Industries To Close Owing to Coal Shortage
WOLLONGONG.—It is claimed that from tomorrow nearly 3500 men employed in heavy industries in the Port Kembla area will be…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Mining Managers And Unions Confer
At the Mining Managers' Association rooms this afternoon a conference was held between the representatives of the mining companies and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prime Minister On Coal Position Unemployment And Impairment Of War Effort Questions Personal Capacity to Be Responsible for War Effort Canberra, March 8
The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, warned today that widespread unemployment with a grave impairment of the war effort was likely as a result of coal…
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CANBERRA.—It was announced by the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) last night that the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) would take control of the Coalcliff colliery. The secretary of the Southern Colliery Proprietors (Mr. W. McNally)…
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F. R. Brealey, of 617 Argent Street, suffered a bruised leg and ankle at the North mine yesterday. After an X-ray at the Hospital he was taken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Crisis
With all the coal mines on the South Coast of New South Wales idle, Coal cliff because it is claimed that a system of working pillars is unsafe,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Workers Injured
Edward Harford, of 229 Thomas Street, a miner at the South, was treated at the Hospital today for injuries to the ribs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leigh Creek Coal ADELAIDE, March 9
The Premier. Mr. Playford, said today that it had taken a personal interview with the Prime Minister and two months exchanges of letters, telegrams, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Calamitous Miners' Strike In Britain LONDON, March 9
Wales is now in the grip of the most calamitous miners' strike since 1926. The cent owners' s[?]kesman put the number of affected pits at 156, employing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Position Full Cabinet Decisions CANBERRA, March 9
The Full Cabinet today instructed the Coal Commissioner Mr. Mighell, to assume control of certain mines on the South Coast. It endorsed the handling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Coal Mines Idle Sydney, March 10
Apart from the south coal stoppages four northern pits producing 4500 tons were idle today…
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The coal crisis may end next Monday it depends upon the rank and file decision at aggregate meetings. The Central Council of the Miners'…
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At the South Mine yesterday Edward Harford, of 229 Thomas Street, a miner, suffered injuries to the ribs. Arthur Hall, of 374 Hebbard Street, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Coast Miners Expected to Resume Delegate Board To Urge Men To Work WOLLONGONG, March 10
By 28 votes to 18 the Southern Miners' Delegate Board today linked itself with the Miners' Control Council—the governing body of the Australian coal miners—in urging o return to work on Tuesday next of miners now on strike on the South Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dr. Evatt Impresses Miners' Officials
NEWCASTLE.—Miners' officials on the northern field have green greatly impressed by the outspoken statement at the Cessnock Show by the…
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Mr. A. R. Campbell, check inspector, was at the North Mine yesterday, and after his visit he reported:— In company with Mr. E. Fitzgerald…
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J. A. Carnle, of 179 Ryan street, a miner at the Zinc, was treated at the hospital yesterday for an injured foot…
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LONDON, March 13.—It is estimated that about 60 per cent, of the 97,000 miners on strike in South Wales favor returning to work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One Northern Mine Idle SYDNEY, March 13
Only one mine, Richmond Main, employing 800 men and with a daily production of about 2500 tons, was idle on the northern coalfields today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welsh Miners Vote To Resume LONDON, March 12
Reports from Cardiff late on Sunday indicated that nearly 50,000 of 96,000 striking coalminers in South Wales decided to obey union leaders and resume…
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