Wartime Powers To Deal With Coal Crisis SYDNEY
The Emergency Powers Bill, which gives the Government wartime power during the coal…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
402 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 21
Legislation to “Freeze” Union Funds Miners’ Federation to Challenge Government Powers?
CANBERRA, Wednesday: THE MINERS’ FEDERATION MAY CHALLENGE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S POWER TO “FREEZE” THE UNION FUNDS. The General President of the Federation, Mr. I…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Impact Of Coal Strike Few Essentials in Short Supply Beer Drought Likely
To Armidale residents the coal strike means no beer, few cigarettes, rationed gas and irregular mails. Provided there is no panic buying, there…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners May Challenge Govt's Power to Freeze Union Funds Stormy Caucus Meeting Endorses Cabinet's Decision
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Miners' Federation may challenge [?] Federal Government's power to "freeze" the Union funds. The FEderal President of the Federation, Mr. I. Williams, said that the position was being examined by the Federation's legal advisers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Increase in Production of Coal by British Miners
LONDON: The United Kingdom coal industry produced 17,000,000 tons of coal in four complete weeks of May, compared with 15,700,000 in the corresponding period last year (which included…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tamworth Suffers In Coal Strike
TAMWORTH: A survey of industrial establishments at Tamworth which will be effected by the power…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Analysis of Ashford Coal Encouracing
An analysis of the first 30ft. seam of coal struck in boring tests at Ashford showed that it had a calorific value equal to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →5 Men Saved From Flooded Mine
LONDON, Friday. — While their wives stood anxiously by at the pitched watching a desperate battle between an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rescue From Flooded Mine London
While their wives stood anxiously by at the pithead watching a desperate battle between an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?] Confer[?] Ng[?] Miners [?] To Long [?] In Parliament
CANBERRA, Friday. —The [?] Minister, [?] emphaisically [?] that he [?] over a conference [?] parties [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike "Some Real Facts Of Situation"
"Onlooker" writes to the Editor:—Sir,—Because of the hysterical anti miner campaign at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boring Operations Reveal Millions of Tons Coal at Ashford
Boring operations at Ashford have [?] revealed an estimated 3,000,000 tons of coal in [?] seam under test. By the end of the current year, it is further…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chifley Emphatic Will Not Engace in Discussion on Miners' Clams Canberra
The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) Stated emphaticalluy to-day that he would not preside over a conference of parties to the coal dispute. The Parties still had the right to put thier viwes before the Coal Industry Tribunal he said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dramatic Rescue From Flooded Mine Men Saved But Pit Ponies Perish LONDON
While their wives stood anxiously by at the pithead watching a desperate battle between an improvised winch and rising waters, five Gloucestershire miners were hauled to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Corresponndernce Coal Strike Replies To "Onlooker"
W. J. Hawke writes to the Editor: Sir, — Normally I do not bother about anonamously…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stored Coal May Be Moved by Force
SYDNEY, Monday.—Senior [?] fast night[?] was [?] no above [?] tons of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Increases Misery 500 Homeless at Maitland
About 500 people were homeless in Maitland at the week-end, 12 days after the flood,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Use Force If Necessary to Move Urgently Needed Coal ’At Grass’
SYDNEY, Monday:— SENIOR MINISTERS SAID LAST NIGHT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS DETERMINED TO MOVE 200,000 TONS OF COAL LYING “AT GRASS” NEAR THE MINES IN NEW SOUTH WALES…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Says Govt., Not Miners, to Blame Cp Candidate On Coal Strike
Speaking at a Country Party, branch meeting at Gunnedah. Mr. T. J. Trehoar, endorsed, Country Party candidate for,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners’ Rep. Sent to Gaol Sydney
J. H. King, western district miners’ official, was sent to gaol for one month by Judge Kelly in…
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