Coal Stoppage Threat Latest Moves
SYDNEY: Unless the Kemeria Tunnel dispute is settled tonight a State-wide coal stoppage is almost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1948
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6 Collieries to Be Taken Over
CANBERRA: The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, had given the Joint Coal Board authority to develop six collieries fully, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blair Athol Coal Huge Field Open
BRISBANE: A coal seam measuring 104 feet, the thickest set reached, has been drilled through on the Blair Athol…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strike Likely General Stoppage May Be Called
SYDNEY: Unless there is a last-minute settlement of the Kemeira strike to-day, miners on the northern and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →French Miners Fight Police Petrol And Hand Grenades
PARIS, Wed.: French strikers delivered their first blow after the two-day truce on the French coalfields by hurling a flaming case of petrol and hand grenades at troops who were attempting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Strike Likely Rationing Of Light, Power Will Begin At Once
CANBERRA: The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, in last minute attempts to prevent a threatened State wide coal stoppage, was up until 4 a.m. this morning in telephone conversations with the parties and executive officers of the A.C.T.U…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →All French Mines Free
PARIS, Thursday: French troops have freed all coal mines which striking coalminers had held…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Severe Cuts in Railway Services Announced Endeavours To End Coal Strike
SYDNEY: Severe cuts in railway passenger and freight services, because of the coal shortage, were announced by the Railway Department today. Only essential goods will be accepted for carriage by goods and passenger trains from midnight tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Strike May Affect Work At Canberra
Building may be brought to a standstill in Canbera because of the strike by Captain's Flat miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Coal Strike Signs Of Collapse
PARIS, Friday: A forecast that the French coal strike, now in its fifth week, will be all over by Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Services Cut in Goulburn Coal Strike Will Affect Christmas Services
Goulburn train services are being slashed because of the coal strike Drastic restrictions already have been imposed on goods traffic, and passenger services will be sharply reduced from Sunday. Goulburn authorities have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Men Still Out Captain's Flat Mine
The men are still out at Captain's Flat. From what can be gathered it appears that the representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Agree To Call Off The Strike Men Resume Work To-Morrow
SYDNEY: The Miners' Central Council decided unanimously to call off the general coal strike, and directed the striking miners to return to work to-morrow. The Miners' General President. Mr. I. Williams, announced the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Good Output of Coal
SYDNEY: Coal production on New South Wales coal fields today is expected to be about 55,000 tons-the highest daily…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tarago's Blue and Gold Ball Record Attendance
Members of the Tarago C.W.A. have reason to be proud of their third annual Blue and Gold Ball which had a record attendance, and was such an outstanding success on Saturday, October 30…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hard Winter in Berlin Fall Off In Coal Lift
BERLIN, Wednesday:—General sir Brian Robertson. British Military Governor in Germany, is flying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners‘ Psychology
A couple of Wallerawang miners were in a Lithgow pub this week. One said, “We’re out again.”…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flight For Life Smouldering Coal
MELBOURNE: Wharf labourers, working in the hold of the 9,000 tons British freighter, Fort Vercheres, fled for their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Captain's Flat Miners Call For Workers On Monday ?
It is understood that Lake George Mines will be calling Workers on Monday. It is stated that a notice to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Poor Quality Coke Restricted Coal Consumption
According to a letter read at Monday night's Council meeting, the Joint Coal Board has restricted the consumption of coal at the…
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