End of Recurring Coal Crisis Wanted; Drummond Urges "Fight to Finish"
Discussing the crisis arising from the coal strike, the Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. Drummond) said in the Legislative…
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Jap Coal for Australia ?
TOKlO, Tues.: Japan might be able to supply coal to Australia if requested, a SCAP official said today…
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CANBERRA, Tues: The Minister for Social Services (Senator McKenna) is investigating the scope and value of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Probe Into Alleged Gold Discovery
JOHANNESBURG, Tues: A commission today began an inquiry into recent reports of an discovery of gold at…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Chifley Again Appeals to Miners Canberra
THE Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) Said today if reason and understanding did not prevails on the coalfields, the Federal Government would have to reconsider the position in all its…
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Britain’s National Union of Mineworkers has rejected a proposal that the union leaders should try to heal the breach between the…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: If coal from Haligonian Duke is not unloaded by the unions before Wednesday, July 13, Victoria will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing Fights Held Up by Coal Strike
MELBOURNE, Wed; Importation of opponents for Australian bantamweight champion, Elley Bennett, has been held up by the coal strike…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →High Court Upholds Govt’s. Coal Act Three Judges Unanimous Sydney
HIGH Court today upheld the validity of the National Emergency (Coal Strike) Act and the validity of the orders made by Mr. Justice Kelly, of the Arbitration Court, for the return of money withdrawn from banks by unions…
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PREMIER (Mr McGirr), in the Legislative Assembly today, called upon the miners immediately to return to work and approach the Goal Tribunal for a settlement of their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners’ Ultimatum To Govt. On Gaoled Union Official No Settlement Talks Until Released Sydney
MINERS’ Federation will demand the release from gaol of one of its officials, John H. King, before it will discuss any settlement of the coal strike. King, who is secretary of the Western Miners’ District, was today sentenced to a month’s gaol for contempt of court…
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At the last meeting of the Albury and Border Trade Union Council the coal mining crisis was discussed and the following…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: The President of the Miners’ Federation (Mr Williams) will instruct his legal…
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THE Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley), in the House of Representatives to-day, admitted to Mr. Lang (Ind. Lab., N.S.W.) that unemployment in Australia to-day was probably higher…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: The general secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr G. Grant), speaking at…
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SYDNEY, Fri., Noon:- Fifty State and Federal Police raided Marx House, Communist Party headquarters, this morning and…
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CALCUTTA, Fri: Five thousand tons [?] coal were on board the Indian [?] West Bengal, which sailed [?] Calcutta for Sydney today…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Why The Miners Have Struck
THE following article was written by the Miners’ Federation, setting out the union’s attitude to the coal strike. The article was written at the request of the “Border Morning Mail.”…
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TOKIO, Fri.: The U.S. Army today reported that 3000 coal miners at Takahagi 75 miles north of Tokio, demonstrated for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seven More Miners’ Officials to Be Prosecuted Sydney
SUMMONSES alleging contempt of court were served on seven more officials of the Miners’ Federation to-day. One of them was against John…
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