£640,000 in Coal Subsidies
CANBERRA, Thursday — Coal subsidies paid by the Commonwealth Government since June, 1943, totalled £640,000, it was…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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More Coal Sought For The Railways
SYDNEY. Thurs.— Assurance that N.S.W. is getting its proper allocation of coal [?] being produced will be sought by State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wild Scenes When Meat Strike Ends Miners’ President Counted Out
BRISBANE, Thursday.—The Queensland meatworkers’ strike, which began on March 29, ended yesterday afternoon at one of the wildest meetings ever held at the Brisbane stadium…
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MUSWELLBROOK: A parcel of the Muswellbrook, Coal Company's shares (£1) sold at auction on Saturday last, realised…
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CANBERRA, Friday. — The Commonwealth Coal Bill, under which the Commonwealth will submit Its long-range plan for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rebuke to Miners Premier's Plain Speaking SYDNEY
The Premier, Mr. McKell, told a deputation of South Coast coalminers that constant stoppages in the industry were…
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A move is being made to take undisciplined coal miners out of the industry in Britain and place some in the armed forces…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brisbane Restrictions Eased On Monday Qld. Miners Resume To-day
BRISBANE, Friday. — Following the decision of the coalminers to resume work to-day it is expected gas and light restrictions will be eased on Monday. Addressing a meeting of about 500 miners at BooVal,…
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A special meeting of Kearsley Shire Council has been called for Tuesday night next, when representatives of the Dye Process Oil from…
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SYDNEY Friday.—Although he promised to do everything possible to meet the coal requirements of railways, the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Williams) made it clear that coal being produced in N.S.W. was insufficient to meet requirements…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work Begins in Brisbane Miners, Meat and Waterside Workers Go Back Stormy Meetings on Two Days
Strikes of Queensland miners and waterside workers were declared off yesterday, and all miners' lodges were expected to have members working again in the mines this morning. Wild scenes were witnessed in Brisbane at meetings on…
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SYDNEY, Sat.—Federal Cabinet will discuss on Tuesday the Miners Federation request for a nation-wide conference of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disciplinary Move Against Miners “Will Create Further Trouble” Says Secretary
SYDNEY, Saturday.—If the Federal Government decided to discipline coal miners it would create further trouble on the coal fields said the general secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant)…
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SYDNEY Monday:—Five NSW collieries employing more than 1600 men are idle to-day through strikes and another stoppage…
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CESSNOCK, Monday. — All mines resumed work on the Maitland Held to-day with the exception of section of Bellbird…
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Five collieries employing more than 1600 men were idle to-day through strikes, and another stoppage has occurred while safety inspectors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bellbird Miners Women's Auxiliary
On Wednesday, 3rd July, a social morning was held in the Parish Hall, Bellbird, the occasion being the Fourth Birthday of the Bellbird Miners'…
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Industrial disputes kept six New South Wales mines idle yesterday, the loss in coal output being about 6,300 tons…
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MELBOURNE, Monday. — The transfer of 1700 tons of coal from gas companies to industry to avoid unemployment may result…
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To-day, the Federal Cabinet is discussing a request that no action be taken to discipline miners pending the holding of a nation-wide…
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