Two Southern Mines Idle Yesterday
Two mines—Coatcliff and Old Bulli—were idle yesterday. On Wednesday a conference was held before the Local Coal…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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U.S. Coal Dispute Talks Resume
WASHINGTON, Thursday. (A.A.P.). — President Truman's fact-finding board yesterday persuaded owners and miners to…
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WASHINGTON, Friday (A.A.P.).—President Truman has no plans and no power to seize coalmines if the Miners' leader…
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AUCKLAND, Sunday (A.A.P.-Reuter).—-The 1950 Empire Games are over and Australia is the champion country. WitH another magnificent run of successes…
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The seven-days-old strike by Old Bulli miners ended yesterday morning when the men decided to return to work, pending a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lodge Formed At Mt. Nebo Mine
Following a decision by a recent meeting of the Southern District Miners' Federation Delegate Board, a lodge has been…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coal Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today reserved his decision on a Miners' Federation application…
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PITTSBURGH, Monday, (A.A.P.). — Striking coalminers, today, defied the "back to work" order of the Government and…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — Although coal reserves are small, there is no immediate danger, a spokesman for the Joint Coal Board said today. The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) will confer with the…
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The "Corn Beef" colliery at Thirroul was idle yesterday because of a dispute over the shortage of flat wheelers…
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PITTSBURGH, Tuesday (A.A.P.).—Roving pickets made sure every major soft coal mine in the United States remained…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The newly-elected State member for Cessnock (Cr. Crooks) gave notice at today's Caucus meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£38,235 In Coal Board Grants For District Recreation Areas
The Joint Coal Board has approved a grant of £20,735 to the City Council for the construction of a recreation area at Helensburgh, and £17,500 for a similar area at Fairy Meadow…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Serious trouble is threatened in the coal industry as a result of a move by Coal Owners for an alteration of the miners' holiday conditions…
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SYDNEY, Friday. — The Miners' Federation has applied to the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) for…
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Medalisis
A Gold Medal festival for Modern Ballroom Dancing was held in the Soldiers. Hall, Thirroul earlier this month, by the…
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NEW YORK, Monday (A.A.P.).—Broadway's glittering advertising lights were put out last night—by the coal shortage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mt. Kembla Miners Stop Work Over Holiday Application
At a pit-top meeting yesterday morning, the 200 miners employed at Mount Kembla colliery decided to stop work and to continue to stop work one day each fortnight in protest against the…
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