"Black" Coal Being Used
SYDNEY, Tuesday— Several of the largest collieries in New South Wales were reported to be drawing coal yesterday. It is expected that there will…
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Mining & the mines, 1940
387 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 20
Denial That Collieries Are Drawing Coal Sydney
A proposal was discussed at the union conference in Sydriey to withdraw non-unionists employed on Rothbury Estate where 10,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North Mine Returns
Details of production at the North mine for the period of four weeks ended March 9, the figures for the corresponding period of last year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stop Press Mr. Menzies and Coal Strike
SYDNEY.— The Prime Minister Mr. Menzies) refused today to comment on the coal situation although it is regarded as possible…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Govt. Unwise to Defend Court Warning By Miners' Secretary SYDNEY
The general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr) today expressed the opinion that the Government would be most unwise to make…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Strike Reds Blamed for Dispute Out To Snrjash Mines Says Official SYDNEY
MR. C. F. Mallelt, secretary of the New South Wales Colliery Proprietors, said that formft of Government intervention in the coal industry during the last war had been calamitous, and had led to a reign of irresponsibility of the coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No "Barrier Miners Tomorrow
THERE will be no publication of "The Barrier Miner" tomorrow or on Easter Monday. The Home and Sports Editions will be published as usual on Saturday…
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Practically the full complement of 420 men employed at the Sulphide Corporation's Central mme will finish work today. The mine will permanently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eight Die in Mine
LONDON, March 22.—Eight miners were killed and four, were injured in an explosion at Mosshill colliery, Staffordshire, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Conference Wanted in Coal Dispute
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The Australian Railways Union and the Australian Union of Locomotive Enginemen asked the Prime Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Govt. May Abandon Wonthaggi Mine
MELBOURNE, Thursday.— The State coal mine at Wonthaggi may abandoned by the Government. The Minister for Transport and Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Levy To Finance Coal Strike
MELBOURNE, Friday. —The Trades Hall Council adopted a recommendation by the A.C.T.U. and advocated a levy of 1/- a week on all unionists, to…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—When Gold Salute next races he will appear in the racebook as trained by J. T. Jamieson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inquiry Into Coal Miners' Pensions
SYDNEY, Monday.— No further public sittings of the Royal Commission appointed by the Goyernment to inquire into pensions for coal miners…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stop Press Intervention Sought in Coal Strike
NEWCASTLE.—Many shire councils on the northern coalfields will again interview the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) urging that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pro-Soviet Motion Rejected By W. A. Miners KALGOORLIE
Hostility to Communists was expressed in strong language by members of the Kalgoorlie and Boulder section of the mining division of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Govt. Deficit Will Be Higher Coal Strike to Blame Sydney
THE Premier (Mr. Mair) said to day that the effects of the coal strike upon State finances would make it very difficult, if not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Form Flying Squad
BRISBANE, Wednesday.— Following reports that some mines are working in the Rosewood district, 200 Booval, Blackstone and Silkstone…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Workfor Central Miners? Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly today the closing down of the Central mine at Broken Hill formed the subject of a request…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrier Miner Thursday, April 4, 1940. Coal Strike
ABOUT 25,000 regular wage corners on the northern coalfields will probably be thrown out of employment within the next fortnight…
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