Handcuffs Protest By Miners' Council
SYDNEY: The Miners' Central Council this morning carried a resolution protesting against the handcuffing of…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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Medical Test For Miners' Leader
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Long Bay surgeon (Dr. Holloway) is to examine the Miners' General President (Idris Williams) to decide whether he should be transferred from the "light labour" section…
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SYDNEY: A special meeting of the Parliamentary Labor Caucus and a combined meeting of Federal and State…
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TOKYO, July 12. A.A.P.-Reuter. —The Japanese Minister for International Trade and Commerce (Mr. Heitaro Inagaki) said to-day that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collier Sails With Coal For Sydney
The first coal cargo for Sydney's essential services since last Tuesday week left Newcastle this morning on the collier, Hetton Bank. The cargo—about 1150 tons…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday. — A record convoy of 97 trucks this afternoon helped to bring 1000 tons of coal from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Affects Work on Roads
The tar surfacing of Bob's Farm-road had been positioned because, due to the coal strike, the tar could not be heated, the returning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Offer To Shift Coal At Grass
SYDNEY: The president of Enfield sub-branch of the Australian Railways Union (Mr. S. R. Harris)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Move To Reduce Safety Men In Mines
The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will discuss to-day requests for a reduction of safety men in underground mines…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—As the result of tests of coal mined at Nymboida, 23 miles from Grafton, the Grafton Lighting Company…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ultimatum On Coal Ship Expires To-day
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—State Cabinet to-day discussed the unloading of coal from the Haligonian Duke, but no decisions were…
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LONDON, Wed. (O.S.R.): The National Coal Board can make available at least 1,000,000 tons of power house coal for Australia. The N.S.W. Agent-General (Mr. Tully) today received a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Orders to Mine Officials Pay Money To Court To-day
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In the Arbitration Court to-day Mr. Justice Foster issued new orders to the Southern and Western districts of the Miners' Federation and seven officials to pay £8700 to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Decision At A.R.U. Meeting On Coal Strike
A meeting of more than 200 members of the Australian Railways Union at Civic Workshops today adjourned…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Govt. Decides To Lift Coal At Grass Rail Unions Asked To Cooperate
CANBERRA: Coal at grass is to be lifted. If it cannot be lifted by union labor the Commonwealth proposes to make other plans…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.— A conference between Mr. Chifley, Mr. McGirr and other Federal and State Ministers and A.L.P. leaders decided to-day to have coal held in railway trucks on the New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Get Relief
Miners were issued with foodstuffs at Aberdare Miners' Relief Centre yesterday. Above: Mrs. S. Haddon hands a piece of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Leaders Criticised
A motion carried last night by the executive of the Newcastle branch of the Electrical Trades Union criticised miners' leaders "for…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The General Vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Parkinson) has become Acting General President,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Credit Kept To Fortnight
Storekeepers at mining centres about Newcastle yesterday said they were extending to miners their customary two weeks' credit…
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