Coal Motion Defeated in State House
SYDNEY Wed.—In the Legislative Assembly to-day the leader of the State Opposition, Mr. Treatt moved as a motion of…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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New Coal Bill State Government Charged with "Stampedng"
Stampeding of the State Government into taking action for controlling the coal industry was alleged by critics of the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Position Described Is Dangerous Exports May Be Banned
Exports of New South Wales coal to other States may cease or be drastically reduced unless production increases considerably this week. This was learned from Commonwealth Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →May Endanger Coal Production Strike At Explosive Factory In Melbourne
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—If it is allowed to continue for long die strike at Nobel’s (Aust) Pty. Ltd. explosive factory, Deer Park, Melbourne, may seriously hamper coal-production…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To-day’s Leader Coal and The People Bitumen Refinery for Sydney
SYDNEY, Wed.—Three American engineers have reached Sydney to superintend constructions at Bunnerong at a cost of…
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SYDNEY Thursday.—The general secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. Grant) told the Central Coal Authority (Mr…
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CHARLEROI (Belgium), May 8.— Twenty-one miners are reported to have been killed after an explosion last night in a…
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CESSNOCK, Thursday.—There was a loss at production of 4400 tons of coal on the Maitland field to-day due to the idleness of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Politicians Warned of Grave Mining Unrest Decision On State Control Shortly
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Because of failure of Federal and State Governments to agree on joint control of coal mining in Order to give some mes[?] of security there was now grave unrst in. the industry, Parliamentarians were told at a…
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Mother o' Mine! Again memory sings, Out of the past. How the dear olden days…
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CESSNOCK Friday—The only idle wise on the Maitland field to-day is Bellbird. This pit has been idle the whole of the week…
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MELBOURNE, Friday. — The Federal Opposition leader (Mr. Menzies) said that Mr. Forde’s statement on coalminers was “the essence of fatuousness.” The Acting Prime Minister…
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Speaking at the Coal Conference in Sydney, the President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Wells) said that the miners would take no…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Paralysing Effect Of U.S Coal Strike (Australian Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 10.—The Government announced that the paralysing coal strike has now thrown more than a million persons out of work. President Truman, at a Kress conference, said the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Racing Sidelights Hedui for Sprint Race. Oberon and Star Gold Place Propositions
Fields for sprint races are still on the weak side in Sydney, and at Canterbury to-morrow the Flying Handicap comprises hones that have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →(From Issues of "Argus" Week Ended May 9, 1896 Gold at Marrana
Mr. George Brooker, postmaster of Marrana, received a report from the geological survey branch of an assay of a sample of auriferous quartz…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gas Rationing and Brown-outs in U.S. Coal Strike May Soon Paralyse New York
WASHINGTON, May 10. — Unless the strike of 400,000 soft coal miners is settled before May 20, practically all activities in New York City will be paralysed. The U.S. Government has already taken drastic steps…
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WASHINGTON May 11— According to the Associated Press President Truman summoned Cabinet amid many rumours that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Designed to Cause Trouble in Industry” Miners Criticise Commissioner’s Decision
SYDNEY, Saturday.—The action of the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Williams) in disallowing an increase in pay of contract miners granted by the Central Coal Authority (Mr. A. C. Willis) was designed to force trouble in the industry,…
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Owing to the May Day holiday lull working time at the collieries for the fortnightly pay to be drawn on Friday next was nine…
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