Corrimal Miners Oppose A.L.P. Motion Sydney
Corrimal miners this week disassociated themselves from the policy of "hands off Russia" adopted by the Easter conference of the A.L.P…
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Mining & the mines, 1940
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"We Cannot Get All We Want" Mr. Hughes on Coal Dispute MELBOURNE
THE Federal Minister of Industry (Mr. Hughes) said to-day that there had been no alteration in the strike situation within the last 24 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Rod's Racing Career Is Ended Sydney
Gold Rod has finished his racing career. After his win at Canterbury, E. J. Watt announced the retirement of the chestnut. Gold Rod will be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →17,000 See Gold Rod's Last Race Canterbury Reviewed
A record crowd of 17,000 saw Gold Rod defeat Trimmer and Brazandt in the Frederick Clissold Handicap at Canterbury on Saturday. It was Gold Rod's last race, and he will now be retired to the stud of his owner, Mr. E. J. Watt, at Molong…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Strike. Settlement Should Be Left To Court Mr. Hughes States Govt. View
SYDNEY, Sunday:—The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. W. M. Hughes) said on Saturday that the Federal policy in the coal strike…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Allied Mines Laid Near Norway
LONDON: The British and French Governments announced that mines had been laid in certain areas of Norwegian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.s.w. Gold Yield
SYDNEY: Gold produced in New South Wales in the first two months of 1940 amounted to 13,403 oz fine, valued at £114,041, as against 12,400…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N. Z. Coal For R.A.N.
The Minister for Mines, Mr. Webb, said that New Zealand coal would be shipped to Australia to meet the requirements…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lismore to Use Locally Mined Coal for Making Gas
LISMORE, Monday:—Lismore Municipal Council has only nine weeks' reserve stocks of coal for gas production. In order to preserve these stocks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Coal to Be Used Supplement Reserve Stocks Nine Weeks Supply on Hand
By using local coal in conjunction with reserve stocks the Lismore Municipal Council expects to be able to extend its supplies for more than nine weeks. At the present time sufficient coal for nine weeks is on hand at the gas works. The gas engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Allied Warships Lay Mines Off Norway Who Demands Removal Counter Action If Germans Threaten Scandinavia
LONDON, Monday:—Minefields off Norway were laid by British and French warships and completed by dawn to-day. "We don't want to extend the area of the war,"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Norwegian Protest Over Mines
LONDON, Monday:—The Norwegian Prime Minister (M. Koht) stated to-day that Sweden and Norway had agreed to answer the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mails Affected By Coal Strike
The altered train services on the Far North Coast, brought about by the coal strike, have affected Lismore mail services…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Non-Starters in Gold Cup? SYDNEY
It was stated to-day that Mosaic, Own Folk, St. Constant and Reading can be regarded as non-starters in the City Tattersall's Gold Cup to be run…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Trouble Over Coal "From Non-union Mine"
SYDNEY, Wednesday:—An interstate liner may be held up because of reports to the mining union that 90 trucks of coal were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Enlist
MELBOURNE, Wednesday:—The coal strike helped swell today's A.I.F. enlistments to 150, making 390 for the week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strike. Prospects of Settlement Enhanced
CANBERRA, Wednesday:—The chances of successful mediation by the A.C.T.U. in the coal strike are believed to have been improved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Strike More Train Services Curtailed Sydney
The suspension of week-end excursion ticket systems and the further curtailment of train and tram services were announced by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Interest in Mining on N.C Tourist Dir. Tells
Speaking on the potentialities of the Far North Coast from a geological standpoint, the director of the Far North…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal for Brisbane
BRISBANE, Thursday:—Nine trucks of coal were removed from the Roughrigg colliery and transported to Brisbane this morning. The secretary of…
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