Miners “Not Weakening”
SYDNEY, Wed.—The Central Executive of the Miners’ Federal to-day denied reports that miner were weakening and…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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Coal Strike :Only Two Votes for Move to Support Government Coalfields Meetings Favour Miners
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. — At a meeting of about 200 persons at Wallsend which declared wholehearted support for the striking miners, there were only two years votes for an amendment supporting the Government and demanding…
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NEWCASTLE, Wed.—No coal will be loaded for Sydney to-day. A Joint Coal Board representative said he had no Idea when…
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Following frustration of efforts yesterday to have coal shifted by South Maitland Railway drivers, no attempts were made to-day to more…
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At 3 p.m. today, Mr. Sullivan (for the Miners' Federation) asked that King be brought before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sharpley Tells of “Red” Penetration of Industry Members In Mining, Steel, Transport
MELBOURNE, Wednesday—During his third day in the witness box at the Victorian Royal Commission into-Communist activities, Cecil Herbert Sharpley, a former Communist, said the party had sent members into the coalmining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-day’s Leader: Government Imperilled Effect of Gold and Dollar Drain on Britain Cripps To Make An Important Statement To Commons
LONDON, July 6.—In an 80, minutes’ meeting at Downing Street, a committee of Ministers last night approved the statement on the gold and dollar drain, which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, will make to the House of Commons…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.—All Rosewood coalmines will be fully manned and working on Monday. At a meeting yesterday, striking…
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NEWCASTLE, Thurs. — The Chamber of Commerce has wired the Premier strongly protesting against coal being taken from…
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SYDNEY, Wed—As soon as the Legislative Assembly met this afternoon, the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt) moved that ordinary…
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BRISBANE, Thurs.—More than 300 miners are back at work at Rosewood coalfield, and almost every mine is now working…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.— The President of the Miners’ Federation, Mr. I, Williams, again reiterated the statement he made…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—Production of gold in Australia for the first four months of 1949 was 273.216 or fine, an increase of 20,799oz,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threat to Withdraw Safety Men From Mines
CESSNOCK, Thursday.—The threat of Withdrawal of safety men from the mines as a counter to the gaoling of a miners’ union official yesterday, can be much mare serious than the average mine, worker thinks. The men who have spent a life…
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CANBERRA, Thursday— As part of the drive to conserve sterling area reserves, the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Premier Opposed to Volunteers in Mines Opposition Calls For Action
SYDNEY, Thursday—The N.S.W. Premier, Mr. McGirr, last night refused demands by the Opposition that volunteer labour be used in mines, stating that it was too dangerous to use unskilled men for this work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A.L.P. Mining Officials Condemn Fund-freezing Demand King’s Release From Gaol
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—in the first statement they have made in the coal strike, the three members of the northern miners’ executive, Messrs. W. Crook, president, J. Cockerill, vice-president, and J. B. Simpson, secretary—…
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Japan might be able to supply coal to Australia if requested, an official at Allied Supreme Headquarters said in…
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At an examination tor certificates of competency as deputy under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, conducted at the Technical…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Investigating Murrurundi Coal Seams
With reference to the investigation of the coal deposits in the Murrurundi district, for which permission to enter several properties on Scott's Creek, about ten miles from Murrurundi, has been given by the…
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