The Coal Crisis
ACCUSTOMED as we are to oft-repeated warnings concerning the dire emergency into which the coal supply…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Work at the Mines
The following are details of the time worked by collieries in the North for the fortnight ending on Friday last:— Neath, Cessnock No. 1, Cessnock No…
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SYDNEY Tuesday—With the coal position becoming worse dally, ten mines are Idle In New South Wales to-day, In addition…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seven Days Notice Board's Order to Miners' Lodge
CESSNOCK Tuesday.— Maitland Main Miners’ Lodge bas been given seven days’ notice by the northern board of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fewer Country Trains. Effect of Coal Shortage
Owing to the depletion of coal stocks further reductions in passenger and goods services will be made on Saturday next. Sleeping…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Premiers’ Conference Will Discuss Housing and Coal
CANBERRA Tuesday—-Among the questions to. tie discussed by the Premiers' Conference which open on Friday morning-will be coal supplies and housing. Before the conference opens the prime Minisiter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Grievances Appeal for Reason(By a Correspondent)
Opinion in city political circles that a crisis is approaching in tho mining industry. It would be unfortunate, however, were the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Growing Worse. Coal Shortage. Federal Cabinet Examines Position. Sydney
With the coal position becoming worse daily, ten mines are idle in New South Wales to-day, in addition to two which are not working because of…
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CANBERRA Wed.— The Cabinet sub-committee appointed yesterday to examine the coal production crisis is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stoppages in Mines Board Discussing Position
NEWCASTLE Wed.— The northern miners’ management board is to-day again endeavour to arrive at some means of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Production Crisis Cabinet Sub-committee's Decision
The Federal Cabinet sub-committe I appointed yesterday to examine the coal production crisis is believed to have decided on a reduction in coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Rationing and Industries 5000 Men May Lose Jobs
Between 4000 and 5000 men would probably be thrown out of work in Sydney, Newcastle and Port Kembla in the next two weeks as the first…
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Mr. Edgar Ross, of Sydney. will be the guest speaker at a lecture and social evening organised by the Maitland branches of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Workers Injured
CESSNOCK Thurs. — Frank Fielding, 38. of Mulbring-st., Aberdare, a miner employed at Aberdare colliery, had the top of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Will Prosecute Striking Miners Mr. Curtin’s Latest Order
CANBERRA Thurs.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced last night that he had given a direction for miners on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Crisis Miners to Be Prosecuted
Federal coal-rationing plans aim at a reduction in consumption of 20 per cent., it is understood, and the Government will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Coal Bungling” Alleged
CANBERRA Friday—When the House of Representatives meets in Canberra next week the Oppositions Will launch a bitter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prosecution of Maitland Main Miners
The Federal Government has decided to prosecute employees of Maitland Main colliery who have been Idle for 16 days through refusing to work with a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Striking Miners to be Prosecuted
The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced that he had given a direction for miners on strike, for reasons other than mechanical trouble, are to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Miners Receive Summonses. Sydney
One hundred and fifty Maitland Main miners will be summonsed this afternoon for striking. The summonses will probably be returnable at the…
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