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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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WASHINGTON, July 9.—Washington’s urgent desire to end the division of the world into two zones—one a low-price, hard currency area, and the other a high-price soft currency area, continuity restricting hard currency purchases—is believed to have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labor members of Parliament will ask Federal and State Governments this week to take over all coalmines in Australia, as a basis for the settlement of the nation-wide coal strike…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →South Australia's main source of desperately-needed coal Leigh Creek open-cut mine, with its 240 workers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Northern president of the Minors’ Federation, Mr. Crook, told the A.L.P. regional conference yesterday that nationalisation of the mines was Die only solution to the coal problem…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The biggest regional conference of the Australian Labour Party, comprising about 200 delegates and rank and file members and held at Maitland yesterday, appeared fairly evenly divided on a resolution supporting the stand taken by the State end Federal Governments in the coal strike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Public meeting on the northern New-South Wales coalfields were attended yesterday by approximately 3000, and indication are that the miners are preparing for a long, hard struggle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Arbitration Court to-day Mr. Idris Williams, President of the Miners' Federation, and Mr. C. W. S. Grant, Secretary, were sentenced to a year's imprisonment for contempt of Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. Justice Foster in the Arbitration Court to-day sentenced the miners’ general president, Idris Williams, and the miners’ general secretary, George Grant, to 12 months’ imprisonment each and fined the Miners’ Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prosecution of some members of the Communist Party under the National Emergency (Coal Strike) Act is expected to follow a raid on Marx House on Friday by Commonwealth Investigation Officers and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is understood a meeting of local miners called for Cohen Park, near Maitland sports ground, on Thursday afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Federal and State Governments may order coal at grass to be brought to Sydney and open cut mines worked after a conference in Sydney later to-day between the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The General President of the Miners’ Federation, Mr. I. Williams, will be examined by Long Bay Gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Federal Council of the Australasian Society of Engineers decided to support Government moves to lift coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.— High-level talks on the coal position between the Commonwealth and State Governments and Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Referring, to the coal strike at a well-attended meeting at the Hllidale branch of the Liberal Party, Mr. Allen Fairhall,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is reported that a meeting of miners held in Muswellbrook yesterday declared solidly for a continuance of the strike. Muswellbrook miners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ADELAIDE, Tuesday. — South Australian coal authorities have completed plans to maintain present restricted services for at least…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The State Cabinet decided yesterday to buy a large quantity of coal from overseas. The premier and Minister for Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—The Mayor (Aid. J. Brown) was one of the main speakers at a public meeting called by the Cessnock Strike Committee, and held in Vincent-st., Cessnock, this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →He was filled with abhorrence and disgust at the gaoling of union leaders, the Mayor of Cessnock (Aid. J. Brown) said this morning. Aid. Brown was addressing a public meeting in…
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