“Reds out to smash Australia” Casey on the Coal Crisis
CANBERRA, Sun.: The Communist attempt to smash Australia through the coal mining industry was the most important thing happening Australia today, the Minister for…
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New Move Against Miners
MELBOURNE, Mon.: The Minister for Labor and National Service (Mr Holt) conferred today with the Attorney-General…
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MELBOURNE, Mon.: Signing of a contract to buy 200,000 tons of Callidc (Queensland) coal yearly for three years would…
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MELBOURNE, Monday: Mining towns such as Broken Hill, Newcastle, Maitland, Cessnock, Cobar and Bulli, will be excluded from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →NSW facing girm days as miners continue stoppages [?]Power Rationing or Industry Blackouts?
SYDNEY, Tues.: A Cabinet Minister said tonight that unless ration[?] of gas, power and transport was imposed, there would be a complete blackout of industry, and home lighting and power would be non-existent and railways would stop…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Govt.’s ultimatum to coal miners, watersiders Will Use Emergency Legislation Canberra
Commonwealth Government will see use emergency legislation to bring an end to one-day stoppages in the coal-mining industry, Minister for Labor(Mr Holt) announced tonight. Simultaneously Mr Holt issued an ultimatum to the Waterside…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.S.W. Cabinet to consider coal position this morning SYDNEY, Wednesday
The State Cabinet will meet again tomorrow morning; to consider detailed reports on the coal position and the need for rationing presented to the Premier (Mr McGirr) today. Yesterday Cabinet adjourned, leaving it to .-the Premier, to receive…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Miners were facing certain defeat in their present straggle against the Gallagher award unless they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gypsum Mines Lease Jf'opardise Stock Route
The Ivanhce branch of the Graziers' Association is concerned with the interference of an extended stock route in the Ivanhce…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tribunal’s Move to End Coal Crisis Calls Owners, Miners Into Conference SYDNEY, Friday
The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr Gallagher) today called a compulsory conference of colliery proprietors and the miners. It will be held in Sydney…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: Weekly stoppages in the coal mining industry might be called off on Monday week, as the…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.: In an endeavor to curb rising prices and obviate more restrictions, Federal Government wll…
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SIDNEY, Mon.: The Central Executive of the Miners’ Federation and the Emergency Committee of the ACTU will…
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CANBERRA, Mon.: The Government was confident that it could secure 15,000 additional men required for the coal industry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Albury 1951 Gold Cup
Prize money totalling £1390 is being distributed by the Albury Racing Club for its 1951 Gold Cup fixture to be held on Wednesday and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners’ Decision
SYDNEY, Tues.: A settlement of the coal dispute will depend on talks by the Central Council of the Miners’…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.: Three Methodist ministers, two laymen and two leaders of the Miners’ Federation discussed…
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BRISBANE, Tues.: Victorian Transport Minister (Mr Hyland) will recommend to the Victorian Premier (Mr McDonald)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bill To Discipline Miners Has Ingredients To Cause A Big Political Crisis. CANBERRA, Tuesday
The Commonwealth Government will declare its amending industrial legislation an urgent measure when it comes before Parliament tomorrow. The legislation, which is aimed primarily at the coal miners, will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hitch in Govt.’s move against coal miners CANBERRA, Wednesday
The Federal Government was prevented at the last minute today from introducing legislation to amend the Coal Industry Act because the NSW Government had not given its approval to…
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