Should Obtain Power To Nationalise Coal Industry
SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Federal Government should hold a referendum to obtain power to nationalise the coal industry, the…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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Free Hand for New Coal Authority
CANBERRA, Fri.—The joint Commonwealth-State authority to rehabilitate the coal industry in New South Wales will be given a free hand to carry out its task. Consisting of no more than three members the authority will be totally divorced from the…
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SYDNEY, Fri.—The proposal to place the coal industry under joint Commonwealth and State control will be discussed by the…
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LONDON, Sun.—The Netherlands steamer Meerkerk (8000 tons) bound from Rotterdam to Australia, struck a mine near…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.—All mines on the South Maitland coalfields may be idle next Monday if double pay for work…
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ADELAIDE, Tues.—The Premier (Mr. Playford) said to-day the coal position was so grave in South Australia that supplies in…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.—Allocation of coal supplies for the Victorian industry this week will be sufficient for one day…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Federal Government, will be asked by the leaders of railway unions to arrange that more coal is made…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Excelsior B mine was idle on the southern coalfields to-day, because the men went home to…
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CANBERRA, Thurs.—An accumulated loss of £56,002, has resulted from operations of the Coal-cliffe Colliery between the time…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.—Stocks of coal in hand throughout the whole of the State at midnight last, Saturday were 20,112 tons…
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SYDNEY, Mon.—Coal loss through stoppages on N.S.W. fields to-day was 5000 tons. All southern mines were working…
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SYDNEY, Mon.—A complete investigation into the distribution of coal would be made, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley)…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Corrimal miners' lodge will seek a general stoppage in all southern New South Wales mines next Monday,…
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CANBERRA, Tues.—Upon the rejuvenation of Britain's coal mines depends the whole of her economic future, the newly-appointed British High Commissioner in Australia (Mr. E. J. Williams) said to-day…
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CANBERRA, Wed.—"It is quite apparent that coal miners in this country have been at war with the rest of the community for some years past and during a period when this country was fighting for its very existence," said Senator Foil (Liberal, Qld.),…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—Sufficient coal arrived in Sydney to-day to avert a stoppage at Bunnerong Power-house, main source of Sydney's power supply…
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CANBERRA, Wed.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said in the House of Representatives to-day if miners and owhers would work in…
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MELBOURNE Thurs.—The figures for absenteeism in the coal industry were "pretty bad," raid coal miners had a 40-hour…
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WOLLGNGONG, Thurs.—All mines in the southern districts will be idle on Monday. This is the outcome of a demonstration of all…
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