Wagga Gold Cup Meeting, April 10 and 11
The Murrumbridgee Turf club will hold the annual two- day Wagga Gold Cup meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, April 10 and 11, for which…
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As War Progresses Australian Timbers Will be More Valuable Minister for Mines and Forests Addresses Conference Sydney
How essential is timber at all times but particularly during a war was emphasised by the Minister for Mines and Forests (Mr. Vincent) when opening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News Gold Cup Ball
The Albury Gold Cup ball will be held in the Theatre Royal on Friday, April 5. Music will be supplied by the Collegians’ Dance Band of six…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Trains Feel Coal Strike Effect Sydney
Due to the general coal strike, certain train services in Queensland have been [?] Information to this effect was received to-day by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£1115 Prize Money For Wagga Gold Cup Meeting
Price-money amounting to £1115 will be distributed at the annual Gold Cup meeting or the Murrumbidgee Turf Club at Wagga on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Profiteering in Coal Reserves Alleged Minister Warns Buyers of Their Obligations SYDNEY
Alienations that the colliery owners were increasing the price of reserve. stocks of coal and coke because of the strike in the coal industry were being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Strike Waiting For Mr. Menzies to Move A.R.U. Suggests Voluntary Melbourne
Mining unions are content to wait on the next move made by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies). Other than stating this officials of the Combined…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Strike Miners May be Without Food Position Not Yet Critical in Victoria Cessnock
Many mine workers will be without food supplies during the next fortnight unless storekeepers are prepared to extend credit beyond the amount…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →West Australian Gold Discovery
Two prospectors have reached Perth from the Naneen district, with 118 ounces of gold (worth approximately £1250)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wonthaggi Mine Hint That it May be Abandoned MELBOURNE
Hints by the Minister for Transport (Mr. Hyland) that the Stats Government might abandon the Wonthaggi mine were resented to-day by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coal Strike. Review of Heavy Industry Requirements to be Made SYDNEY, Friday morning
Heavy industry employers are making estimates of coal supplies availlable and of urgent work of national importance, so that a policy on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Salute to Go to N.Z. High Caste to Retire From Racing SYDNEY
Gold Salute, for whom Mr. [?] Cooper paid soon gns.. is to be gelded and sent to New Zealand. He will [?] [?]to Australia to be prepared…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Strike Unemployment in Newcastle Train Services May Be Curtailed Newcastle
Because of the diminution of supplies, owing to the coal strike, Broken Hill Pty. Ltd., is curtailing the number of its employes at the steel…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Coal Strike Overtures for Settlement Denied Railway Services May be Curtailed. Wodonga Railwaymen Hold Meeting Sydney
A statement by Mr. W. Orr, of the Miners’ Federation that three States had made overtures for the settlement of the coal strike, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine-layers Captured London, April 1
The Brussels correspondent of the “Daily Mail” states that British warships are reported to have captured a German mine-layer, disguised as a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Developments in Coal Strike Miners Should Approach Court, Says Hughes Threat at Corrimal; Bus Routes Sought m Victoria SYDNEY
“The business of the miner is to approach the Arbitration Court,” stated the Federal Minister for Industry (Mr. Hughes) to-day in reply to suggestions that Judge Drake Brockman should be recalled from military duty to hear the miners’ claims. He added if and when the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Loco Men Will Haul Coal Muswellbrook
A decision in favor of hauling coal during the present coal strike was made by a four to one majority by members of the Muswellbrook branch…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Strike Fight to the End
A statement by Mr. Orr, of the Miners Federation that three State had mode overtures for a settlement of coal S[?]e was denied on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Position Move for Settlement in Sydney SYDNEY
It was stated that strong moves was being made in Sydney yesterday to persuade the Prime Minister to intervene in the coal strike…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Pension Inquiry During Coal Strike commission Meets and Adjourns. SYDNEY
No farther public sittings of the Royal Commission appointed by the Government lo inquire into pensions for coal miners compulaso[?]…
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