Coal Outlook Good, Says Miners' Secretary
SYDNEY, Sunday: "I think the coal outlook for 1945 is good," the general secretary of the Miners Federation (Mr G. Grant) said…
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Mining & the mines, 1945
306 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 16
Survey of Mineral Coal Urged Development Scope
A suggestion that the Government should carry out a full survey of the mineral coal resources in the north of the State was made in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Five NSW Mines Fail To Resume
SYDNEY, Tuesday: All but five collieries in NSW resumed work today, in accordance with the direction…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Miners' Big Union
LONDON, Wednesday: In forming one big union miners in Britain have taken the biggest step forward of, any trade union…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Loss 8140 Tons Yesterday
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Ten collieries were idle or partially idle today on Northern coalfields and a small Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Industry Inquiry
CANBERRA, Thursday: Within the next fortnight a Commonwealth inquiry into all phases of the coal industry will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Mines Resume Work
SYDNEY, Thursday.—There was an improvement in coal production to-day, when five northern collieries resumed work after being idle yes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Decrease of Absenteeism Among Miners
SYDNEY, Thursday: Six of 11 idle collieries resumed work today. The coal lost today was 3670…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plans to Make Miners More Contented
SYDNEY, Thursday: Proposals for the purpose of making the miners more contented, thereby increasing the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Inquiry May Begin Next Week
CANBERRA, Monday: Within the next few days the acting Prime Minister (Mr Forde) expects to be able to announce…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commander's High Praise of Australian Mine Sweeper Men
A high tribute to the work of the Australian minesweeping vessels with the Eastern fleet was paid by the Captain of the Eastern Fleet Escort Force (Captain A. J. Baker-Cresswell, DSO, RN) in a farewell message to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nazi Mine Victims
Three soldiers of a U.S. medical detachment aid a German civilian who was injured when he stepped on a Nazi box mine planted fn Wurselen, Germany, A few minutes after this picture was made, a second enemy line pine exploded, badly wounding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →2000 Miners Idle
SYDNEY, Thursday.—More than 2000 miners were involved in eight stoppages to-day—seven in the north and one in the west. There…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Thursday: More than 2000 miners were involved in eight stoppages today, seven in the north and one in the west. There…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Probe Committee Personnel
CANBERRA, Friday.—The personnel of the board cf inquiry to investigate and report on the coal mining industry was announced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Industry Inquiry Board Personnel
CANBERRA, Friday: The terms of the Board of Inquiry to investigate and report on the coal mining industry were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Qld. Short of Coal
BRISBANE, Sunday. — Queensland coal stocks are so low that rationing of public utilities is inevitable. According to the Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Stoppages Garnishee Issue Raised Again
SYDNEY, Monday: The garnishee issue has been raised on the northern coalfields for the first time since the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Holiday For Miners
SYDNEY, Thursday: The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr Mighell) announced that it was not proposed to direct the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners May Cut Out Silly Stoppages
SYDNEY, Sunday: The coal miners felt that they owed it to the war effort to cut out silly stoppages, the general president…
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