The Coal Difficulty
CANBERRA, Tuesday: After a lengthy discussion of the coal situation the full Federal Cabinet yesterday instructed the Attorney-General…
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Charges Against 22 Miners Adjourned Wollongong
At a special sitting of the police court tonight. 22 employes of the Excelsior coal mine at Thirroul were charged with being absent from work on January 26. At the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welcomes Government Control Of Mines SYDNEY
The Government should take officials of the Miners’ Federation into consultation on any scheme to control the coal Industry, the general president of the Miners’…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Position Serious “No Gas in Melbourne Soon.” SYDNEY
The small quantities of coal held by gas companies in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are causing considerable concern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →5 Coal Mines Idle SYDNEY
Five coal mines were Idle today, loss being 4700 tons, making the aggregate losses through stoppages since January. 245,000 tons A statement made yesterday by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Want Reds as Part of A.L.P. SYDNEY
Approval of the Communist Party’s affiliation with the Australian Labor Party was urged by the Miners’ Central Council at its closing session in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →King and Queen Dine With Miners Men Have Roast Beef . Every Lay LONDON, February 10
Their [?] with 70 miners is a colliery canteen during as [?] tour of the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russian Tanks Speeding Towards The Great Mining Centre Of Krivoi Rog Red Army Nearing Lug Ain North Trapped Germans at Kanev Facing The End LONDON, February 10
Following a rapid night advance along the railway from Apostolovo, Russian tanks are now only nine miles from the great mining centre of Krivoi Rog, the last big German base in the Dnieper Bend…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Loss of Coal Sydney
With five mines idle on the NSW coalfields today, there was a production loss of 5150 tons, bringing the 1944 aggregate losses to 250,990 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal on Way to Melbourne SYDNEY
Announcement that substantial quantities of coal were in transit to Melbourne and that this would avert next week’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Production in N.S.W. SYDNEY
Production of gold in NSW during December was 4254 ounces (fine), valued at £A44,456, compared with 8905 ounces (fine) valued at £93,061 for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain-U.S. Want Our Coal Mr. Curtin’s, Revelation CANBERRA
Allegations that the chairman of the Central Coal Authority (Mr A. C. Willis) had told coal owners that if they gave the miners more money…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bitter Attack On Members of Miners’ Federation SYDNEY
A [?]ter abtack on members of the Miner Federation was made to-night by Mr E. J. Harrison. It was Mr. who moved the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Big Coal Stoppage 3500 Men Affected Sydney
Defying their leaders, miners employed at South Coast collieries struck to-day and as a consequence 10 major pits and three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →17 Mines To Cease Production Sympathy Strike Decision SYDNEY
Ten of the 12 miners’ lodges on the coast at a mass meeting today decided to stop work immediately in sympathy with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →5560 Miners Idle Big Loss of Coal SYDNEY
In addition to the general stoppage of work on the south coast, two northern collieries and one in the west were idle in NSW today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →4000 Miners Idle Coke Position Serious SYDNEY
More than 100 men engaged on coke production at five separate coke plants have now joined the 3500 miners Involved in the general coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Champion Mine Lifter Clears the Way for Advancing Troops
Cpl. David Hurs[?]house, Royal Australian Engineers, digs up an enemy mine. During his service this sapper has dispersed thousands of enemy mines.—Department of Information photo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Urged to Cease Stoppages SYDNEY
“The trade union movement strongly urges miners to discontinue haphazard stoppages now occurring and leave it to their responsible and elected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →300,340 Tons of Coal Lost End of Coal Strike Not in Sight Sydney
Coal production losses for the present year rose to 300,340 tons to-day when the general strike on the South Coast entered its fourth…
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