Baddeley Seeks Better Transport in Mines
SYDNEY, Thursday: The Minister for Mines (Mr Baddeley) said today that better transport in mines would mean greater. coal…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
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No Work at Three Mines Yesterday
SYDNEY, Thursday: Three mines were idle in New South Wales today. They, were Mount' Kembla, South Coast; Steel Works, Western District;…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Until the current coal conference at Canberra concludes Regulation 168 will not be applied to striking miners. This is believed to be the first decision of the Government following representations made by the Central Executive of the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Point Plan For Full Coal Output Miners Ask Curtin for Inquiry
CANBERRA, Friday.—A further step in the plan designed to produce peace in the coal industry was made today when colliery proprietors and the miners' executive conferred with the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin). The miners proposed that an inquiry be held by the Government into a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lithgow Mine Idle
SYDNEY, Friday: The State mine at Lithgow was idle today because of a dispute over the payment of wheelers under the new system of contract…
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CANBERRA, Friday: Declaring that a conference this week had convinced him that there was no irreconcilable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Berlin Report Air Mine to Counter Raf Raids
LONDON. Sunday (AAP).—The Germans are using a new air "mine," states a Swiss newspaperman in a report from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Why Mines Were Idle
SYDNEY, Monday: Two mines were idle in New South Wales today through strikes, and a third mine, the State mine at Lithgow,…
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CANBERRA. Monday The Minister for War Organisation of Industry (Mr. Dedman) announced today that retailers would permitted to sell…
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CANBERRA, Monday: Nearly 600 coal miners, comprising the operating staff of two large New South Wales coal mines, struck…
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CANBERRA.--A conference between N.S.W. mine owners and workers, to seek a permanent understanding which will stop strikes and give…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Seek Relief of Beer Drought
SYDNEY, Monday.—Miners on the South Coast have decided to ask the Premier (Mr McKell) to do something to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Called-up in Military Mine Strike Protest
SYDNEY, Monday.—Two mines were idle in New South Wales today. One hundred and seventeen men producing 600…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Ask for Broader Outlook
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Stop-pages in the coal industry can be minimised to a great degree if the owners' representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hit Own Mine and Sank
NEW YORK, Monday: Tokio Official Radio has announced that the 5268-ton liner Nagasaki Maru sank on May 13 after hitting a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Work in 8 Mines Yesterday
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Eight coal pits were idle today because of strikes. It was the largest number of stoppages since the recent…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—When Judge Drake Brockman refused to deal with claims by the Corrimal and Excelsior…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →15 of 18 Coal Strikes Settled in England
LONDON, Monday: Fifteen of the 18 coal strikes in North England, which threatened gravel to reduce output, have been settled…
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SYDNEY. Wednesday: There were fresh strikes on the northern, southern and western coalfields in New South Wales today, as the result of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Mine Nationalisation Govt. Enterprise .Loses £2337 .A Week
At the very height of the coal strikes, the miners have dropped a hint that the Govt. should nationalise the coal mines. Nationalisation of the means…
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