U.S. Mine Leader Fined
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 1
WASHINGTON, Tues. (A.A.P.).—If miners do not return to work the Government may recommend a gaol term for John L. Lewis in addition to the heavy fine imposed on him yesterday. Lewis, President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chairman Ill, So Ended Mine Dispute
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 2
A dispute over the employment of a sidler-wheeler, which had caused Pacific colliery to be idle for a month, was settled within a few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →31 Believed Dead In Mine Blast
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 1
PARIS, April 20. A.A.P.—Thirty-one miners are believed to have been killed and 32 gravely injured as the result of an explosion in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Ask Government to Intervene in Beer Dispute
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3
The Northern Miners' Management Board today called upon the State Government to intervene in the beer strike and to consider immediate nationalisation of the brewery industry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Industry "Murdered And Robbed"
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The mining industry had been murdered and robbed, said Mr. Concannon (Government) in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →May Be Mine Hold Up Over State Of Road
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3
Although every effort was being made to avoid a stoppage, there might be a hold-up at Stockrington colliery over the condition of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Long Service Leave: Cost Estimated At £716,000 A Year
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Federation's claim for three months' long service leave would cost £716,000 each year on existing production, said Mr. R. W. Davie to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Close Books At Gunnedah Mine
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2
The Northern Miners' Board of Management decided yesterday to advise the Joint Coal Board that the district had closed the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Against State House
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2
The Northern Miners' Board of Management yesterday rejected a notice of motion from Northumberland No. 2 lodge, protesting against…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Guinea Gold Find
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 5
CANBERRA.—Confirmation of gold discoveries near Wabag, New Guinea, was given today by the Minister for External…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Discipline" Needed In Coal Industry
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 3
WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.—Restoration of discipline was needed in the New South Wales coalmining industry, Mr. J. C. Webb,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Output Passes 3M. Tons
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2
The Joint Coal Board estimates that coal produced in New South Wales from the beginning of the year until last week-end totalled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Caught by Stone Fall in Mine
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2
Caught by a fall of stone in Lambton B mine, Joseph Peace, 53, of Teralba-road, Adamstown, a shiftman, had the great toe on his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Miners' Management Board
The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 4
The General President (Mr. I. Williams) and General Secretary (Mr. G. Grant) of the Miners' Federation attended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Investigate Gold Find
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 1
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Mining wardens were investigating whether gold discovered in the vicinity of Wabag, New Guinea, was in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Good Day for Coal
The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 5
With only two mines idle for a loss of about 1450 tons of coal output, today was the best production day for the week on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Ore in Backyard
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 1
PERTH, Thursday.—Rich goldbearing ore, weighing 32lb. was found by detectives hidden in a "cubby hole" in the backyard of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Board to Move on Losses
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 3
The Northern Miners' Board of Management will begin the campaign to-day for the elimination of petty stoppages. This will follow the conference…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"More Shower Space, Fewer Mine Strikes"
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 2
Many mine disputes would be prevented it the Coalmines Regulation Act were attended to provide greated shower space in all mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to Editor Mine Conciliation Committees
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 4
I wish to draw attention to misleading statements in Monday's leading article and in a sub-leader earlier. In both you imply that the…
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