Miners May Give Food Coupons To Help Britain
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Australian miners may be asked to surrender food coupons or to strike a voluntary levy to help the Food for…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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Millfield Greta Dispute Mechanics' Reply to Miners' Lodge
Replying to statements by the Secretary of the Millfield Greta miners' lodge (Mr. L. O'Connell), the General Secretary of the Federated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Must Not Strike Half-cocked" Mr. Wells Warns Miners Against Disunity
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Very sharp reactionary moves were taking place in Australia to create disunity in the trade-unions, the Miners' President (Mr. Wells) said to-day. He warned miners against entering any additional…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Withdraw From Coal Inquiry
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners will withdraw their support from the commission set up by the Federal Government to inquire into aspects of the coal industry. The miners' Central Council decided this to-day after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Northern Mines Idle
Screen hands at Stockrington No. 2 rendered the mine idle today as a protest against losing work yesterday when the pit was idle because of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Ill-feeling" Miners to Counter
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—To overcome "ill feeling" towards the miners, the Miners' Federation will conduct a research to show the public the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →550 Trapped in German Mine
BERLIN, Wednesday. — Five hundred and fifty people, including at least two British officers, are trapped underground in a coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Shortage Affects British Shipping
LONDON, Feb. 20. A.A.P.—Britain's coal-burning merchantmen are having to put to sea with just enough fuel to take them to their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Black Coal Tests Well
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. McKenzie) said most encouraging results had been obtained from Mirboo North,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Australia Not Selling Gold Overseas"
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—An emphatic denial that Australia was selling gold overseas was made to-day. It was explained that the only gold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →4455-Ton Coal Loss in North
COAL loss on the Northern coalfields yesterday was 4455 tons. On the Southern field, South Bulli was idle, resulting in a loss of 1500 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unions Move to Define All Mine Jobs
THE Executive of the Miners' Federation is to meet representatives of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association to work out a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Miners "Better Disciplined" Mr. Simpson Reports On Oversea Tour
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The British Miners' Federation with 750,000 members, was better disciplined than its Australian counterpart, the Northern Miners' Secretary (Mr. J. Simpson) said at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Judge Silent on Miners' Move Withdrawal From Coal Inquiry
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Inquiry (Mr. Justice Davidson) refused to-day to comment on the action of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Over 500 Trapped in Mine
LONDON, Feb. 21. A.A.P.—Five hundred and [?]ty people, including at least two British officers, are trapped underground in a coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Better Week for Coal Production
Coal production loss on the northern field due to stoppage was slightly less this week than last. Four mines were idle today, bringing the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →437 Still Entombed In Ruhr Mine
BERLIN, Friday: Rescue squads are digging feverishly through tons of debris at the Unna mine (near Dortmund,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Effect of Coal Dust on Lungs
It would appear that certain classes of coal dust breathed over a sufficiently long period in sufficient concentration would prove…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →End Coal Disputes Without Penalising Public
SYDNEY, Thursday.—If an industrial dispute affecting the coal supply occurred, means must be found to reach a settlement without penalising…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Discontent in Mines Men Want Wage Limits Off
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Grave discontent existed on the Northern New South Wales coalfields over the Government's failure to remove…
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