General Coal Strike Throughout Australia Decision Awaited Eagerly SYDNEY
Whether there will be a general strike in the mining industry throughout Australia will depend upon the decision of the combined…
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Mining & the mines, 1940
496 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 25
Yesterday's News Another A.I.F.—Miners' Strike—Air Force—Long Revival—Soldier's Death
The rale at which applications for enlistment in the Second A.I.F. are being received In the Eastern Command Indicates that if the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Coal Strike Depends on Unions Consideration of Mr. Hughes' Proposal SYDNEY
Whether there will be a general strike in the mining industry throughout Australia will depend on the decision of the Combined Mining Unions'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mines for Torpedoes Submarine Campaign Half German Fleet Sunk Statement by Winston Churchill London
In the course of on official statement yesterday, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill, declared that within the last two days one U-boat had been definitely sunk, and another one was presumed to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Curtin Urges Action SYDNEY
Addressing a meeting at Geelong. the leader of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party. Mr. Curtin. urged the Federal Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Miners in Danger Narrow Escapes SYDNEY
Twenty miners were endangered in the Tongarra mine near Dapto yesterday, when a bush fire swept up a gully to the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Sweeps Up Gully; 20 Miners In Danger SYDNEY
Twenty miners were endangered in Tongarra mine, near Dapto, yesterday, when a hush fire swept up the gully to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal intervention in Coal Strike Urged by Mr. Curtin MELBOURNE
Addressing a meeting at Geelong, the Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Labour Party (Mr. J. Curtin) urged the Federal Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yesterday's News Political—Motor Industry—Hospital Management—Mining Trouble
[?] show that the number of Scopie in chiplement in the State in January was 861.355 compared with 820.376 in the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Industry Threatened Strike Rationing of Supplies and Work Federation Official's Warning SYDNEY
The general secretary of the Miner's Federation (Mr. W. Orr) referring to the threatened strike, said that coal stocks held by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Strike Miners Make Final Plans SYDNEY
Final plans for a strike in the coal industry will be discussed at a special meeting: of the combined mining unions to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dutch Gold Stocks the Hague
The Dutch Parliament has authorised the revaluation of the gold stocks of the Netherlands Bank on the basis of a depreciation of the florin by 18…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CROQUET Keen Match For Gold Brooch
A keenly contested game for the gold brooch between Mrs. Woodward (challenger.) and Mrs. Borland (holder) was played on the Armidale…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Threat of Coal Strike Looms Larger As Result of Miners Vote Overwhelming Decisions to Stop Work, on Monday "May Force Federal Intervention" Sydney
Of the seven meetings of miners held to-day all but two voted in favour of a general strike. This means that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Meeting Decide Re Strike General Ballot Suggested SYDNEY
Mineworkers on the Northern N.S.W. coalfields are holding an aggregate meeting to-day to vote on the recommendation by their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Italian Ships Detained Coal Supplies British Contraband Control Action Aimed Against Germany Not Italy London
Five Italian ships carrying German coal to Italy have been detained under the British Contraband Control system. All coal found in the ships will be seized…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight Detained Italian Ships Coal From Germany London
The British Enemy Exports Committee has ordered the detention of the [?] ships, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Times Wires To-day's Latest News Britain Takes Coal
LONDON, Thursday.—Britain has decided to detain the cargo of coal on eight out of the nine Italian ships now in contraband control. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine-sweepers Dangerous Task Facing Death Hourly
When the Great War ended the Navy had 740 ships manned by 60,000 officers and men employed in minesweeping. Now it has already hundreds of ships…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Dispute Chief Justice Agrees to Intervene Sydney
The Chief Justice of the Federal Arbitration Court (Sir George…
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