650 Miners Defy New Regulations
SYDNEY, Wednesday —Although they risk a call up for service either with the militia or the labour corps…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
527 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 27
Coal Industry Cabinet Delays New Rules
CANBERRA, Wednesday: As a result of a last-minute appeal by the Labor Minister (Mr Ward), Cabinet tonight…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Stanford Main and Burwood mines, in the north and Wongawilla, in the south resumed today, but a new dispute…
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IPSWICH, Thursday: Addressing men at the railway workshops today Mr H. Wells, president of the Miners' Federation, said unless coal could be got…
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SYDNEY, Friday: After his first day's tour of the coalfields, the Labor Minister (Mr Ward) said tonight he believed certain…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—What was described as a move to avoid a crisis in the Federal Government was begun today [?] Minister for Labour (Mr Ward) commenced a four days'…
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BRISBANE, Sunday: Opposition to the coal control regulations was expressed by a meeting of the delegate board of the Queensland Colliery…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: An appeal to miners to keep working to avert an attack on the Government by the Opposition was made…
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SYDNEY, Monday—Coinciding with the arrival on the Western field today of the Federal Minister for Labour (Mr Ward) four Western pits were idle. There was also a strike at the Glen Davis oilfields. The Federal Government had deferred…
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SYDNEY, Monday: Three mines idle today were the State, mine at Lithgow, the biggest mine in the west, Hassan's Wall, and Vale of…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Mr Allan Cooper's 10,000 guineas purchase, Gold Salute, which was recently leased to the Werribee…
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MELBOURNE, Monday: After a delay of nearly a week since the new set of regulations to maintain work on the coalfields was passed…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Following undertakings given by the coalminers of New South Wales to the Labor Minister (Mr Ward)…
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BURNIE, Tuesday.—Two married miners were killed when they were buried under a fall of earth at the Prince Lyell Open Cut mine today…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Indications of a Federal rift on the question of the application of statutory rule 77, which empowers the Federal Minister to order men, who refuse to return…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Leader's View on Coal Mining Stoppages
SYDNEY, Sunday: "Tact and commonsense must prevail among mine managements if the spasmodic stoppages in the coal…
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SYDNEY. -- A three days' record of full production on New South Wales coal fields ended yesterday when 200 of the Millfield. Greta miners,…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A three days' record of full production on New South Wales coal fields ended today when 200 of the Millfield,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Disputes at three collieries to-day involved over 450 miners, and it is estimated…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Minister for Labour (Mr Ward) today expressed the view that certain mine…
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