Sinkings by Mines Over 400 Enemy Ships Lost Or Damaged LONDON, June 29
How the battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were hit by mines is disclosed in an Admiralty and Air Ministry communique which states:…
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Big Coal Strike Threatened SYDNEY
A general strike is threatened among western NSW miners commencing next Monday. The Western Miners Federation today informed the secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Threatened Coal Strike Averted “Breathing Bags Punctured by Miners” SYDNEY
A threatened coal strike in the west has been averted following a compulsory conference called by Judge Drake-Brockman today…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Longest Mine Sweep in History LONDON, July 3
It is now disclosed that HMS Whitehaven, Cromarty and Boston have achieved the longest mine-sweep in history. The sweep began at Beyrout…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] Miners Id[?]e. Sydney
On [?] authorised by the northern min[?]rs executive, two northern collieries stopped work today. The two [?] employ a total of [?] and the [?] loss for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Funerals Cause of Coal Losses SYDNEY
The secretary of the Northern Colliery Owners Ass[?]on (Mr Davis) told the Central Coal Refer[?]ce Board today that a substantial loss of coal production occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1200 Miners Idle Sydney
Four mines, employing 1200 men, were idle on the NSW coalfields today. Production loss for the day was about 5000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City's Coal Stocks Dwindling Sydney
The time was rapidly approaching when Sydney Country Council would not have any reserve coal stocks, said the general manager (Mr Vine Hall) today at a council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Miners Killed SYDNEY
Two miners were killed in accidents at mines today. At Broken Hill Clement Pollard was killed when he fell down a winze, and Peter Robb was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bombers Lay Mines. London, July 8
According to the Air Ministry communique. Bomber Command planes last night carried out extensive mine-laying. Mosquitoes of the Royal Canadian Air Force,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →S[?] Tons of Coal Lost Sydney
Production of coal lost in NSW today was £700 [?] be[?] a[?] 3000 neb employed at seven mines tailed to work. No fewer than six mines stopped on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gas, Coal, Electricity May Be Rationed SYDNEY
Increasing demands, coupled with the fact that production continues to decline, has resulted in reserve supplies of coal being drawn upon and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Fined. Sydney
Disciplinary action was taken today by the Northern Miners' Management Committee against eight mines which recently staged unauthorised strikes. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →10,000 Tons of Coal Lost SYDNEY
Despite the fact that fines totalling about £250 were Imposed yesterday by Northern Miners' Federauon on eight northern lodges at rate of 2/6 a member. there were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →“Guinea Gold”
A copy of the paper issued to the Services, “Guinea Gold” dated July 3, is to hand from Rex Watson, former licencee of the Royal Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1000 Miners Idle SYDNEY
Four mines employing about 1000 [?] were idle today, resulting in a production [?] of 3653 tons of coal. One of the mines producing 500 tons daily, did not work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1100 Miners Idle. Sydney
Stoppages on western and northern NSW coalheds today laid 1100 men idle and the production less for the day was 3750 tons. Prosetution of colliery managements or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →2930 Miners Idle Yesterday SYDNEY
Eight coal mines, employing 2930 nen were idle in NSW today, the production loss being 9050 tons. This big [?] of coal follows the day after…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Need For More Coal Stressed SYDNEY
Need for more coal production was stressed by the Supply Minister (Mr Beasley). addressing central council of the Miners' Federation today…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fuel Efficiency Engineer To Coal Commission SYDNEY
The chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Commission (Mr Mighell) today announced that Mr Ian McC. Stewart, MSC had been appointed to the…
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