Four Mines Idle Sydney
All mines on southern and western NSW coalfields worked today, but on the northern fields there were stoppages at four pits, causing a loss of…
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Long Journey to Help Victoria Get Coal
Giant earth-moving machine which passed through Albury this week on its way to Yall[?] brown coal open out. It was one of a [?]ect of five. which travelled from Rydalmere. near Parramatta, to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mines Will Not Be Socialised Lack of Federal Power Says Mr Chifley Canberra
The Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) said today that the Federal Government had no power to nationalise the coal Industry…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Coal Move Announced Joint Authority Proposed Canberra
A Joint Commonwealth and State authority will be set up for the purpose of re-organising and reliability the coal industry in NSW…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Free Hand Over Coal Mines Powers of Proposed Authority Outlined Canberra
Joint Commonwealth and State authority to rehabilitate the coal Industry In NSW will be given a free hand to carry out its [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal in the Heart of Sydney Sydney
A director of National Gas and Oil Corporation (Mr Richard Windeyer, KC) said today that with the country clamouring for [?], there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pulverised Brown Coal For Railway Locomotives MELBOURNE
The Minister for Transport [?] Stoneham) has received satisfactory reports regarding the use of pulve[?]d brown coal in railway locomotive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.S.W. Rail Services to Be Cut Coal Stocks at Low Level Sydney
Drastic reductions are to be made in railway services in NSW as the result of coal supply shortages. Details of the cuts have not yet been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →ALP Conference Endorses Coal Plan SYDNEY
Delegates to the State ALP conference yesterday unanimously endorsed the immediate establishment of a Central Commonwealth and State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holidays Affect Coal Production SYDNEY
Victory Day and King’s Birthday holidays had considerably retarded coal production throughout Australia, said the Commonwealth Coal Controller…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All Mines in States May Be Involved in Stoppage NEWCASTLE
All mines on the South Mainland coalfields may be idle next Monday of double pay for work done on Victory Day is not paid…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →21 Coal Mines May BeIdle Threat By Deputies CESSNOCK
A stoppage of all mines on the South Maitland coalfield next Monday is threatened by the Maitland Deputies’ Association, which demands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Coal Being Won But Train Cuts to be Imposed SYDNEY
There is every possibility that sleeping ears Mill be withdrawn from trains and seat bookings suspended. except where compulsory,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hopeful of Averting Coal Mines Stoppage Sydney
In on effort to avoid the hold-up on the South Mai[?]land coalfield next Monday, the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr H. L. Williams) will confer with the secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian News Shortage of Coal
Bunnerong Power House, which supplies the greater part of Sydney's electricity, had only two days' reserve of coal last Friday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Compensation for Disabled Miners SYDNEY
Disabled from work because their lungs wore infected by coal dust, nine South Coast miners were each awarded £1000 in the Workers’ Compensation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Loss on Coal Mine Canberra
An accumulated loss of £56,002 resulted from the operations of [?] colliery between the time it was taken over by the Government in March, 1914, and March 31…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unions Hint at Coal “Mystery” Demand on Federal Government Sydney
The Federal Government will be asked by leaders of railway unions to arrange that more coal is made available to NSW railways to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Says Coal Mines Should Be Nationalised Canberra
He was disappointed that the Federal Government had not seen fit to nationalise the coal mines in Australia, and he hoped one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electricity To Be Rationed In N.S.W. Coal Shortage Given As Cause Sydney
Rationing from midnight tonight of electricity was approved by the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr Cab[?]) today,…
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