Minister Will Get the Coal!
SYDNEY, Fri.: The Minister for Fuel and Shipping (Senator McLeay) said today that he had asked the Joint Coal…
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Miners Pun New Struggle
SYDNEY, Sun.: As the Minister for Shipping and Fuel (Senator McLeay) announced his plan for industrial peace on…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: More than 4000 tons of coal were lost through disputes at seven mines on the northern and western coal fields…
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MELBOURNE, Mon.: Buried by fallen earth in a tunnel burrowed in the Side of a hole in Elwood school park, a…
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[?]ITTSBURGH district officials of the United Mineworkers’ Union failed yesterday to induce nearly [?] of 90,000 soft coal miners in seven States to [?] the “suggestion” by their president (Mr John L…
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SYDNEY, Sun.: Gold Coin, the second favorite, will not start in tomorrow’s Kirkham Stakes at Bandwick. Another unlikely starter is…
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WASHINGTON, Monday: A House official said last night that President Truman might intervene in the coal situation…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: Whether all or any of 27 Idle yesterday would sesame work tomorrow could not be indicated…
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SYDNEY, Than.: Miners’ representatives today walked out of a hearing by the Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher,…
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NEWCASTLE, Sun: The Northern Board of Management of the Miners’ Federation has directed five lodges to ignore a…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: Obeying a direction by the Northern Miners’ Management Board, outlawing unauthorised stoppages on…
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SINGAPORE, Mon.: Gold bullion worth £21,000,000 was deposited today in the Bank of Indo-China in Singapore, but…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: The Central Council of the Miners’ Federation today pledged itself by resolution not to “co-operate” with…
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WASHINGTON, Tues.: President Truman yesterday invoked the Taft-Hartley Labor Law in an effort to end the soft coal…
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On a charge of breaking down conditions made by their their ledge a miner was sentenced to two weeks without…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: Another 19,600 tons of coal were lost today as the result of stoppages at 31 mines through industrial disputes and…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: Twenty-one mines were idle in N.S.W. for a production loss of 11,896 tons. Twelve of the mines were idle…
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AUCKLAND, Thurs.: With a brilliant run of success at trade and field meeting today Australia has now won 26 gold medals at the…
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MELBOURNE, Sat: Wonthaggi miners will hold a stopwork meeting on Monday to discuss a recommendation from the local branch…
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WASHINGTON, sun.: the Federal Court yesterday ordered soft coal miners to resume work for ten days pending the hearing on…
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