Seamen to Support Miners
MELBOURNE. Tues.: Five hundred members of the Communistled Seamens’ Union pledged full support, at a slopwork meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining & the mines, 1949
629 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 32
Coal Arrives at Albury :—
Workmen pictured above shovelling some of the 80 tons of coal for the Albury Gas Company on to the company’s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Must Be Won
Ex-Premier Alex. Mair keeps his feet on the ground. Out of active politics now, he is not out of current affairs, and his comment on the coal blockade is direct and practical. Australia needs coal, he says, going at once to the heart of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Protect Miners Still Working
BRISBANE, Tues.: Police from Ipswich and Brisbane arc guarding entrances to two small mines, Mt. Elliot and Normanton, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tasmania Has Miners, Watersiders’ Strikes
HOBART. Tues.: Nine hundred tons of coat are being lost daily on the north-east coast, where 290 miners are on strike…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Warning to Queen Mary
LONDON, Tues; The liner Queen Mary, homeward bound with 2000 passengers was warned by radio on Sunday night that fishermen had sight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Crisis Emergency Transports Plans
SYDNEY, Tues.: Emergency plans for the carriage of goods by rall and road were announced tonight by the Emergency…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Credit for Coal Fields Storekeepers
SYDNEY, Thursday : No extension of credit above the 30 days under the present arrangement would be granted to shopkeepers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Diviners Seek Mussolini’s Treasure
ROME, Tues.: Gold diviners and tourists were yesterday hunting Mussolini’s lost treasure on the shores of Lake Come…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Strike
The coal strike is on and industry is almost at a standstill. The fact that by the end of this week 750,000 Australians will be thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →May Bring Miners Support
MELBOURNE, Wed: Secretary of the ATCU (Mr A. E. Monk) said today freezing of union funds-would be construed as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Withdraw Funds From Banks Sydney
MINERS’ Federation has withdrawn most of its funds from the banks following the decision of Federal Cabinet to “freeze” the union’s funds during the coal strike…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Will Contest GOVT’s Powers? Sydney
GENERAL president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. I. Williams) said to-night that the federation was obtaining: legal advice with a view to contesting the Federal Government’s powers to freeze the union’s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strike. Coal at Grass May Be Used
CANBERRA Friday:- The Commonwealth Government, in conjunction with the N.S.W. Government, is considering moving coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Will Not Strave Miners”
CANBERRA, Thurs. : The Federal Government tonight issued regulations prohibiting all banking transactions which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C.p. Bitterly Condemns Miners
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A resolution bitterly condemning the coal miners for calling a general strike was today carried by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Threats to Kill Miners’ Chief
SYDNEY, Thursday : Police tonight patrolled the area at Beverley Hills where the general president of the Miners’…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Coal Strike Sydney
Trade Union leaders are making desperate efforts to effect a settlement of the coal strike before the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Corowa Feeling Coal Strike Effects
With the continuance of the coal strike, Victoria is becoming more involved in the way of social services, and, so far as it affects…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Chifley Refuses to See Miners
CANBERRA, Thursday : The Leader of the Opposition (Mr Menzies) today invited the Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →