Telegraphic News Northern Coal Strike Extends
Eight pits and 1300 miners are now idle en the northern field following the stay-in strike of miners at Rhonda colliery. The stay-in men have…
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Mining & the mines, 1945
37 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 2
Miners’ Suspension Man-power Board Hears Appeal
The trouble among the mine workers at Captain’s Flat in June last was further ventilated at a sitting of the Manpower Board, consisting of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reduced Railway Services Because of Coal Shortage
Railway services in New South Wales are to be reduced owing to serious shortags in coal stocks, the Commissioner for Railways, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Sweepers’ Task To Clear Way to Singapore LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.)
Major units of the British East Indies Fleet are awaiting orders to steam down Malacco Strait and occupy Singapore naval base and various…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miner’s Death Evidence at Inquest
The Deputy-Coroner (Mr. E. R. Boardman) held an inquest at the Court House, Queanbeyan, last Thursday, concerning the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Modern Mining
A recent survey of Britain’s coal mines has resulted, in a report which recommends that gasification should be introduced. This process produces…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Modern Mining
A recent survey of Britain's coal mines has resulted in a report which that gasification should be introduced. This process produces coke and gas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Ingot Missing
Detectives investigating the disappearance of a mailbag containing an ingot of gold valued at £2,000 being sent by air mail from New Zealand to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic News Big Gold Robbery
MELBOURNE.—When postal officials opened a mail bag in Melbourne they discovered that a collection of nuts and bolts wrapped in newspaper…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Workers’ Compensation Before His Honour, Acting Judge Rainbow Evans v. Lake George Mines Ltd
An application by Graham Evans, of Captain’s Plat, for compensation. Evans stated that he is and was unfit for work since October, 1944, as a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegraphic News Huge Coal Loss
The coal loss as a result of striKes was the heaviest to-day for several weeks. This despite the appeal yesterday by the miners' general…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Strike in Japan Tokio, Tuesday (A.A.P.)
The new Japanese Cabinet has immediately been handed a headache— the spreading strike of 6,000 Korean coalminers on Hokkaido…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Miners on Strike
About 5,300 miners are on strike to-day, for a production drop of 18,860 tons. While the coal position further deteriorates the opinion is gaining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Taxitis" and Mine Absenteeism
In support of his statement that taxation was the cause of avoidable absenteeism, the manager of the State Coal Mine at Lithgow (Mr. Donne)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ONLY l[?]b. Refined Sugar for Coupon. Blame the Coal Miner
From yesterday sugar coupons No. 13 and onwards will enable the purchase of only lib, of refined sugar or 21b. of raw sugar for one coupon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial Tie-up Threat Northern Coal Mines Idle SYDNEY
The first step towards a Communist plan to paralyse Australian industry was taken to-day when the whole of the Northern coal mines were idle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegrafhic News No Agreement in Steel and Coal Strike
CANBERRA.—The conference Between the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) and trade union delegates called to settle the steel and coal…
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