The Welsh Coal Strike
LONDON, Monday: By 61,000 votes to 43,000, the Welsh coal miners have agreed to resume work. In Ayrshire in Scotland, some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining & the mines, 1944
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Only One Mine Idle SYDNEY
Apart from the 13 southern mines which have been idle for three weeks, only one mine in the north was out of production today. The mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Welsh Miners in Truculent Mood” London, March 13
The Executive Council of the South Wales Miners’ federation today announced that voting during the weekend by miners’ lodges on the executive’s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →50,000 Welsh Miners to Resume LONDON. March 12
Reports from Cardiff late on March 12 indicated that nearly 50,000 of 96.000 striking coalminers in south Wales hove decided to obey their union leaders and resume…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Strike Settled Back to Work To-day Majority Vote of 106 SYDNEY
By a majority of 106 votes in a total poll of 1692, south coast miners today, at aggregate meetings, endorsed the resolution framed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Denial by Miners’ Minister SYDNEY
In the Assembly today, the Opposition Leader (Mr Weaver) asked the Mines Minister if his attention had been directed to a statement that he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All Mines Working Soon? WOLLONGONG
Mine at Mount Kembla was idle because of the men’s refusal to rake houses in but it was expected that this mine would resume tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welsh Miners Still Out LONDON, March 14
Reports from mining districts indicate that the Welsh coal strike is still only half over. Several more large pits resumed today, but the position…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.S.W. Gold Production. Sydney
Production of gold in NSW for January was 50[?] oz fine valued at £A53,046, compared with 3179 oz fine valued at £A33,224 for the same month last year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Strike Ends Less than 1700 Tons Lost Best Day Since Dec. 10 SYDNEY
Apart from Mount Kembla and Corrimal all south coast coal mines resumed this morning, thus ending the four weeks’ strike which lost for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oaklands Coal Another Company Being Formed
Some little time ago Mr. R. Murray, of Sydney, who has had considerable experience in coal mining propositions, became interested in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welsh Miners Back at Work LONDON, March 16
Reports from South Wales state that more miners have now returned to work. Only one small pit in the Rhonnda Valley is now idle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Past Week on Coal[?] “Most Satisfactory” Linked with Coal Bill by Dr. Evatt CANBERRA
“Week Just concluded has been one of the most satisfactory on the western and northern coalfields for some considerable time,” said the Acting Minister for Supply…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Call-up Affects Coal Production SYDNEY
Holding the view that the drop in coal production on the southern mines will not be overcome until men are released from the Services to take the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Control of Coal Mines May Extend If Further Trouble Sydney
Following discussions between miners’ officials, Messrs Grant and Wells, and the Attorney-General (Dr Evatt) in Canberra today, Dr Evatt will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Coal Strike Over LONDON, March 19
With the decision of the last strikers to resume work, normal procedure on the South Wales coalfields will be resumed on March 20…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Gold Yield Increase During February MELBOURNE
Although the Victorian gold yield for the two months ended February 29 totalled 8502 fine ounces, which is a reduction of 1246 fine ounces as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal at Oaklands
The Oaklands coal field has again been brought before the public, probably because of the very important part that King Coal plays in the war effort…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Called Up Miners
CANBERRA. Friday: The decision to release the coal miners who had been called into the Army as a result of the South Coast strike, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners To Be Released SYDNEY
The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr Mighell) tonight announced that it had been decided by Cabinet to exp[?] the return…
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