Communists Will Fail Miners' Vote Decided Affiliation Issue "Herald" Service
LONDON, May 24.—The bid by British Communists to gain affiliation with the Labour Party—the hottest topic that will come…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
1,987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 100
Hopes Pinned To Chifley In Coal Crisis; Talks On
SYDNEY: Trade Union leaders hope that intervention by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) will avert the threatened coal strike. MR. CHIFLEY will confer with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burn Coal in Mines As Power Source "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, May 26.—Power may be produced from coal burned in the mine instead of removing it, according to Professor Roger Adams,…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.—James Donald (Labour) won the Bremer State by-election on Saturday. The final count…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Hold-up in North, South Averted Coal Chief Intervenes; Conference On
The threatened hold-up to-day of coal production at 12 minutes in the Northern District has been averted. The threat of strike action on the Southern field has also been held in abeyance…
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WASHINGTON, May 26. A.A.P.— Government negotiators yesterday again failed to reach agreement with representatives of the soft coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Exploratory Talks On Coal Crisis In Canberra Today
CANBERRA: Commonwealth discussions with coalowners today and coalminers tomorrow are exploratory rather than decision-making, it was claimed officially today. The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) is understood to be determined…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Strike Crisis In U.S.A.: Troops Move To Mine
NEW YORK, Sunday: An eleventh-hour attempt to settle the soft coal strike, involving 400,000 miners, failed today, and army troops have been ordered to the Kentucky…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Coal Miners Refuse To Return To Work
WASHINGTON, Monday: The nation's soft coal mines are again paralysed today following the 12-day strike truce, and new industrial tie-ups are looming…
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Keeps Ironwork spick and span. Paint on quick, drying Blac-it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Crisis In Coal
THE need of some workable plan to stabilise the coal industry is only too painfully obvious. The unpalatable fact is that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Only One Mine Idle in North
Today was another good working day on the northern coalfields. Only one mine was idle for a production loss of…
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With the exception of Cessnock No. 2 all mines were working in the Northern district yesterday. Cessnock No. 2 was again idle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Troops Ordered to Protect Kentucky Miners
WASHINGTON, May 27. A.A.P.—One hundred and fifty troops, including an armoured detachment, were ordered to Madisonville, Kentucky,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Drive for Miners "Herald" Service
LONDON, May 27.—Offering big money jobs for successful recruits, Fuel Ministry officials are going into schools and youth clubs in their search…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Case for a Coal Truce
It matters not whether Mr. Chifley has "intervened" in the coal dispute or whether he has merely acceded to a request by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to Editor Houses for Miners' Officers
Sir,—The [?] Coancil of the Miners' Federation at its last meeting made the following decision—"That the federation arrange to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five-day Week Likely for British Miners "Herald" Service
LONDON, May 27.—A five-day week for British miners will probably be introduced by the Minister of Fuel (Mr. Shinwell) this year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Order Sought To Stop Mining Under Swansea Land
SYDNEY: Three suits for an injunction order restraining the North Wallarah Pty. Ltd. from causing damage to property under which coal is mined, and claims for damage, were heard before the Judge in Equity (Mr. Justice Nicholas) today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Solution Found in Coal Crisis Chifley Says Talks With Owners "Hopeful"
CANBERRA, Monday.—The conference to-day between the Commonwealth Government and colliery proprietors brought the coal crisis no nearer a solution. Long-range planning for the industry, based mainly on the…
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