Nationalisation Of U.K. Coal Mines
LONDON, Thurs.—Nationalisation of the British coalmines will not mean any miraculous change in the critical…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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British Miners Put End To Strike
LONDON, Thursday.—In return for an arrangement by which all grievances will be settled either at the pit-head, regional or…
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LONDON, Fri.—The "Daily Express" report that the National Union of Mineworkers, in return for the establishment of more…
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BERLIN, Mon.—Twenty-five miners, including six German prisoners of war were killed in a fire in a Silesian mine, reports…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Zealand To Nationalise Coal Auckland (N.z.), Wed.—
Coal mines and coal deposits in New Zealand would be nationalised, said the Minister for Mines (Mr. McLagan) to-day. He said…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Many women are anxious to volunteer to load and drive coal to the gasworks so that the salaried staffs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Albania Denies Laying Mines
LONDON, Sun.—Albanian's reply to British notes about the mining of the British destroyers Volant and Saumarez on October 22 last, expresses "profound regret" for the accident but energetically rejects all accusations contained in the British notes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Supreme Court Briefs On Miners' Fines
WASHINGTON, Sunday. — Briefs have been filed requesting the Supreme Court to set aside the fines of 3,500,000 dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Former Gunboat Strikes Mine
HONG KONG, Monday.—Fortynine of the 150 passengers and crew of the former Russian gunboat Toishan, 700 tons, are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Search Continues For Trapped Miners
LONDON, Monday.—Although scarcely a vestige of hope remains squads of firemen and rescue Workers struggled in relays…
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CANBERRA, Tues. — Further progress in the appointment of a joint coal board had been made, the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Allocations In Britain Altered
LONDON, Tues.—Owing to the increased consumption of coal in Britain, especially for electricity, the Government has decided to cut allocations to "less essential industries" by 50 per cent. and to give additional supplies to industries engaged on work of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Stoppages Unless Meat Strike Settled
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Miners' leaders to-day warned the Minister for Labour and Industry, Mr. Hamilton Knight, that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →R.A.N. Flotilla To Sweep Mines
SYDNEY, Tues.—A Royal Australian Naval flotilla, consisting of a sloop and six corvettes, will sweep mines off the Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Explosion Kills Miners
NEW YORK, Thurs.—Thirteen miners at Plymouth, Pennsylvania, were killed and two were injured when a colliery explosion…
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JERUSALEM, Sun.—Although unharmed, the British, Commander in Palestine, General Cunningham, and the Jewish Agency…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Coal Cuts In England
LONDON, Mon.—Cuts in the coal allocation of such severity that steel output may be forced down by millions of tons in 1947…
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NEWCASTLE, Wed.—The Northern Miners' Board of Management decided this afternoon to convene a conference of all union representatives in Newcastle next Wednesday to discuss a complete cessation of work unless the meat dispute was…
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CANBERRA, Fri.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) to-day announced the remaining two appointments to the joint Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Coal Loss Due To Fight For Presidency
SYDNEY, Friday.—During this week 47,000 tons of coal had been lost because of strikes at 25 separate collieries, bringing the…
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