The Real Coal Crisis
There are two coal crises. One is the threat of industrial action to enforce the miners' demand for higher rates for contractors…
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Mining & the mines, 1948
1,843 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 93
Trades Hall Backs Miners' Claims
Newcastle Trades Hall Council decided last night to endorse the northern miners' campaign for an increase in machine-cut coal rates. It called on the Federal and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council "Won't Use" Grant On Colliery Road
Kearsley Shire Council last night decided not to use grant-in-aid funds from the Joint Coal Board to repair colliery roads…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board View on Dispute
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A review of events leading up to the coal dispute in the North was male to-day by the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cameron)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners 'Deplore' Stand By Mr. James
The Northern Miners' Management Board yesterday "deplored" the refusal by Mr. James, M.H.R., to withdraw statements he made…
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SYDNEY.—The Miners' Federation has called its stopwork meeting for Monday, the day on which its…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Colliers To Wait For Coal
Some colliers in Newcastle harbour will clear port to-day or to-morrow, but four will have to wait till next week for cargoes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Expect Reply on Mine Pension Anomalies Soon
An early indication of the Government's view on mineworkers' pension anomalies was expected, the Secretary of the Northern Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aggregate Meetings to Go On, Says Miners' Leader
No hope was held out today for avoidance of Monday's threatened tie-up of the Northern coalfields. A statement by the General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) in Sydney indicated that the Messrs. C. Needs (Stockton) and J. Thompson (Melbourne) examine what is left of the foundation of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A.C.T.U. To Consider Coal Position
MELBOURNE: Consideration of the coal industry will be the first business of the Interstate' Executive of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Crisis Union Leader Says Gallagher To Blame
The northern vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) last night told Newcastle Trades Hall Council that it was "the other fellow's next move" in the coal dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mineleaders to Meet Warned Coal Act May Be Reviewed
The Federal and New South Wales Governments might be compelled to review the joint coal legislation if the Miners' Federation persisted in its present attitude,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Don't Have To Stay In Mines, Says Lord Mayor
Coalminers did not have to stay in the mining industry if they were not satisfied with conditions, the Lord Mayor of Greater Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia-Wide Coal Survey
SYDNEY, Friday.—All States are to be surveyed to investigate the chemical and physical properties of Australian coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Expert Flying to Australia
LONDON, June 25. A.A.P.—Mr. John Hunter, of Doncaster, who recently resigned as Production Director of the North-eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nationalisation Of Compensation For Mine Workers
SYDNEY: Nationalised control of all coal mining workers' compensation insurance will take effect from next week. The scheme will involve the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wage Rise For U.S. Miners
WASHINGTON, June 25. A.A.P. The United Mineworkers of America and their President (Mr. John L. Lewis), won a victory yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Peace Plan Meetings Not Recommended
A recommendation that the Northern coal dispute be settled without aggregate meetings on Monday will be made to the Northern Board of Management in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Mines Work Monday Aggregate Meetings Off
Miners' aggregate meetings which had been called for the northern coalfields on Monday have been cancelled. All mines on the field, including those which have been idle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →3500 Tons Of Coal Lost In Power Failure
A fire in a cable line at White Bay powerhouse, Sydney, yesterday— Caused a 3500-ton coal loss at…
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