Miners "Patient" on Pensions
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Coalminers had negotiated for more than a year on the miners' pensions fund and no one could deny…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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Miners' Leaders to Be Opposed
Richmond Main miners' lodge decided last night to nominate Mr. F. Manning against Mr. G. H. Neilly for District President and Mr…
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Coal production on the northern field today was the highest for more than a fortnight. Six mines were idle for loss of only 1620 tons…
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Six Northern mines were idle yesterday on the long service leave issue for a coal production loss of 5205 tons…
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BERLIN, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—In the small village of Hemeln (Germany) a water diviner, employed to seek a new well…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' War Service Cost £1500; Reilly
The inclusion of war service in the assessment of long service leave in the coal industry would cost only about £1500 for the Northern district, according to the President (Mr. G. Neilly)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Simpson Lauds Coal Board: Maiden Speech
SYDNEY: "The setting up of the Joint Coal Board was the greatest step forward in the history of coalmining in Australia," said Mr. J. B. Simpson, State member for Lake Macquarie, in his maiden speech to…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In his maiden speech in the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Simpson (Lab., Lake Macquarie) criticised…
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Hamilton sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen's League will advise R.S.L. District Council that it supports protests by coalminers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hamilton R.S.L. Backs Miners On Leave Claims
Hamilton R.S.L. will ask the State branch to support the miners' protest against the decision of the Coal Tribunal not…
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SYDNEY: A conference today may avert a threatened one-day stoppage of miners throughout Australia on the long service…
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SYDNEY.—Contract miners on northern and western fields received substantially greater rates for pick coal than those…
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The Federal Minister for Fuel and Shipping (Senator McLeay), left, with the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. S. F. Cochran), at a meeting in Newcastle last night to discuss problems associated with the transport of coal…
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A conference of transport and coal authorities in Newcastle last night agreed upon a general plan in an effort to speed up transport…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Minister Sees Coal Loading
The Minister for Shipping and Fuel (Senator McLeay), the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cochran) and the Director of Transport and Highways (Mr. R. Winsor) today inspected the coal…
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Coal production on the northern field today reached near peak level with stoppages at only four mines…
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Only one northern mine, Stanford Main, No. 2, was idle yesterday on the long service leave issue. Stanford Main No. 2 has a…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Miners' leaders to-day decided to await the outcome of Federal Government negotiations on the long-service leave dispute…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Both the miners' General President (Mr. Williams) and the General Secretary (Mr. Grant) will be opposed in…
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 22, A.A.P.-Reuter.—Customs officials this morning boarded the Panamanian China Coast vessel Eastern Trader,…
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