Employment on Railways and Coal Strike Economy
No definite policy is being followed in regard to curtailment of employment on the railways in the economy enforced by the cord strike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining & the mines, 1940
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Duff Coal for Power Houses Cessnock
Further supplies of duff coal were moved from the pithead at the Neath colliery to-day. Empty trucks were shunted to the dump and then filled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Move to End Coal Strike A.ct.u. to Seek Conference Government Defers Action “Miners Not Communists” Mr. Menzies Definite; Men Told To Go Back To Work CANBERRA
A last appeal to the miners to return to work and place their grievances before the Arbitration Court. was made by Mr. Menzies in the House of Representatives to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Gold Flow to America Geneva, April 22
A League bulletin of statistics shows that Turkish gold reserves, which hovered around £7.000,000 in 1936 leaped to £32,300,000 in February, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shortage of Coal in N.Z. Wellington N.z4
A shortage of coal is reported in the Dominion And is enraging the attention of Government’s advisers. Means of increasing production arc being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →“Government on Side of Owners” Miners Defended by M.H.R. CANBERRA
The policy of the Government on the coal strike exposed Australia to the enormous danger of national disunity, said Mr. Blackburn (Lab.,Vic)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Must Return to Work Given Until Next Week Prime Minister Definite “Free Labor” Is Alternative Hope Still Prevails For a Settlement CANBERRA
The Federal Government may call for volunteers to work the coal mines next week. The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced in Parliament to-day that unless the miners decided this week to resume work and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Give A Thought for the Men in the Mine Sweepers
Gallant souls in the lighting forces or the Allies ore the men serving with the fleet of mine sweepers in the North Sea. They…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Guarded Optimism Mr. Curtin For Sydney to Attend Union Meeting Government Determined to Fight Miners CANBERRA
Members of all parties, in the Federal Parliament hope that drastic action by the Government to reopen the coal mines may still be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Capitulation by Miners Attitude Is Now Stiffening Mr. Menzies Ultimatum Use of Tree Labor” Now Likely Political Manoeuvring Alleged SYDNEY
The attitude of leaders of the coal strike has stiffened as the result of the Prime Minister's ultimatum, that unless the miners resumed work, next week the Government would take steps to open the mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Miners Killed Broken Hill
Two men were killed by a fall of earth at the South Mine to-day. They were Frederick C. Croft, aged 33. married, and A. McLean, aged 38…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Miners Killed Broken Hill, Friday Noon
Aubyn Alwyn McLean (40), and James Croft (35), miners at South Mine, were killed, yesterday, when trapped by a sudden fall while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Mair’s Final Appeal to Miners Sydney
The Premier (Mr. Mair) made a final appeal to-night to the workers in the coal mines to return to work…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Vital Coal Strike Talk No Finality Reached Miners See Mr Menzies Conference to Be Resumed This Morning Canberra
The conference between the Prime Minister and the miners’ representatives late to-night failed to reach a formula for a settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Gold Yield; Large Increase Melbourne
Figures supplied by the Victorian Mines Department yesterday show that for the three months ended March 31. the yield for tile State was 42,382…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Strike
The Governor-General, when he opened the new session of the Federal Parliament recently, referred to the coal strike, and said that if deplotion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners “Bluffed” Transport Drivers Sydney
Threats by miners against truckdrivers who were prepared to carry from Teralba to a ship at Waralah were bluff, said the chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Will Go to Court Striking Coal Miners Decision Reached Yesterday Mr. Menzies Stays Hand Hopes of a Settlement Fairly Bright CANBERRA
Officials of the Australian Council of Trades Unions and the Combined Mining Onions will to-morrow submit to the Chief Judge of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Conference Still Sitting Central Committee Awaits Outcome Canberra
The Miners' conference with the prime Minister (Mr. Menzles) was still sitting at 1 p.m. to-day The meeting of the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Situation Strike Leaders to Interview Sir George Beeby "CANBERRA, Tuesday Morning
It was announced yesterday that the leaders of the striking coal miners would interview the Chief Judge of the Arbitration Court (Sir George…
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