No Coal to Go to B.H.P.
ONE of the miners' terms of resumption is that no coal will go to the B.H.P. At the Kurri Kurri meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1945
1,625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 79 of 82
Coal Already Being Moved Ships Load Again To-night
Coal is already being moved by rail south to meet an urgent demand in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Following a decision of members of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association on the South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strike Failure, Says Mr. Crook Forces Against Miners Were "Just Too Great"
The miners' strike failed, the federation's Northern President (Mr. W. Crook) told the aggregate meeting at Kurri Kurri yesterday. "The forces against us were just too great," he added…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Decide to Call Off Strike Seamen Expected To Vote For Work
New South Wales miners decided by 53 votes yesterday to return to work to-day. But they will begin their holidays on Saturday. The State voting, out of a federation membership…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →50,000 Tons of Coal Hewn in State Five Are Idle In South
All but five collieries in N.S.W. resumed work today, in terms of the A.C.T.U. recommendations, adopted at mass meetings yesterday. Although Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide seamen decided…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Miners' Meetings
On October 28, only 234 coalminers, out of a possible muster of 5200 at six meetings on the Northern field, voted on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Resume at Burwood
Top picture shows miners at Burwood colliery receiving their lamps from the lamp cabin before resuming work yesterday. Below: Deputies going underground at the Victoria seam at the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To Carry Coal for Troopships
The Dundula, under the cranes at the Basin, preparatory to loading 2200 tons' of coal for Queensland. Here, it will be transferred to troopships requiring urgent bunkers to bring troops home from islands in the North…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Baddeley Asks Miners to Shorten Holidays
SYDNEY.—The Deputy Premier and Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) today approached the Central Executive and District Executive of the Miners' Federation and asked that miners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Large Coal Seam Located In Coraki Area
LISMORE, Monday.—The best and most extensive coal seam yet found on the North Coast has been located by bores in a survey of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trains Run at Speed to Get Coal Out Ships Load 30,000 Tons For South To-day
Coal trains increased their normal speed yesterday from the mines to East Greta Junction. It is estimated that more than 35,000 tons of coal was produced on the Northern field yesterday, and that the State's output…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Holidays
Sir.—I suggest that each lodge conduct a ballot to decide what miners want holidays and who wants to work. If there are enough men to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SHIFTING 100,000 Tons of Coal for Week No Relaxation Of Power Cuts Before January 8
Nearly 100,000 tons of coal will be sent from Newcastle before the week-end, but there will be no relief from gas of electricity rationing before January 8. The miners yesterday refused to end their holiday on January…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →B.h.p. Coal Impressed
THE Coal Commissioner had impressed the whole output from the three B.H.P. mines—Burwood, John Darling and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Coal Ship Mined Off Rome
ROME, Wednesday.—The U.S. Liberty ship, Nathaniel Baker, carrying coal from America, caught fire off Citta Vecchia, the port of Rome…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Premier Denies Two Views On Coal Bill
SYDNEY.—The Premier (Mr. McKell) in Parliament today, gave a vigorous denial to a suggestion made by Mr. Turner (Liberal, Gordon)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →200,000 Tons of Coal for Week Rain Delays Ships
More than 200,000 tons of coal will be available from this week's production, in the opinion of the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell). He said Sydney would get an additional 100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Profits in Coal Mines for Engineer
Unsuccessful ventures in coal mining were mentioned today in the Newcastle Bankruptcy Court, when Alan Forrester…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Wed Miners' Secretary
Miss D. Brown, of Cessnock, who will marry the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) at Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners Maintain High Output
Coal production figures were high again yesterday. All mines in the Northern district worked, and only fire were idle in the South Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →