Coal Miners Strike. No Decision Reached “Situation Very Delicate” SYDNEY
The Central [?] of the Miners’ [?] to-day [?] not [?] a decision on the general [?]…
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Mr. Menzies Attacks Coal Bill CANBERRA
The Federal Government’s Coal Production Bill was evasive of the real problem of coal production in Australia, the Leader of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Coal Bill
Ministerial Control of Commissioner CANBERRA, Friday: Although the Opposition forced a division during a bitter all-night debate the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners to Visit Canberra SYDNEY
After meeting this morning to further consider the South Coast coal dispute, the Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day adjourned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →20 Miners Fined For Absenteeism SYDNEY
Twenty employes of Excelsior colliery were fined £5 with 8/ costs at a special sitting of Wollongong Police Court tonight on charges of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Unearned Profits From Mine Owners SYDNEY
The Attorney-General (Dr Evatt). in the House of Representatives today, introduced an ancillary measure to the Coal Production (Wartime) Bill to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Removing Miners’ Incentive To Strike Mr Fadden’s Plan CANBERRA
Freezing of funds of the Miners’ Federation and prohibition of the payment of strike pay as a means of removing the incentive to miners to strike, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Deputation To P.M. “Feel There Is Basis For Strike Settlement” SYDNEY
Discussion by the Miners’ Central Council of the South Coast general stoppage and the resultant call up this week for the army of [?] younger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Awarded Gold Medal[?]
MISS IVY JARICK (above), who has been awarded the Trinity College gold medal for gaining the highest marks in the State in the senior division, theory (music)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →13 Hours’ Fight Coal Bill Passed CANBERRA
The Coal Production (War Time) Act passed all stages in the House of Representatives at 7.20 am. today, after 13 hours’ debate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike. No Work in South Today Miners Reject Central Council’s Instruction SYDNEY
South Coast [?] today decided not to returns to work tomorrow [?]ing. The [?] who have been on strike since February 15, have already rejected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The South Coast Coal Mines Miners Decline to Resume Work
Aggregate meetings of the South Coast coal miners held at four centres, rejected the proposal of the Central Council of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Mines Idle SYDNEY
Three northern district collieries, employing 1450 men. with an aggregate daily production of 5900 tons, were idle today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners’ Officials Meet Dr Evatt CANBERRA
For over two hours the Federal Attorney-General (Dr Evatt) talked tonight night with Messrs Wells, Grant and Crooks who came to Canberra by car…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →300 Young Miners Enter Camp SYDNEY
Travelling by special train from Wollongong and intermediate stations, 300 young coal mining workers called up for military service since the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sees End of Miners’ Organisation CANBERRA
Failure of the Miners’ Federation to maintain discipline within its own ranks might be the forerunner to total destruction of the miners’ organisation as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Still Defiant Conference Called for Canberra . CANBERRA
With all the South Coast mines still on strike in defiance of the instruction of the Miners' Federation, the Attorney-General, Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warning to Miners Repeated Law Will Be Enforced Inexorably Fight or Work, says Mr Curtin CANBERRA
“The law in relation lo coal strikes will tale its course inexorably,” said the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) today, repeating his warning of 12…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →17 Coal Mines Idle SYDNEY
Apart from 10 south coast pits which have been idle since February 15, 7 coal mines on the northern field were idle today. These collieries employ…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Challenge From the Miners
Flat refusal by a majority of miners on the southern coalfields to obey an order of the Coal Commissioner to return to work on the basis of a…
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