Mines Hold Up Shipping LONDON, April 242
Shipping in the southern Baltic Was largely immobilised In the latter half of last week after the latest RAF mine laying raid on April 19,…
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Taxpayers to Pay Miners £13,000 SYDNEY
Because, of an undertaking given the Miners, Federations by the Federal Treasure (Mr Chifley) it cost the Commonwealth £13,000 to have coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Mines Idle Sydney
Four mines were idle on NSW coalfields today, resulting in a production loss of 3100 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Must Work on Mat Day Canberra
By regulation today the acting Minister for Supply (Dr Evatt) has directed all coal miners in the Commonwealth to work on Monday, May…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Lodges Warned by Federation NEWCASTLE
The Northern Miners Federation has issued a warning to miners lodges that if members full to pay [?] imposed by the federation lodges will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.S.W. Coal Losses Comparative Figures SYDNEY,--Thursday
During the first quarter of this year the coal output in New South Wales was 330,000 tons less than the same period of 1943, and 574,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Rush Near Site of “Golden Eagle” PERTH
There has been a rush of prospectors in the Larkinville goldfield since the discovery of a glory-hole” lode formation at a depth of 12.0 which has yielded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Production Down 330,000 Tons In 3 Months SYDNEY
According to figures released today by the secretary of the Southern Colliery Proprietors’ Association and the Western Coal Association [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →19,150 Tons of Coal Lost SYDNEY
Three coal mines, employing 460 men, and with a daily production of 1750 tons, were idle on NSW coalfields today, bringing the total loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cold, Hard Winter Coal Reserve Position Bad Our Dependence on Maximum Production CANBERRA
The whole capacity of Australia to carry on its various services and industries wag now almost entirely dependent on future coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Questions On Coal Five For Dr. Evatt SYDNEY
The Attorney-General and Acting Minister for Supply (Dr Evatt) was challenged today by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Haile Selassie’s Appreciation of R.A.F. In Gold LONDON, May 2
Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, in a letter to the Secretary for Air (Sir Archibald Sinclair) stated that he was sending 300 ounces of gold as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coal Position
Dr Evatt, who has apparently made himself responsible for Australian coal production, makes no secret of the fact that the position is bad. Reserve…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oaklands Coal Fields Proposal for Development
There can be no doubt that the people of the people of the Southern Riverine are interested in the development of the Oaklande and fields,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Coal Needed Says Deputy Prime Minister
CANBERRA, Friday:—The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Forde, stated last night, that it was of the greatest importance that there should be an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trenchant Criticism Mr, Harrison On Govt. Coal Policy SYDNEY
In a trenchant criticism of the Government’s handling of the coal problem, Mr Harrison said today that in the past four weeks 40 NSW mines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Only One Mine Idle. Sydney
Only one mine in the north was idle NSW coalfields today. The production has was about 400 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charges “Baiting” of Miners SYDNEY
The Federal Attorney-General Dr Exa[?] tonight charged the deputy leader of the Federal Opposition Mr Harrison) with “baiting” cool miners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Position Serious in Melbourne MELBOURNE
Apprehension about the coal position was expressed by the Premier (Mr. Dunstan) on his return from Sydney yesterday. He said today that it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Coal Mines Idle SYDNEY
With three coal mines idle In NSW today there was a production loss of 1700 tons One of the idle mines was on the northern field and the other two were in the west…
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