day because the man whose job it was to set it going had collapsed and died before the ambulance arrived. The pit did not work in accordance with lone-established custom…
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The Newcastle B.H.P. Steel Works were open again for normal operations, the Manager (Mr. K. Butler) said last night…
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Two more ships which entered Newcastle Harbor today were involved in the tie-up caused by the steel dispute. This brought the…
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Alex[?] Ross, 38, of Hopetoun-street, Kurri Kurri, collapsed and [?]ied while at work at Pelaw Ma[?] yesterday…
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The coal loss of over 8000 tons on the northern field today is higher than it has been for several days. Six mines idle included Burwood…
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Cola losses yesterday were higher than they have been for several days. Two of the B.H.P. pits, John Darling and Burwood, were idle…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Miners' Federation will be represented at the International Labour Office conference on mining to be held in…
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SYDNEY Monday.—A number of mines might have to close if the present method of striking workers' compensation premiums in the industry were continued, the manager of the Mine Owners' Insurance Pty. Ltd. (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Mining "Backward" Evidence at Coal Inquiry By Bellbird Manager
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Although Australia was particularly suitable for mechanisation of the coal industry it was very backward compared with other countries, the manager of Bellbird mine (William James Colvin) said at…
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PERTH, Tuesday.—Because the management refused to provide a wheelers' assistant to assist with the haulage of skips on the proprietary…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners Federation representatives to the I.L.O. Mining Conference in London, the General President (Mr…
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The coal production loss on the Northern Coalfields yesterday was 8525 tons. Disputes continued yesterday at…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Relaxation of manpower controls had resulted in many members leaving the mining industry in Victoria, the Miners'…
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The Newcastle steel dispute has spread to the coalfields, involving the idleness today of eight northern-field mines and loss of production on the field of about 8000 tons of coal…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—If the corvette H.M.A.S. Ballarat had been is larger ship she would have been destroyed when a magnetic or…
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THE statement made by the Leader of the State Opposition (Mr. Mair) that neither the mine owners nor the mining unions had been…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation carried a motion condemning "the action of the British…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The exclusion of the coalowners and miners from the Peace in Industry Conference called by the Prime Minister…
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