10,000 Tons of Coal Lost
Yesterday's coal production loss in the State was 10,510 tons, of which all but 1150 tons was as a result of stoppages on the Northern…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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Victory Night Dimmed By Coal Shortage
SYDNEY: Shortage of coal will leave Victory Night, June 10, without special illumination. City buildings will be decorated with flags and bunting and a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Metal Unions Want Baddeley Coal Bill
THE metal unions in Newcastle have sent a telegram to the Premier (Mr. McKell) demanding that the State Government take…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Have House Recalled Miners Want Bill Enacted
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Miners' leaders will seek to have State Parliament called together during its four-month recess to deal with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Situation
Sir,—A report in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" (14/5/46) states that the Northern District President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Central Council Criticised
Sir,—For impudence, arrogance and incompetence the leading crack-post of the Miners' Central Council beat the world. They want the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Five Northern Mines Idle
Yesterday's coal production loss in the State was 5900 tons, of which all but 1290 tons was as a result of the idleness of five Northern District…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Gambling on Coal From Newcastle"
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—"The Government is gambling on enough coal from Newcastle to maintain supplies," said the Premier (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strike Threat at Open Cut Mine
LITHGOW, Thursday.—Members of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association employed at the Commonwealth open cut mine would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Inefficient" Working Miners' Approach to Minister
Condemning the practice of a number of coal companies in taking out top coal by scraper-loaders before starting to extract pillars, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Coal Loss Today 5400 Tons
Retaliation measures by one section of the employees against another is responsible for the idleness today of Stanford Main No. 2, one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Board Protest "Hardship" Under Pension Scheme
The Northern Miners' Management Board is to protest to the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) against a provision of the Mine Workers'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Leaders to Meet Members on State Control
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Miners' leaders will outline to a mass gathering of Federal and State Parliamentarians in Sydney next Tuesday the urgent need for State control of the coal industry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Approach Queensland On State Control
BRISBANE, Friday.—A deputation from the Miners' Federation, which waited on the Minister for Mines (Mr. Gair) this morning, asked that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Loss for Year 498,808 Tons
SYDNEY, Friday.—Strikes on New South Wales coalfields this year had caused a loss 498,808 tons, it was stated by the New South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners To Elect A.L.P. Conference Delegates
The Secretary of the Northern District of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Simpson) said yesterday that nominations were invited from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Tax
Sir,—In answer to "Disgusted," regarding workers' grievances, we all know it is never the coalminer who starts industrial trouble. If the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Mine Conference
One representative from each northern district miners' lodge, members of the Northern Board of Management of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Northern Mines Idle
Four collieries on the northern field were idle today for a production loss of about 3800 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heating-up in Section of Bellbird Mine
Heating up has been discovered in No. 16 east section at Bellbird colliery. The area will be sealed off today, when other work to improve the…
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