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629 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 32
THE Joint Coal Board to-night announced the most drastic rationing of coal in history, which in N.S.W. will mean:— Railway and tramway services, electricity and gas supplies will be cut in half…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Mon: Commencing with passenger trains leaving Sydney from midnight tonight, the following limited passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PITTSBURG, Mon.: The oneweek coal-strike ended on schedule yesterday amid growing fears of a new full-fledged…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, and the N.S.W. Premier, Mr. McGirr, in a joint statement last night said no threats or strike,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE decision of the coalminers to stage a general strike on June 27 is wholly unreasonable and an unjustifiable repudiation of conciliation and arbitration at a time when these processes are in the actual course of effective functioning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →DENILIQUIN’S flimsy hopes of clinching a place in the Murray League “four” were completely shattered on Saturday when Numurkah, yards faster and in all ways far superior, over whelmed the Blue and Golds by 16 goals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A BOLITION of the Coal Industry Tribunal if the coal miners continue to ignore it and go ahead with their general strike next Monday, was hinted at by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) in the House of Representatives to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ADELAIDE, Tues: News of the rich[?]est gold strike in the history of Tennant's Creek today reached Adelaide, when a sample of are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Tuesday : Marjori[?] Lawrenes Australia's famous dramatic soprano, who arrived in Sydney last night from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE outcome of a meeting of the Coal Mining Unions' Council in Sydney on Thursday will finally decide whether there will be a nation-wide coal strike from next…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE Joint Coal Board was set up in February, 1947, at the request of the miners. The many improvements in miners’ conditions include :— A £240 Government subsidy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. K. A. Cameron). in a nation-wide broadcast to-night on the coal crisis, said that the way remained open for the mining unions to negotiate on their dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SURVEY had been made of coal supplies for the railways and possibility of maintaining services, Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said to-night. The Railway Department had 16,000 tons of large coal on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →As from Monday last a thrice weekly train service was instituted between here and Sydney. Trains now run on Tuesday, Thursday and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBEBRA, Wes. : The Minister for Customs (Sen: Courtice) said today that no import licences were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Wed.: Despite the growing feeling among miners on the Maitland field that the stoppage should be called off…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, Wed.: Britain’s mining: industry during 1948— the second year of nationalisation—converted a loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →GENERAL president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. I. Williams) said to-night that there had been no immediate developments to prevent a nation-wide coal strike on Monday. He said rumors circulating to-day that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A. new coalfield containing, at a minimum estimate, 400 million tons of workable coal and possibly a much…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old King Coal is anything but a merry old soul at the present time even though he is calling loudly for his pipe and has glass and at least…
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