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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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SYDNEY: "This, in my opinion, is not a case where it is necessary for the Miners' Federation to substantiate its claims for sick leave; rather is the onus on the employers to prove why the men should not have the right to live," the President of the Victorian branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. R. Hamilton) said today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HOBERT, Thursday.—The Broken Hill South and Broken Hill North mining companies have secured options over large areas at Zeehand,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—The New South Wales Trades and Labour Council to-night unanimously endorsed a demand by the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen for immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY.—Commenting on Victorian complaints that only 14 per cent, of N.S.W. coal production was received by that State, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal production loss in N.S.W. as a result of stoppages this week topped 51,000 tons. This represented more than 20 per cent, of the State's potential peak output. Continued stoppages at eight nor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Important research into dust, gases and other coalmining problems will be undertaken at the new technical college to be erected at Cessnock at a cost of £184,000 for the first stage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Friday.— Weekly pay, three weeks paid annual holidays and three weeks' sick pay would greatly increase coal production and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Friday.—Representatives of the Miners' Federation and the mining craft unions discussed proposals to improve the conditions of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Friday.—The B.H.P. was not getting anything like the coal it received in 1944, the Secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association (Mr R. W. Davie) said to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four large mines on the Maitland field—Elrington. Hebburns Nos. 1 and 2, and Richmond Main—will resume to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TRIESTE, Sunday: Forty-three persons were killed and 57 injured when several mines exploded at Vergarola (on the Adriatic, south of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A conference of 19 miners lodges on the Maitland field, each represed, ted by an executive officer and the local check inspector, deeded at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SYDNEY, Sunday.—Plans for a direct appeal to the miners for greater coal production will be made this week by members of the industrial panel set up by the New South Wales Trades and Labour Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BOSTON (U.S.A.).—Bituminous coal stocks in dock storage throughout New England have been frozen to conserve all…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Aug. 18.—There is an immediate plan for the conversion of 1000 major industrial undertakings, from coal to oil burning, 75 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Although Elrington, Hebburn No. 1 and Hebburn No. 2 collieries, which were idle all last week, resumed production to-day, the idleness of five mines, including the large Richmond Main colliery, resulted in a coal loss of 5700 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Walter Cullen, 17, of Railway-street, Minmi, had the back of his right knee severely lacerated, when jammed between timbers and a skip in Stock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of representatives from each of the Northern District miners' lodges yesterday endorsed the decision of the Central Council of the Miners' Federation to appeal to members for greater production…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA, Monday.—The Prenner of Victoria (Mr. Cain) aid tonight that he would ask Mr. Chifley to reduce the duty on crude oil used…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Monday.—The Labour Council Industrial Panel intended to appeal to New South Wales miners to produce 7000 tons more coal a week for use by the railways and other essential services, to relieve the restrictions, the…
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