20 Mines Floating Off Queensland Coast BRISBANE
Twenty mines are drifting off the Queensland a coast between Cape Direction and [?] Sidmouth. menacing shipping in the [?] Regular wireless warnings are being…
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Miners’ Pledge to N.Z. Labor Premier Auckland (Nz)
The Prime Minister (Mr Fraser) told a large gathering of coal miners today that the election this year would “prove the Waterloo either of the National or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heaviest Coal Loss for One Day This Year Sydney
With 13 mines idle on NSW coalfields today's Production loss of 16,900 tons is the heaviest for any one day this year Meanwhile, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Teeth From Gassed Jews Found in Box Innsbruck
Several thousand gold rings, engraved with Jewish names and a box of gold teeth, believed to have been taken from Jews killed in German gas chambers, are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Combating Dust in Mines New Scientific Department May Deal With Menace CANBERRA
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research may be asked to set up a separate division to investigate methods for overcoming dust…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Loss Mounting 16 Mines Idle Yesterday Sydney
More than 11,000 tons of coal were lost today by stoppages at 16 mines, swelling the loss for the first two days of this week to 28,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Smuggled Gold on Dutch Liner LONDON
Gold bars, currency, and jewels, totalling £100,000 in value, were discovered aboard the Dutch liner Klipfontein before she sailed from Batavia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railwaymen May Refuse to Haul Coal Sydney
NSW railwaymen may place a ban on the hauling of any coal, except for the railways and other essential services, the State secretary of the ARU (Mr Ferguson,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →More Coal Must Be Won Miners’ Leaders Appeals to Men Sydney
“The general secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr Grant) tonight gave support to Mr McKell’s plea for increased production and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous 16 Week Strike in Queensland Enters Closing Chapters Wharf Laborers to Resume Work Today Coal Miners To Follow Suit? Cheers Greet Meeting’s Decision Brisbane
Queensland’s disastrous 16 weeks’ strike of approximately 12,000 meatworkers, watersiders and miners entered its closing stages today, when a mass meeting of wharf laborers unanimously decided to resume work at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cycling Club Blue and Gold Guernseys For Albury Team
Mr. L. Stephens presided over a well-attended meeting of the Cycling Club on Tuesday night. Promises of donations and trophies…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Coal for N.S.W. Railways? Existing Stocks to Be Examined Sydney
The Coal Commissioner (Mr Williams) will examine existing coal stocks and try to give the NSW railways more coal. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“New Deal” for Coal Industry Mr. McKELL Confers with Federal Minister Canberra
Long after the House of Representatives rose tonight the NSW Premier (Mr McKell) was still sitting in conference with Federal Ministers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smaller Coal Loss SYDNEY
Only one mine, Hebburn No. 2, was idle on the northern coalfields today, but in the west, which has been almost free from disputes for some…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Badly Needed Coal Reaches Brisbane BRISBANE
Seven trains carrying 1700 tons of newly dug coal reached Brisbane tonight, including 250 tons for the New Farm powerhouse. First train was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Coal Bill Ready Soon Will be Passed Through Present Session CANBERRA
A bill to provide for a new coal authority will be ready for presentation to the Federal Parliament not later than July 23. It was officially…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Loss of Coal Since 1945 SYDNEY
Since disciplinary action was last taken against coal miners in March 1945, three million tons of coal had been lost through strikes, declared the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Stocks Near Vanishing Point Critical Position in Victoria MELBOURNE
Unemployment in Victoria is expected to reach a record level in the near future as all reserve stocks of coal are consumed in an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Did Not Discuss Question of Disci[?]iag Miners” SYDNEY
The Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley) had not discussed the question of disciplining coal miners with the Federal Cabinet nor had he made any…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Coal For General Industry in Victoria MELBOURNE
The State Coal Committee chairman Mr G. Brown) announced to-day that no coal would be available for general industry this week. He…
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