Miners Threaten Extension Of Abermain Issue
The Northern Miners' Board of Management will hold a special meeting on May 9 to consider broadening the Abermain No. 1 dispute if the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1947
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Miners Want Higher Rates For Brattice Men
AT yesterday's meeting of the Northern Miners' Management Board, a notice of motion from John Darling lodge asked that raising the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Tribunal Is Interested In Cause Of Strikes
SYDNEY.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) said today that he would like to call evidence on the cause of disputes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Letter Box. Miners' Pensions
Mr. Baddeley in his policy speech said, "One of the things the Government did when returned to office in 1941 was to pass an Actt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eight Killed in Mine Explosion
NEW YORK, May 1. A.A.P.—Eight miners were trapped after an explosion which rocked a small coal mine yesterday at Terre Haute…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Ban On Gunnedah Pit
TAMWORTH, Thursday.—The Coal Board had directed Gunnedah colliery to suspend deliveries of coal to Tamworth power station for four…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Leader for Southern Miners
SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. W. Parkinson had defeated Mr. M. McGoldrick for the presidency of the South Coast Miners District, the General…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stolen Gold In Butter
LONDON, May 2. A.A.P.—Smugglers in six months transferred £100,000 worth of stolen gold from the Rand to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners as Guests At Cup Final
LONDON, May 4. A.A.P.—Among the spectators at the Rugby League Cup final between Leeds and Bradford Northern at Wembley…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Apprehensive Of 5-Day Week In British Mines
LONDON, May 4. A.A.P.—"I don't deny that I am somewhat apprehensive about the success of the five-day week experiment in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain Needs Coal
The introduction yesterday of the 40-hour week of five days in British coalmines is part of a daring policy of reducing hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Miners To Break Strike
LONDON, Monday.—Some of the 26,000 miners in Northern England, thrown idle by a strike of over 150 engine-winders, have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Federation and Craft Unions
Sir.—Internecine warfare has again manifested itself in the coalmining industry, and 400 men have been kept unproductive since March 31, with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Strikes Start British 5-Day Mine Week
LONDON, May 5. A.A.P.—Twenty pits and 18,000 miners are idle in Britain because of disputes over the five-day working week which came into force to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Judge Board By Actions, Says Miners' Leader
The Miners' Federation would judge the Joint Coal Board by its actions the General President of the federation (Mr. I. Williams) said at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock May Rally Urges Better Mines Conditions
The main feature of the May Day procession and rally at Cessnock Showground was the demand for better…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suburban and District Coal Point Bus Service Stoppage Threat
The threatened stoppage of the bus service to Coal Point was discussed at a well-attended meeting of the Coal Point Progress Association,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Political Grants by Miners' Council
Sir,—Mr. H. Cockerill has shown great haste in rushing into print in condemnation of the action of the Miners' Central Council in giving a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Claim For Holidays Investigated
SYDNEY.—The Coal Industrial Authority (Mr. Gallagher) today continued to hear evidence on claims by the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Says Miners' Council Followed Precedent
Sir,—Mr. H. Cockerill criticises a decision of the Central Council of the Miners' Federation to donate £150 to the Labour Party and £100 to…
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