Readers' Views on Strike for Miners "Most Important Group"
I AM disgusted with the way the Press has written on the strike. One would think that miners are not Australians, not human beings,…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
2,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 54 of 115
Commonwealth-A.C.T.U. Talks On Coal Strike
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Representatives of the Federal Government and the Australian Council of Trade-unions to-night discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Reclamation to Be Reduced Coal Council Orders Absolute Minimum
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Reclamation work in a member of flooded pits in New South Wales is to be cat to an "absolute minimum." The Coal Mining Unions' Council Executive ordered this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Officials Get Summonses
Security Service Officers (wearing hats) serve summonses on the General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams), at right, and the union's accountant (Mr. A. C. Willis.)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rosewood Vote To Open Mines
BRISBANE, Thursday.—Seventeen of 18 Rosewood district mines are expected to return to work on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Set Up Central Area Committee
A Central Area Committee was formed yesterday to work in close, cooperation with the Northern Miners' Executive, the District…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grave If Safety Men Leave Mines
Few outside the coal industry, and even many of those within it, realise the gravity of the move at district meetings to withdraw safety men from the mines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nymboida Coal Test For Gas Production
GRAFTON, Thursday.—Grafton Lighting Company to-morrow will test five tons of Nymboida coal to determine whether it is suitable for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Don't Make Martyrs Of The Miners
The Federal Government has made a tactical error in using the retrospective clause of the National Emergency (Coal Strike)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.L.P. Branch Urges Miners To Resume
Islington branch of the A.L.P. last night carried the following motion—"We support the stand taken by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Faint Hope Still Seen In Mine Peace Talks
SYDNEY: Indications are that there is a faint element of hope in the A.C.T.U.-Coal Mining Unions' Council talks, which are being continued this afternoon. A.C.T.U. officials are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Zara-st. Boiler From Coal To Oil
The conversion of one of Zara-st. powerhouse's four large boilers from coal burning to oil burning has been completed and the boiler is expected to begin operation today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Executive's Stand On King Blow To Campaign By ALP
The stand taken by the Miners' Northern Executive against the gaoling of the federation's Western District Secretary (Mr. J. H. King) has dismayed supporters in Newcastle of the A.L.P. propaganda…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Holds More Than Half World's Gold
WASHINGTON, July 7. A.A.P. —While most of the world struggles with a shortage of gold and dollars, the United States holds…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strike drives coal fossikers to the "old golf links"
EVERY DAY hundreds of Newcastle people are fossicking former coal dumps at Mayfield…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Divide Pay
Lauce O'Neil and Bob Rumley, a mining "pair," divide their Final pay at Aberdare Extended colliery, at Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Indian Coal For Australia
CALCUTITAA, July 8. A.A.P.—The 10,000 ton Indian freighter, West Bengal, sailed for Sydney to-day carrying 5000 tons of coal and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Wait For Final Pay
Above: Miners at Aberdare Extended colliery, Cessnock, wait for the pay window to open. They received their final pay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock Miners Get Last Pay
Most mineworkers on the Cessnock end of the South Maitland field received a pay yesterday —the last until the strike is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →7 Summonses Against Miners' Federation Men
SYDNEY, Friday. — Summonses alleging, contempt of court were served on seven more officials of the Miners' Federation to-day…
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