Transport and Coal Cuts
MELBOURNE.—When transport directors meet this afternoon at [?] Department of War Organisation of Industry, the main…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Caucus Move on Coal
CANBERRA.—The Labor Party last night unanimously decided to support a scheme to "weed out" undesirables from…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Labour Caucus to-night rejected a proposal to take immediate control of all coalmines in Australia under power contained in the Coal Control (Wartime) Bill…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—There will be no races at Caulfield on Saturday. After a long sitting to-day the…
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CANBERRA: Despite the official announcement by the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) that coal cuts would operate from next Monday, the Minister for Labor (Mr. Holloway) declared today that it might not now be necessary to…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—People should stop using gas fires, radiators and other room-warming appliances immediately, said the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Michell). He ordered cuts in coal consumption aimed at saving…
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Sir,—Why blame the coalminers? Why penalise Government railways with a cut of 5000 tons a week. With sunshine daily increasing, there will…
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SYDNEY.—Today every coal mine in New South Wales is working. It happened once before this…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Although Senator Keane said in the Senate "certain processes are now in operation" which he hoped would…
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The following remarks are without prejudice and do not refer to the great body of miners who are good, respectable, loyal subjects…
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JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 30. A.A.P.—The South African Premier (General Smuts) announced that South Africa, in the second stage…
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CANBERRA: The Opposition Leader (Mr. Menzies) told the House of Representatives this afternoon that…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Labour members laughed derisively and shouted, "Is that all?" when the Opposition Leader (Mr. Menzies) gave notice of motion to censure the Curtin Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Government Control of Northern Mines Delegates Endorse Demand For Dispute Inquiries
Delegates from more than 60 lodges of the Northern Miners' Federation yesterday endorsed the policy adopted by the board of management on August 23 and supported by central and district executives, which asked the Federal…
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Sir,—Mr. Mighell's statement that people should immediately cease using room-warming appliances sounds rather ironic, coming as it does from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Dole for Many Workers Unless More Coal" A.C.T.U. Secretary Warns Miners
The Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (Mr. A. E. Monk) warned coalminers that the dole days would return for many workers in other industries if coal production was not accelerated…
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Norman Jeffries, 18, Turea-street, Pelican Flats, as fatally injured while working in North Wallarah colliery yesterday. He was in No. 3…
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Work to prepare for further surveys in the fire-ravaged [?] ings of Aberdare Central Colliery is progressing steadily…
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LONDON. — German troops, armed with machine-guns and escorted by armored cars, recently rounded up all miners between…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—After debating for more than seven hours on Mr. Menzies' motion of censure on the Government for its…
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