Mine Leader Brought To Court In Handcuffs
SYDNEY.—The secretary of the Western District Miners' Federation, John Hodge King, who is serving a…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
2,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 115
Time for Miners to Pay Extended to Tomorrow
SYDNEY: Application for an order extending the time for two mining districts and seven officials to pay £8700 to the Court Registrar was made by Mr. W. R. Dovey, K.C. and granted when the union funds case resumed in the Arbitration Court today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transport Offer For Coal Won In Queensland
BRISBANE, Monday.— Cabinet decided this afternoon to arrange transport for all coal produced by miners who returned to work…
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Sections of industry at Lithgow and in Adelaide, and the Federal office of the Returned Servicemen's League in Melbourne,…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A meeting of Methodist ministers decided today to send a delegation to the Prime Minister to present proposals…
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A decision by members of the Australian Railways Union at Port Waratah not to handle coal at grass or in waggons on the coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quinlan To Open Coal, Clothing Depots For Aged Needy
The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) last night asked for one bag of coal for a 73-year-old pensioner end his wife and by noon today had received offers of more than four tons. As a result he has decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →S.M.R. Officers State Conditions In Any Coal Lift
Officers employed by South Maitland Railways will not assist in the handling of trains to move coal in waggons and at grass on the South Maitland field if the trains are driven by enginemen other than the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Suburban and District Coal Board A "Santa Claus" To Lake Shire
The Deputy President of Lake Macquarie Shire Council (Cr. H. Taylor) told Toronto Amenities Committee that the Joint Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Decision by State to Import Coal 3 Countries Ready To Supply
SYDNEY, MONDAY.—Start Cabinet to-day decided to buy a large quantity of oversea coal. The Premier (Mr. McGirr) was told coal was available from Britain, Belgium and Japan. Belgium can arrange almost…
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SYDNEY: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley), the Premier (Mr. McGirr) and State and Federal Government Ministers are now meeting in conference at the Premier's Deparrtment on what are regarded as key moves in the coal crisis…
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Striking miners at Redhead said today that if allowed they would go down the mines and work for nothing to supply coal for pensioners and invalids. However, they said that they were still solidly behind the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Planning Demonstration
A big demonstration of miners in Newcastle is planned by the Central Strike Committee. The committee will meet at Kurri…
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SYDNEY: The Miners' Central Council today appointed acting leaders who will function in the place…
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MINERS from Redhead loading coal on to one of the Newcastle Council lorries today in response to an appeal by the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) for coal for pensioners and aged people. The Redhead miners said that they would not resume work until their demands had been met and that the federation leaders had been released from gaol…
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PERTH: If the Local Coal Reference Board, under the chairmanship of Mr. W. J. Wallwork, S.M., is given…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Leaders Attend Court
FACING CONTEMPT CHARGES.—Branch officials of the Miners' Federation, Messrs. T. Welsh (Western District trustee), W. Parkinson (Southern District president), J. Parkinson (Western District trustee), M. M. Fitzgibbon (Southern District secretary), and A. L. Mountjoy (Southern District trustee), photographed outside the Federal Arbitration Court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal-seekers at Hillside
FOR THE FIRST TIME since the depression days of 1930 men, women and children are fossicking for coal near the site of the old Hillside Colliery, Glebe. Most of the men are unemployed from Newcastle industries. The pictures show: (Top left): A willing four-year-old helper, Dennis Standen, with his pick and bag of coal. (Centre top): Digging for coal among the steam from the slowly burning coal dump at Glebe.(Top right): Ronnie Roper, who assisted his father and mother to collect coal, attempts to lift one of the bags. (Buttom right): Stell Workers, Messrs. J. Robertson and Fred Jones "hand-picking" coal at the Hillside mine. (Bottom left): Scene in Vincent-st., Cessnock, yesterday when a public meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Letter Box Miners And Doctors
Congratulations to "Fed-up Housewife." Doctors do not have a 35 or 40-hour week, but some of them have about 40…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners Supplying Fuel to Needy
Pensioners and needy cases need not go without fuel, officials of miners' area committees said yesterday. They were referring to the appeal…
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