500 Miners on Strike. Sydney
All but one of the collieries idle yesterday resumed work today, but there was another stoppage at Aberdare where 500 men struck, following a dispute about a…
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Three Coal Mines Idle SYDNEY
Old disputes are keeping three mines idle today, causing the loss of a further 2000 tons of coral. Corrimal mine is out over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lithgow State Mine Still Idle LITHGOW
Despite the decision reached at the conference in Sydney yesterday, there was no resumption of work at the State mine this morning. Last night a special meeting was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grabbed by the Nazis 200 Million Dollars in Belgian Gold New York, November 7
In the US Supreme Court today the Bank of France admitted that it had surrendered “under compulsion, 200,000,000 dollars in Belgian gold to the German…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Collieries Idle Sydney
There were strikes at five collieries In NSW today, involving 2570 miners. About 500 miners at South Bull stopped work today, demanding extra clothing coupons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →2300 Tons of Coal Lost 2300 Tons of Coal Lost Sydney
Two mines were idle on the northern fields today, Involving 800 miners and 200 tons of coal daily, following disputes at Stockton, Borehole and Hebbum No…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Coal Hold Up Threatens SYDNEY
A serious hold-up in coal production may develop next week, if a threat by winding engine-drivers and continuous process workers at northern collieries to strike. if…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four Nsw Collieries [?] SYDNEY
Industrial disputes held up production at four NSW collieries today and it is estimated that a production loss of 5400 tons will result from the stoppages…
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Stockton Borehole miners lodge [?] accepted Judge Drake Bockman's order that three Italian members of the lodge work on the afternoon shift for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Scorn Preferential. Treatment. Newcastle
Some miners on Saturday would rot accept preferential treatment over other sections of the community End scorned to [?] priority potatoes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Coal Mines on Strike SYDNEY
Two coal mines, involving 970, men, are on strike in New South Wales Sunday. The loss of production is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →4000 Tons of Coal Lost. Sydney
Because of strikes at two mines, over 4000 tons of coal were lost on NSW coalfields fields today. Stoppages include anoth[?] hold-up at Coalcliffe on the South Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Troops Guarding French Gold London, November 16
Paris radio today reported that United States forces had landed on the French Island of Martinique. In the West Indies, and were guarding the French gold reserve…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production Record. Sydney
The coal- output in NSW this year would reach the record figure of 12 million tons, said the Minister for Mines (Mr Baddeley) in the Legislative Assembly today…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two More Coal Strikes. Sydney
Although about 970 men who were on strike yesterday hove resumed production, two fresh strikes involving about 450 miners occurred on the NSW coalfields today,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OVER 3000 Miners Idle Sydney
More than 3000 miners, the largest number idle through strikes since the introduction of the new regulations some months ago. were involved in stoppages at several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Potatoes Were Not for Miners Only Canberra
The Minister for Commerce (Mr Scully) stated today that potatoes recently released in Newcastle by the Potatoes Committee, were for all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Probe Coal Stoppages Dr. Evatt Appoints Commission SYDNEY
Reports from the NSW , coalfields that more miners were on strike today than at any one Ume since the Introduction of National Security (Coal Control)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Industry Three Thousand Miners on Strike
SYDNEY. Wednesday— More than 3000 miners, the largest number involved in strikes since the introduction of the new control regulations,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Inquiry Adjourned SYDNEY
Unless wholehearted co-operation of all elements in the coal industry was forthcoming the Coal Commission could not do very much, said Judge Drake…
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