Mr. Menzies Outspoken Mining Unionists Attacked Threatened Upheaval Sydney
The Prime Minister (Mr. Mencies) was outspoken to-day in his comments on the threatened strike in the coal mining industry…
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Shipment of Gold to U.S.A. From Russia Washington. February 8
Mr. Morgenthau informed United Press that a recent shipment of gold from Rumania to the United States was an ordinary every-day transaction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coursing Precious Gold Should Continue Winning Sequence Merino Andy in Circle Sprint at Albury Tonight
The victory of Precious Gold in the hurdle at Wodonga on Thursday was better than the performance suggested, by reason of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nation-wide Coal Strike Appears Certain SYDNEY
Elaborate preparations are being made by the combined turning unions to gain nation-wide support of Labor and trades union organisations for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold Salute Supported for the Newmarket Sydney
Gold Salute was supported straight out for the Newmarket Handicap and was coupled with Seven Fifty in the Newmarket Australian Cup doubles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hughes’ Promise to Mining Unions Sydney
The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) said to-day if the mining unions retracted front the present position, he would be prepared to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alleges Mr. Menzies Dodging Issue on Coal Dispute Sydney
In his comments on the present mining dispute, the Prime Minister had dodged a discussion on the merits of the issue, stated the general…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Coal Situation Application Granted to Vary Award SYDNEY, Tuesday noon
In his reserved judgment, given in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, to-day, Chief Judge Sir George Beeby granted the application of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Move by Coal Owners Fail Pensions For Workers Royal Commission’s Inquiry Sydney
When the sitting of the Royal Commission, which is Inquiring into pensions for mine workers over 60 years of age was opened…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →300 Believed Dead When Coastal Ship Strikes Mine FOOCHOW, Feb. 12
Seven Chinese survivors who have struggled to Foochow have revealed that a hundred-ton coastal steamer struck a mine in the mouth of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Want Dispute Settled But Ready to Strike Miners and Mr. Hughes Sydney
The mining unions hoped that the conference with the Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) could be arranged immediately with a view to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Several Coal Mines Idle Sydney
Several coal mines in the north and four in the west were idle to-day for the first one day stoppage ordered by the combined mining unions committee…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Government and Threatened Coal Strike Sydney
The position of the Federal Government regarding the threatened Australian-wide coal strike, was made clear again by the Prime Minister (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Owners’ Move to Prevent Coal Strike Sydney
It was announced to-night on behalf of the northern, southern, and western colliery proprietors that they were prepared to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Reject Owners’ Terms Sydney
The colliery proprietors’ terms for a conference to prevent a general coal stoppage to-day were rejected by the combined mining unions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Coal Strike Would Be to Germany’s Advantage” Sydney
A warning that Commonwealth-[?] coal strike would prove [?] the enemy, was issued by the Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Dispute Owners Stand Firm Against 40-Hour Week Sydney
The Mining Unions Central Committee to-day received a letter conveying a reply from the Northern, Western and Southern coal owners'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Mining Dispute Likely to Extend Sydney
The dispute over the mining unions’ [?] for a 40-hour week at [?] colliery is likely to extend to the whole of the Caledonian collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Claim to Turn Ordinary Metals Into Gold Wellington (N.z.)
At the continuation of the hearing of the case in which Gordon Percy Aston and Harvey Maitland Chrystall are charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Brazandt May Score at Ascot Flying Welter Prospects the Blizzard Makes Appeal Gold Gem May Be Prominent
The Blizzard appeals as one of the best bets of the day at Ascot to-day. He is engaged in the Ascot Handicap to be run over 9 furlongs and 50 yards. Reason The Blizzard is so highly regarded is because he was a certainty beaten at Randwick last week. He ran in the…
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