Idle Mines Biggest Number for a Long Time
SYDNEY, Thurs.: No fewer than 11 coal mines were idle in NSW to-day, the largest number for a considerable time. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining & the mines, 1944
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Idle Mines Heavy Loss of Coal Production
SYDNEY, Friday: Three mines were idle to-day, the total production loss being 4130 tons, involving 1335 men. The production for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aberdare Colliery Refusal to Work Afternoon Shift
CESSNOCK, Sunday: Aberdare Colliery miners have decided to discontinue the afternoon shift. When this shift was introduced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Monday: With three coal mines idle in N.S.W. to-day it is estimated that 3800 tons of coal will be the production loss…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Idle Miners
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Six mines were idle in New South Wales to-day, causing a production loss of about 8900 tons. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Shortage Victoria Appeals for Federal Aid
MELBOURNE, Wed.: The serious position in Victoria through the shortage ol coal was the subject of a telegram sent by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners on Strike Again Protest on Cut In Butter SYDNEY
As a protest against the ration cut in butter, five northern colleries are idle today. Four other pits in the north and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Idle Miners Serious Loss of Coal Production
SYDNEY, Thursday: As a protest against the reduction of two ounces weekly in the butter ration five northern mines were idle to-day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Miners' Strike Over Butter Ration SYDNEY
As a protest against the ration cut in butter, fire northern colleries are idle to-day. Four other pits in the north…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Increase Coal Production Development of Open-cut Mines
CANBERRA, Thurs.: New means of increasing coal production, particularly by the greater mechanisation and development of oPen-cut mines,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Increase Coal New Means for Open-Cut Mines
CANBERRA, Friday: New means of increasing cal production, sarly by the greater mechanisation and development of open-cut mines…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More N.s.w. Collieries Idle
Five collieries on the Newcastle field, were idle today as a protest against a reduction in the butter ration which operates from next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Mines Idle Over Butter Ration
SYDNEY, Friday: The number of mines that were [?]dle today as a protest against the cut in butter rationing was increased to six, while miners at six…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Ration Plea for Miners For Reconsideration of Reduction Proposal
SYDNEY, Friday: An urgent request to the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) has been made by the central executive of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grave Problem Faces Federal Govt. Serious Industrial Situation Shipping and Mining Strikes
SYDNEY, Friday: The grave[?] industrial situation in Australian probably since the outbreak [?] the war in the Pacific faced the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners Strike Over Butter
The fact that twelve coal mines have been rendered idle, with a tremendous loss of production, because of the reduction in the butter ration which operates from to-day, throws into relief the warped psychology of the miners. By rebellion against…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Coal Loss Big Labor Conference To-day
SYDNEY, Monday: Faced with practically a record coal loss of 46,600 tons last week, and with 15 mines idle to-day, involving a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Tues.: Two new mines in N.S.W. were idle to-day over butter rationing and the strike threatens to extend to all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Miners No Extra Issue
MELBOURNE, Toes.: It was announced authoritatively to-day that the Federal Government does not intend to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Stoppages Statement by Mr. Willis
SYDNEY, Wednesday: "Only 18 of the 143 coal stoppages which have occurred in the last six months were due to industrial…
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