Premier Denies Granting Miners’ Demands Melbourne
The Premier (Mr Cain) tonight denied a published report that the Government would grant the main demands of the Wonthaggi miners. Mr…
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Big Mines Tie-up Averted Washington
The Government has agreed to discuss a new contract for coal miners with John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers’…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners’ President and his Union Dues SYDNEY
Special meeting of the Miners’ Central Council will be held in Sydney shortly to discuss the alleged failure of the general president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners’ Ballot Postponed Sydney
Ballot to select a president of the Miners’ Federation which was to have been held next Tuesday has been postponed until a meeting of the Miners’…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wonthaggi Miners to Resume Today MELBOURNE
A mass meeting of miners at Wonthaggi today endorsed their executive’s recommendation and will resume work tomorrow at the State coal mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Return of Gold to Poland LONDON
The Warsaw correspondent of the “Times” says that the Canadian Government has agreed to return unconditionally to Poland 17,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Loss This Week Worst Since Aug. 22 SYDNEY
Coal loss because of strikes on [?] coalfields so far this week is the [?] since August 22 last. During four days this week [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Losses of Coal SYDNEY
Hopes of building up a reserve of coal to tide industry over the period when the miners take their Christmas holidays have lessened during…
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If the present coal losses continued consideration would have to be given to abandoning the back Saturday shifts on northern NSW…
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Eight hundred miners of the Sulton Manor colliery, at Saint Helen’s, Lancashire, have decided to strike because they refuse to resume work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clash Over Coal Sydney
The Coal Commissioner (Mr Williams) and the Miners’ Federation general president (Mr Wells) clashed today over the value of working…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Production Down Sydney
Back Saturday work on the northern NSW coalfields had increased absenteeism among mineworkers during week day shifts, the secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil From Coal SYDNEY
Miners’ general president (Mr. Wells) and the general secretary (Mr. [?] have accepted invitations to be represented on a deputation to the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the Balance Miners’ Working on Saturday Sydney
Coal owners believe that working of northern NSW mines on back Saturdays has failed to achieve the objective to produce a reserve of coal for industry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Supplies Jeopardised Railwaymen’s Stop-work Tactics NEWCASTLE
Working of the back Saturday shift on the northern NSW coal fields is jeopardised by the action taken by a suction of railwaymen who plan to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rutherglen Gold Dumps Application for License Forfeiture
Warden Mr. J. C. Bell, PM, held a public inquiry at Chiltern as directed by the Minister for Mines into an application Rutherglen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British and French Owned Mines Seized New York
Cyrus Sulzberger, of the New York “Times.” after an interview with Yugoslav leaders, says Yugoslavia has decided to expropriate without…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Coal Too Cheap” Sydney
Selling price of coal in Australia is considerably lower than in other parts of the world, said the chairman of J. and A. Brown Ltd in presenting the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners to Lose Good Friend SYDNEY
The miners will lose a good friend when the member for Bulli (Mr J. T. Sweeney) retires at the end of the present Parliament. He is the oldest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strike Threat Action Deferred By Miners SYDNEY
An immediate strike threat cm the three NSW coalfields was deferred by the Miners’ Central Council today, after assurances were received from the…
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