Miners Strike To-day Reduced Hours Demanded Federal Government Aloof Sydney --
A declaration that he Had not the slightest doubt that, the settlement reached last year between the Miners' Federation and the…
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Throughout Australia All Mines Will Close Down Unless Commonwealth Acts Sydney
Every district of the Miners’ Federation was to day notified in confirmation of the decision of the Directions Committee on Tuesday that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Restriction of Coal Not Yet Under Consideration Bunker Supplies Light Sydney
A con[?] of big consumers of corl [?] by the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) to-day. is believed to have as its objective the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Strike. Australia Wide Starts To-day. Queensland Premier Critical. SYDNEY Thursday Night
Every district of the Miners' Federation was to-day notified, in confirmation of the decision of the directions committee on Tuesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners to Strike Instructions to 54 Lodges Court Says Agreement Valid Remains in Force Till Next August NEWCASTLE
The miners suffered a reverse to-day when Mr. Justice Cantor, in a reserved judgment, held that a settlement reached last year between the Miners’ Federation and the colliery proprietors meant that it was to remain in operation for two years from August 16, 1937…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Curtin’s Efforts To Prevent Big Stoppage Miners to See Mr. Lyons Sydney
Another effort is being made by the Leader of the Federal Labor Party (Mr. Curtin) to prevent a national coal stoppage. He announced…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners’ Strike Begins Men Out in Three States Determined, Say Leaders Lang Labor Attacks Mr. Lyons for Not Intervening SYDNEY
Reports reached the Miners’ Federation to-night that members in N.S.W., Queensland and Victoria bad ceased work…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →1400 Men May Lose Jobs at Mine Little Coal on Hand Brisbane
Unless tho coal strike is settled within a week, the Mount Isa. mines will close, involving 1400 men. with a pay roll of £30,000 a month. At least…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Strike Mr. Lyons Seen Interview at Canberra Miners’ Representatives and Mr. Curtin Canberra
The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) discussed the coal strike with representatives of the Miners’ Federation during the week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Going to America Washington, Sept. 9
The Commerce Department reports that the heaviest influx of gold to America from Europe during a week was received during the week ending…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Long Fight Ahead Belief in Mining Circles 22,000 Men Will Be Idle To-day Sydney
Little hope is held out in mining circles of any substantial peace developments arising from the meeting of Federal Cabinet to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Whistles Blew But No Response By Miners Long Struggle Expected Cessnock
Although the coal strike commenced at midnight on Saturday, all the collieries on the northern coalfields to-day blew their whistles, indicating…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Zealand Miners Will Not Supply Coal for Australia. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon
The Miners' Federation to-day received a notification from the New Zealand Mine Workers' Federation that they would not supply coal for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Strike. Federal Cabinet's Attitude. CANBERRA
Prime Minister Lyons announced to-day in Canberra, that the Federal Cabinet had decided not to intervene in the coal strike. He said the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Strike Appointment of Tribunal Suggested by Federation Canberra
Federal Cabinet met this morning to consider a request from the Miners' Federation for the appointment of a tribunal to deal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Not Dismayed “100 Per Cent, Behind Strike” SYDNEY
Mining union, officials claimed tonight that despite the altitude adopted by the Federal Cabinet over the coal strike, the men were 100 per cent solid…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Strike No Intervention By Federal Government Mr. Lyons’ Attitude Supported Canberra
Federal Cabinet to-day confirmed the decision of the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) that the Government would not intervene in the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Zealanders Stand by Miners
The New Zealand miners informed the Miners’ Federation to-day that they would not mine coal for [?] in Australia. They have assured the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Is to Be “Black”
It is some time since the coal miners have been on strike. In the pas[?] it has been the custom to keep at work until the approach of the Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal for Hospitals Brisbane
By special permission of their union, miners to-day cut 125 tons of coal from Hart’s Aberdare mine, Ipswich, for the Ipswich general hospital, and Brisbane…
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