Mr. Mair on the Miners’ Loyalty Sydney
Questions on the loyalty of the striking miners and their leaders to Australia were asked in the Legislative Assembly to-day. The Premier (Mr…
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Miners Divided on Strike Issue Vote on Leaders’ Advice Big Meeting at Cessnock Engine-drivers Uncompromising Will Not Go Back to Work SYDNEY
Aggregate meetings of mine workers to-day were divided on the union leaders’ recommendation to continue [?] coal strike. Three meetings voted in favor of con[?]nuing the strike and two voted for a return to work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rumania Seizes Polish Gold Bucharest, May 8
Cabinet is seizing the Polish gold deposited in the Rumanian National Bank. The decree states: “The gold will be applied to liquidate the Polish…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Vote for Continuation Miners and the Strike Substantial Majority Likely Deputies’ Important Decision Will Not Go Underground With “Free Labor” SYDNEY
As a result of the voting at miners’ aggregate meetings in the south and west to-day, there will be a big majority for a continuation of the coal strike. Meetings held this morning by a big majority favored a continuance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →What Will the Miners Do?
Figures that see-saw from day to day in connection with the coalfields ballot seem to indicate that the miners are beginning to realise how…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Strike Majority in Favour Reduced Sydney--
There were no fresh developments this morning in connection with the coal strike. Excluding the Queensland vote the majority in N.S.W. in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Strike Non-federation Pits Orders to Open Being Issued SYDNEY, Friday Morning
The Attorney-General. Mr. Hughes, announced in the House of Representatives, to-day, the Government was issuing notices to the owners of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Few Hot Dinners Likely After Saturday Gas and Electricity Supplies Seriously Cut 100,000 People Face Dismissal Coal Stocks Rapidly Dwindle Black-out Possibility; All Parts Affected by New Drastic Regulations SYDNEY
So serious has become the position regarding dwindling coal stocks in N. S. W. that the most drastic restrictions concerning the use of electricity and gas for light and power have been proclaimed, and will come…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All Mines Must Be Re-opened—mr. Hughes Canberra
Although the first issue of orders for the re-opening of mines covered only non-federation collieries, outside the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Radiant Gold’s Holbrook Picnic Cup Bracelet Goes To Strayline Dead-heat in John J. Bowler Handicap Fixture An Outstanding Success
Having the second start for the day, Mr. Alan Mel., Bowler’s Radiant Gold won the Holbrook Picnic Cup yesterday after a thrilling tussle with Skeleton Weed all the way up the straight. The meeting was an outstanding success. The crowd was the largest…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Restrictions on Use of Gas and Electricity “Free Labor” For The Mines Men Already at Lithgow Union Officials Dash to Melbourne “Appeal to Mr. Menzies to Stay His Hand” Sydney
Restrictions on the use of gas and electricity for domestic purposes commenced at midnight in practically every part of N.S.W. Regulations giving effect to the decision of the Government were announced to-night by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Settlement of Coal Strike Expected Sydney
The Federal Government, aided by the State, is now determined that coal must be won to gave the State’s commercial and industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Coal Strike No Response by Miners to Resume Work Sydney
Hope was expressed this morning that the combined mining unions and representatives of the A.C.T.U. might, at their meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Menzies’ Appeal to Miners; “Become Volunteers” CANBERRA. Monday
The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) said to-night that unless ample supplier of coal were received soon from the mines that are not working at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Strike Call for Volunteers SYDNEY
The State Government yesterday called for volunteers to work the coal mines. The volunteers are invited to register at police stations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jungle Generator Dredges Gold From West African River
The Gold Coast has been given an "electric interior" by British engineers. They have successfully…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.C.P. Council Desires Strong Action Against Coal Strike And Subversive Elements
Alarm was expressed by the Murray Electorate Council of the United Country Party at Deniliquin on Saturday at the slow action taken by the Commonwealth Government in re-opening the mines as a means of settling the coal strike, and also in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Work Mines with Free Labor State Government Acts Police Protection Guaranteed Most Unionists Refuse Employment SYDNEY
After a meeting of the State Cabinet to-day the Minister for Mines and Forests (Mr. R. S. Vincent) said it was intended to call for volunteers to work the coal mines in N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One Colliery to Start with “Free Labor” Sydney
The Premier, Mr. Mair, stated tonight that he had been advised by his colleague, the Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) that the number of suitable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unions Accept Formula for Settlement of the Coal Strike Sydney
Terms for a settlement of the coal strike, which is now in its 10th week, were agreed upon by a meeting of the Combined Mining…
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