£22 Million Norway's Gold Reserve. London
The Norwegian gold reserve, which is worth £22,000,000, is being brought to London…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
294 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 15
South and West Miners Vote to Continue Strike Final Decision Before Week-end Meeting of Unions and A.C.T.U. Men Expected to Drift Back to Work Sydney
As a result of the voting at the miners aggregate meetings in the south and west to-day there will be a big majority for a continuation of the Coal strike. Meetings this morning, by big majorities, favored continuing the strike…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mechanical Miners How Britain Has Mobilised Her Coal Industry for War
The full power of production in the British coalfields is now mobilised for the first time for a generation. Within the past 20 years the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Strike Gas and Electricity Drastic Restrictions in Sydney Area 50,000 Will Be Idle. Sydney
So serious has become the position regarding the dwindling coal stocks in New South Wales that the most drastic restriction with the supply of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Strike Orders to Open Mines Party Sent To Lithgow Govt. Waits for Final Word Canberra
Although the first issue of namers for the reopening of the mines en[?]y non-rederation [?]olligries outside the northern coalfields, the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Open Mines Govts. Act To-day Coal Must Be Won to Save [?]Ation's Ndustries Sydney
The Federal Government, sided by the State, is now determined that coal must be won to save the nation's commercial and industrial life being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Volunteers to Work Coal Mines Government Call Issue of Proclamation Police Protection Award Wages. Sydney
After a meeting of the State Cabinet to-day, the Minister tor Mines and Forests, Mr. R. S. Vincent, said it was intended to call for volunteers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Strike "Lawbreakers Traitors" The Secret Ballot Would Prevent Striles References in Parliament. Sydney
Questions suggesting the provision of a secret ballot before striking, and urging that those who broke Commonwealth and state laws should be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Strike Settled Announcement Early This Morning Agreement Subject to Ratification But No Hitch Is Expected Canberra, Thursday Morning
Mr. Menzies announced early this morning that the coal strike had been settled. The terms of the agreement are subject to ratification by the miners' executive, but no further hitch is expected. The Prime Minister said that an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Miners Back to Work on Monday? Mass Meetings to Decide To-day Revival of Transport and Industry Will Take Week or Two Sydney
A recommendation to return to work next Monday will be put before the mine workers at aggregate meetings to-morrow. It is considered certain that work on all fields will be resumed on Monday. The Federal Minister for Industry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Workers Start Next Monday Leaders' Recommendation Accepted by Big Majority Sydney
Return to work by mine workers next Monday was agreed to by large majorities at aggregate meetings in north, south and west to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Sweeping in South African Waters
Ships opening out in Table Bay to take up positions for mine sweeping. They are in peace-time engaged in fishing. (Commonwealth Department of Infor mation picture)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Back to Normal Movement Of Coal Trains and Mines Busy. Sydney
A swift return to the normal production of coal is indicated by the movement of coal trains and collieries since the men went back to work yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conference Fails Coal Owners And Miners Court Hearing Commences Friday. Sydney
A compulsory conference of representatives of the coal owners and mining unions, alter sitting for two days, failed to reach agreement, stated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Awards Extended Coal Strike Variations. Sydney
An extension of the number of State awards which were varied recently by the Industrial Commission as a result of the impart upon industry of the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Employees Generous Gesture Helping War Effort. Brisbane
At a meeting of the miners of Blair Athol Coal and Timber Company mine, a motion was carried that all miners and surface staff work a full shift…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britain's Biggest Colliery to Send Up 400 Tons of Coal an Hour
By midsummer four hundred tons of coal an hour will be coming up from a new colliery about to be opened at Comrie in Fifeshire, to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stock Exchange Mining Section Bright. Sydney
By reason of reduced rates an expanded turnover was experienced on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day. A definite improvement was shown in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Equipment Taken From Gordon Brook Mine Case Settled
In the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, James Henry Grant, a Grafton mining engineer, proceeded against Richard Bracken, a miner, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stay- in Strike Victimisation Alleged North Wallarah Colliery. Newcastle
A stay-in strike was staged by 70 miners to-day at North Wallarah colliery, which was the scene of Australia's first sit-down coal strike some…
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