M.p. Urges Talks on Coal
CANBERRA, Thurs: Mr Cramer (Lib, NSW) tonight urged the Government to call a national conference to discuss ways of…
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Gold Hidden in Ship’s Refrigerator
HONG KONG, Sun.: A revenue officer found 200 tales of gold valued at 70,000 Hong Kong dollars in the refrigerator on the…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: Federal Cabinet has decided to authorise the Joint Coal Board to sell to NSW underground coal owners…
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A conference of delegates from shires along the Murray Valley at Mulwala yesterday carried a motion advocating the establishment of an electricity generating plant using Oaklands coal…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: Record coal production this year was not being reflected in any improvement in miners’ conditions or the living…
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CANBERRA, Thurs.: The Government might open up deposits of coking coal in Queensland to feed the BHP Newcastle steel…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Premier (Mr McGirr) today sent a telegram to the Prime Minister (Mr Menzies) asking for support…
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CANBERRA, Fri.: The Leader of the Opposition (Dr. Evatt) today urged a conference between the Commonwealth and the N.S.W. Governments to review the Coal Board’s decision…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Back Oaklands coal projc[?] and “you will back a certainty”
“If you men of the Murray Volley Develment League back the Oaklands coal pro[?] you’ll back a certainty,” Aid. J. F. Jelbart [?] delegates to the No. 1 Regional Commit[?]…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: The Communist-controlled national convention of the Miners’ Federation today reaffirmed opposition to the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Miners’ Decision Is Criticised
CANBERRA, Wed.: Forces inside the Miners’ Federation which made no secret of their objective to retard coal production and the…
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CANBERRA, Wed.: The Government hoped to legislate during the present session to widen the jurisdiction of the Coal Industry…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: Communists are expected to lose control of the central Council of the Miners Federation in elections now taking…
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Coreen Shire Council yesterday decided to obtain quotes from consulting engineers for carrying out a preliminary investigation into…
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NEWCASTLE, Thurs.: Seven large coal mines with a total daily output of [?] tons stopped work today as part of…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: Australian miners will decide their attitude to mechanical extraction of pillar coal at aggregate meetings…
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CANBERRA, Fri.: The Joint Coal Board, in consultation with the Treasury, would determine the price at which the board’s…
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At a meeting of Shire Councils in the area between Albury and Deniliquin it was resolved to finance a fund to provide complete investigation into…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: State Cabinet tonight instructed the Premier (Mr McGirr) to wire a protest to the Prime Minister…
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PERTH, Sun.: Two diamond drill operators who were injured in a mine explosion at Kalgoorlie on Friday, died during…
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