Five Mines Idle. Sydney
Five mines with a daily production of approximately 4000 tons were idle on the northern coalfields today. All mines in the south-western districts worked…
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Coal Stocks at Low Level SYDNEY
Faced with the fact that 750,000 tons of coal have beer lost in three months, the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr Mighell) today warned that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight Coal Mines Idle Sydney
Eight mines are new idle on the NSW coalfields. Production loss is estimated at [?]00 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Manager Heavily Fined SYDNEY
For having made a misleading statement respecting a stoppage in a mine. Charles Brown manager of the Pacific colliery where the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Casey Visits Gold Coast
Mr R. G. Casey. Minister of State in the Middle East, has returned to Cairo after his visit to Britain and US. En route he met Viscount Swinton, the Resident Minister in West Africa. The two Cabinet Ministers chatting at Lord Swinton's headquarters on the Gold Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australians in Mine-laying Operations. London, April 23
Planes of the Bomber Command last night mined enemy waters, according to an Air Ministry communique. Australians, flying Wellingtons, participated in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1784 Miners Idle. Sydney
An estimated production loss of about 4700 tons resulted from several stoppages on the northern and western coal[?]elds in NSW today, when about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →460,000 Miners May Strike Industrial Unrest in U.S. WASHINGTON, April 26
United Press states that 10,000 coalminers have already struck and 450,000 others threatened to walk out when their president, John L. Lewis,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →63,000 Tons of Coal Lost From One Mine in N.S.W. SYDNEY
Quantitiy of coal lost at Hebburn No. 2 mine through stoppages this year would keep the Commonwealth railways operating for six months or…
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Six collieries, employing 1750 men and with a daily production of about 5800 tons of [?] were idle In NSW today. Stoppage, [?] one mine was a protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →3000 Coal Miners on Strike SYDNEY
Production of coal in New. South Wales was cut down by 7000 tons today, through 3000 men being on strike at seven mines. Three of the collterles had beenidle…
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LONDON Thursday— President Roosevelt today, ordered 73,000 striking coal miners to return to work immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1900 Miners Idle SYDNEY
Including a fresh stoppage involving Richmond Main, where the men came out on a domestic issue, six collieries were idle or partially idle on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roosevelt’s Ultimatum to Miners WASHINGTON, April 30
President Roosevelt today issued an order directing the striking coal miners resume work immediately. He warned that if the men were not back at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. Coal Mines Taken Over By Govt. America Faces a Grave Crisis “Worst Since Pearl Harbor” All Unessential Rail Travel Banned Congress Support For Mr. Roosevelt New York. May 1
Following the refusal of approximately 515,000 striking coal miners to return to work, President Roosevelt today ordered the Secretary for the Interior (Mr Ickes) to take immediate possession of all coal mines, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Government Takes Over Coal Mines Washington
Acting promptly when the time limit set for the resumption of work in the American coal mines passed without response from the union…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Take Day Off 7400 Tons Coal Lost Sydney
Miners of the Western field of New South Wales took tol-daq off to celebrate May Day. More than 2000 men are involved, and the loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Return To Work American Coal Miners New York. May 3
Mr John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers' Association, announced last night that the policy committee had agreed to restore all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners’ Day Off to Celebrate May Day SYDNEY
In order to celebrate May Day, all mining employes on the western coalfields today fa[?]led to work. Sixteen mines were affected and the number of men Idle was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →11,000 Tolls of Coal Lost SYDNEY
Almost 11,000 tons of [?] were lost today because of strikes at seven collieries on NSW coalfields and a partial stoppage at one other. More…
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