Miners' Meetings Showed Apathy
Miners' officials today attributed poor attendances at northern aggregate meetings yesterday to "rank and file apathy" towards the conduct of the federation…
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Mining & the mines, 1951
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1 In 100 Miners At Meetings
Only one per cent. of the membership of the Northern district of the Miners' Federation attended aggregate meetings yesterday…
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Northern mine-workers on Friday will draw more than £850,000 in Christmas…
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SYDNEY.—The Sydney County Council had plenty of coal to tide it over the miners' holidays, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Derailment Of Coal Engine
The Tamworth passenger train was delayed for about 18 minutes yesterday when an engine drawing a coal train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trimmer Hit by Coal Hopper
George Kennedy, 62, coal-trimmer, of Forbes-street, Carrington, suffered abrasions to the scalp, concussion and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£850,000 Pay-out To Miners
The Christmas pay to be drawn by Northern mineworkers next Friday will total about £850,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Veteran Of Miners 95 To-day
Mr. Amram Lewis, former official of the Miners' Federation, is 95 to-day. Almost all his life has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Research Service View Miners' Debate Challenge
SYDNEY, Monday.—The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) to-night offered to debate coal production with a representative of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pay Claim For Hot Coal Work
The crew of the Macedon will refuse to work the ship unless the owners make "some suitable recognition" of their…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day issued an award bringing Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Loss 400 Tons
A loss of about 400 tons at Pacific Colliery today was the first production drop due to an industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hot Coal Unloading Stops Pending Extra Money Claim
Wharf laborers discharging heated coal from the freighter Macedon stopped work at 11 a.m. today in support of their demand for extra payment. Later, after an inspec-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious, Says Coal Board Cessnock Loses In Coal, Miners
SYDNEY, Wednesday.-The decline of coal production on the South Maitland field is one of the most serious developments in the industry in recent years, the Joint Coal Board states in its 1950-1951 report…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Accident
David MacKay, 23, of Greta Main, a wheeler at Millfield Colliery, had his right hand injured when it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Mine Men Hurt
George Tomlinson, 49, of Tomalpin-street, Kearsley, a miner at Abermain No. 2 colliery, was struck by a fall of…
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Any tendency to be beguiled into complacency by the achievement of record coal production this year will…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An adjustment of coal prices may he allowed as a means of helping the coal industry finance heavy development programmes…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Joint Coal Board's report for 1950-51 shows that shipments of N.S.W. coal to other…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Progress in the reorganisation and re-equipment of underground mines in New South Wales is still inadequate against the rising demand for output, the Joint Coal Board states in its…
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