Danish and Norwegian Gold Holdings London, April 17
Information about the gold holding of Denmark and Norway was given to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simon)…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
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Industrial News Mechanics Object Registration of New Coal Union
The General Secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H C. Morton) stated yesterday that he was lodging an objection with the Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fifty Empty Coal Trucks Lost in Fire Wollongong
Fifty empty coal trucks, the property of the Australian Iron and Steel Ltd., were destroyed by fire near Bulli Jetty last night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Demonstration by Miners at Neath To-day Railwaymen Decide Not To Work
Miners held another demonstration at Neath to-day. They interviewed 25 railway workers as they left their train on their way to build another…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Plan for Uniform Action Transport of Non-union Coal SYDNEY
Officials of the Australian Railways Union and Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Engine-drivers had conferred with the mining unions to evolve…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Free Labor in Mines? Govt's. Intention to Maintain Supplies Cabinet Ministers Are Frank Canberra
Cabinet Ministers and Government supporters frankly stated to-day that the Government intended to introduce free labor into the mines, if necessary, to maintain coal supplies for essential services…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Action to Maintain Coal Supplies Lord Gowrie Says Ministry Has Plan Big Crowd Will Hear Mr. Menzies at Kurri
"Should the depletion of coal stocks threaten essential services or the internal or external defence activities, necessary action to maintain supplies will be taken." That is an extract from the speech of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Stocks The Mayor's Statement
The statement of the Northern President of the Miners Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) that the Mayor (Ald. J. E. Wiggins), told him there was only a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Miners' Cheque to Storekeepers Sydney
The Miners' Federation to-day had dispatched to all storekeepers in Australia who had accepted relief dockets cheques for a total of £46,000 to meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Price of Gold at Mint Sydney
The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday at £10/13/3 per ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/9/ each…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Permits Withdrawn Coal for Queensland Hospitals BRISBANE
Permits for men to carry out safety work and to produce coal for hospital purposes in Walloon and Rosewood districts were withdrawn to-day by the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Destroys Coal Trucks at Bulli Wollongong
Despite a four-hour fight by Bulli Fire Brigade and police, a fire destroyed 50 empty trucks near Bulli Jetty last night. They were owned by Australian Iron…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Grocers Meet on Coalfields Alleged Non-arrival of Miners' Cheques
Grocers on the Coalfields held meetings to-day, following the alleged non-arrival of cheques from the Miners' Federation in Sydney to redeem the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Curtin's Basis Compromise on Hours Criticises Coal Owners Canberra
A basis for settlement of the strike was suggested by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. J. Curtin) in the debate on the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Buy Where He Can Railway Chief on Coal Transport SYDNEY
The Railway Department will not carry any coal other than that required for its own services while the strike continues…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Miners Boycott Prime Minister's Speech Rival Meeting At Kurri Eleventh-hour Plan by Lodges Pickets at Theatre and on Main Highways
A dramatic eleventh-hour development in the visit of the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) to Kurri this afternoon to address mine workers and the people of Australia from the centre of the mine fields was a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Duff Coal Loaded
Work continued on the loading of duff coal on the pit-top at Neath to-day when additional men were employed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Muswellbrook Miners Stop Work
The men at Liddle colliery, Muswellbrook, decided to cease work yesterday following addresses given by Messrs. C. Evans and W. Dawson, of the Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mr. Menzies Among Miners at Kurri
Mr. Menzies leaving the Kurri Kurri School of Arts Hall yesterday to accept the challenge to address the miners on the Sports Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Miners Wrongly Led," Says Premier Sydney
It was a regrettable mistake that the miners had been prevailed upon to boycott the meeting addressed by Mr. Menzies at Kurri Kurri, the Premier (Mr. A…
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