Big Mine Still Idle SYDNEY
Maitland Main colliery continues to be idle because a miner refuses to retire at 60. It has been idle for seven days and because of this there has been…
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Industrial Crisis Pending Sydney County Council Coal Position Sydney
An industrial crisis, involving the closure of war and other industries on a large scale, was forecast by a member of the Sydney County…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Coal Loss Gas And Electricity Rationing Likely SYDNEY
Coal authorities reiterated In Sydney today that unless coal production was stepped up rationing of gas and electricity, as well as supplies to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Almost Out of Coal MELBOURNE
At the annual meeting of shareholders today, the chairman of the Metropolitan Gas Co (Sir Harold Luxton) reviewed the low margin lo which coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →12,000 Tons of Coal Lost SYDNEY
Two of Australia’s largest mines were idle today. They were Richmond Main (2300 tons daily) and Aberdare Extended colliery (2000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Black Outlook for Coal
SYDNEY, Friday: Present indications are that August will be the blackest month on the coal production front for many years. With…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Rationing to Begin Early Next Week Sydney Coal Authorities State SYDNEY
Coal authorities said in Sydney tonight that coal rationing would commence early next week, probably on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Rationing To Commence on
SYDNEY, Friday: Coal authorities said in Sydney, that coal rationing would commence, probably on Monday. The rationing would have to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Industry (To The Editor)
Sir,--A lot has been said and writen about coal but it is not generally realised how bad our record has been in Australia. It seems to me that this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Miners’ Federation Dictating To Government” SYDNEY
Secretary of the Northern Collieries’ Association (Mr Gregory Forster) said tonight that the Commonwealth Government was asking the people for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Something Sinister Behind Coal Stoppages SYDNEY
Australian president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr Wells) said, tonight: “I feel there is something sinister behind coal stoppages and that they have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production Act Full High Court Decision SYDNEY
Industrial authorities established by the Commonwealth under the Coal Production (War-Time) Act of 1944 are bound by wage pegging and rates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Cuts Forecast Owing to Coal Shortage Canberra
It is believed that the Australian coal reserves have been reduced to such an extent that rationing of fuel at an early date is now inevitable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rip, Tear, Drag Methods Cause Huge Coal Wastage Sydney
Colossal teenage of coal lost through wasteful methods of production dwarfed into Insignificance the tonnage lost through unnecessary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Argentina Gold Frozen in U.S. WASHINGTON, August 17
United Press says that the United Slates Government has temporarily frozen Argentine gold stocks held in America. Argentina some time ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Rationing Worrying Race Club Officials SYDNEY
Distant suburban racing clubs depending on electrical transport to and from their courses may be hard hit if there are to be rigid coal restrictions imposed next week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →61,600 Tons of Coal Lost Rationing Now Appears Certain SYDNEY
Declaton on coal rationing will probably be deferred Full Federal cabinet assembles on Tuesday. As stores for vital services [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Gold Mine” High Flight Wins Again SYDNEY
Following the [?] Abberville case when Andy Knox was [?] for 10 years and Fored Shean for two years, sthe Fanchio incident Ireported elsewhere…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ward Would Nationalise Mines SYDNEY
The Minister for Transport (Mr Ward) said today that he had handled the coal situation in 1942 when he was Minister for Labor. There was great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Position Big Mines Working Sydney
Electricity and gas experts agree that the only method whereby domestic consumers could be rationed would be on the honour…
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