Security Police See Northern Miners' Books
Security police visited the offices of the Northern District of the Miners' Federation at Federation House yesterday morning…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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£100 Fines On 4 Miners' Officers
SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Justice Foster, in the Arbitration Court to-day, fined four officials of the Miners' Federation £100 each for contempt of Court. The officials are Arthur Lewis…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Lift And Safety Men
It is to the credit of miners on the northern field that they made no attempt to prevent or impede the removal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hewing Coal From Old Glebe Pit
These four men yesterday hewed coal from the old Victoria Tunnel coalmine at Glebe. Residents of Glebe are mining coal there,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Coal Trains Arrive In Sydney
SYDNEY: The first trainload of coal lifted from the northern fields arrived at Darling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Extra Gas If More Coal
More gas coal for Newcastle could be expected from the coal lifted from the Cessnock field, but there was no indication that more…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →M.h.r. Speaks to Cessnock Miners
Mr. Hayres, M.H.R., addresses the meeting at Cessnock yesterday, organised by the Labour Party. About 2000 attended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Donald Grant Urges Miners At Cessnock To Resume
A meeting of nearly 2000—mostly mineworkers—stood in silence at Cessnock today when Senator Donald Grant asked: "Do any of you miners in your hearts think you can win this strike?" "Why are you afraid to go…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →10,000 Ton Coal Lift Without Hitch
Although no official estimate was given on how much coal was transported in the lift from the Northern Coalfield yesterday, railwaymen said the movement involved…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trains Pass In Night—On Borrowed Coal
THE engine crew of a Maitland to Newcastle passenger train had to borrow coal from a north-bound goods train last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Contradictory Orders To Railmen On Coal Lift
SYDNEY: The Red-dominated Federal Council of the Australian Railways Union to-day directed members to refuse to handle coal declared "black" by the Coal Mining Unions' Council. However, It is almost certain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Demonstration And March By Miners Today; Appeals For Support
In their biggest Newcastle demonstration since the coal strike began a column of miners, led by a pipe band, marched from Shortland Park to the Federal Members' rooms in Hunter-st. today, to present a motion which had been carried at a meeting at the park to Parliamentarians…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Port Waratah ARU To Discuss Haulage Of Coal
About 20 members of Post Waratah subbranch of the Australian Railways Union have called a meeting of the rank…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →100,000 Tons Of Coal From S. Africa
PRETORIA, July 15. A.A.P.—Transvaal Coalowners' Association has contracted to supply 100,000 tons of coal to New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal at Grass From Pelton Mine
Hundreds for tons of high-grade gas coal from Pelton colliery at grass. An attempt will be made to lift coal at grass to-day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collie Miners Resume To-day
PERTH, Sunday.—Collie miners will return to work to-morrow. They decided this at a mass meeting to-day, by 246 votes to 188…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Affects Steel Output
The output of steel and associated products at the B.H.P. Steel Works was affected by the coal strike last month…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Watersiders Ban Coal For Ships
BRISBANE. — Waterside, workers would refuse to load coal on to ships in port, the branch secretary of the union…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sectional Rail Meeting Holds Coal "Black"
A meeting of some members of Port Waratah sub-branch of the Australian Railways Union yesterday reaffirmed a decision not to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Coal Lift Likely To-day
Loading of coal at grass on South Maitland field is expected to begin to-day. There is coal at grass at Stanford Main No. 2 (at Paxton),…
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