Miners Recommend General Strike Sydney
All NSW coalfields have now recommended to the Miners’ Central Council that it coil a general strike. Southern District miners at…
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2100 American Mines Closed Washington
American Associated Press states that the Government has reported the shutting down, through the absence of miners, of an additional 243 coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commonwealth Not Committed on Coal CANBERRA
The Commonwealth Government has not yet committed itself to be represented on the special committee to examine the control of coal. The coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Giving Federal Ministers a Headache! “Will Not Bend To Miners’ Federation” CANBERRA
Rehabilitation of the coal mining industry will be considered by the Federal Cabinet probably at the next meeting on June 4. Ministers believe that the future of the industry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Duke Becomes Coal Miner NEWCASTLE
The Duke of Gloucester took on the role of a [?] at Burwood Colliery today by assisting in the boring of a nine feet hole, and later…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Europe, Too, Has Coal Problem Severe Deficit Threatened PARIS
It was officially stated at the conclusion of the International coal conference that unless special action is taken Europe will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Agreement on Coal Miners’ Strike Washington
Government negotiators today again failed to reach agreement with soft coal miners’ representatives. Mining under the 12-day truce…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vital Coal Talks Sydney
With the Stage set for the vital [?] talks at Canberra, threatened stoppages on northern and southern [?] were averted at the weekend…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Crisis No Nearer a Solution Mr. Chifley Meets Mine Owners CANBERRA
The coal conference today between the Commonwealth Government and the colliery proprietors brought the coal crisis no nearer to a solution. Long-range planning for the industry, based on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Stoppages Averted
Threatened coal stoppages on the northern and southern fields were averted today and coal production will be at a satisfactory level. Seven…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hundreds of Miners Leave Industry Canberra
Two thousand five hundred miners left the coal industry in the past few months, apart from the usual number lost through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Lost For Trivial Reasons 560 Men Go Home SYDNEY
NSW lost 1700 tons of urgently needed coal for two trivial reasons. Men in one mine objected to their clothes being thrown out of the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners To Ask For State Control To Meet Mr. Chifley Today SYDNEY
Miners’ leaders will ask the Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) when they confer With him in Canberra tomorrow for a round table talk…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Called Fine Citizens Sydney
Improved mechanisation, the abolition of the contract system, better discipline and unified control were what the coal Industry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Paralysis In Usa Washington
American Associated Press says that despite the Federal seizure of the soft coal mines, operations are again paralysed to the cessation of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners’ Best Working Day For Weeks SYDNEY
While millers leaden conferred In Canberra with the Prime Minister on the threatened general strike, [?] on NSW coalfields today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Died and Collapsed Working in Mine UNGARIE
Michael wilson, aged 08. collapsed and died while working in a mine shatt at Gibson Vale today. Sister Williams. of the Bush Nursing Association…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Talks Give Respite From Coal Strike Threat Miners’ Leaders Put Case to Federal Ministers Political Implications Of Hold - Up Enter Into Discussions CANBERRA
A respite from the threat of a coal strike, if not its immediate removal, is believed to have been achieved at today’s conference between the Commonwealth Government and representatives of the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plans for Coal Mining Industry Outlined by Federal Minister Canberra
Foremost in the future development of Australia Is the rehabilitation of the coal mining Industry. The Commonwealth Government believes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Only Two Mines Idle SYDNEY
Only two coal mines were idle today for a total loss of 1490 tons. It was the fifth best working day for coal this year. A Lithgow mine was…
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