Mines Bottle Up Entire Baltic Coast of Germany
LONDON, Sunday:—Extension of the British minefield—which, the Admiralty announced yesterday, now…
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Mining & the mines, 1940
599 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 15 of 30
To overcome serious embarrassment to transport caused by the prolongation of the coal strike, a scheme which is being discussed in Sydney— May Place 1000 Cars In Use SYDNEY
If there is no settlement in the coal dispute in the next week or so the coal stocks of the railways and other essential…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday:— About 146 delegates attended the congress of the Australasian Council of Trades Unions and spent the greater part…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday:—Addressing the A.C.T.U. congress to-day, the President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Nelson) said: "If Mr. Menzies goes to…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday:—The first move by the Government in the coal strike was announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies)…
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AN important development in the coal dispute to-day was the decision of the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Official Would Be "Sadly Disillusioned"
CANBERRA, Wednesday:—A warning that the General Secretary of the Coal Miners' Union (Mr. W. Orr) would find himself "sadly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Organise Big Audience for Mr. Menzies
SYDNEY, Wednesday:—Miners en the Northern New South Wales coalfields rede to a demonstration at Rothbury to-night to organise…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Govt. May Take Control of Collieries Governor-General's Speech At Opening Of Parlt
CANBERRA, Wednesday:—In his speech at the opening of Parliament to-day the Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) gave a hint that the Government may take control of collieries throughout the…
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BRISBANE, Thursday:—Permits for men to carry out safety work and produce coal for hospital purposes in the Walloon and Rosewood districts…
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CANBERRA, Thursday:—Accompanied only by his private secretary. the Prime Minister (Mr. Mengies) left to-night for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Queensland Collieries to Resume Brisbane
Four more collieries, the Lancefield, Rosemount, Glencoe, and Malabar will resume working in the Rosewood district next week,…
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BRISBANE, Friday:—At least nine collieries, three more than at present, are expected to be working at Rosewood on Monday…
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Owing to the convenient road transport services from Brisbane, the effects of the reduced railway services caused by the coal strike…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Futile Appeal By P.M. To Miners Newcastle
THE visit of the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) to the northern coalfields to-day,o-day, when he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Prime Minister's Dramatic Reply To Miners' Boycott Opposition Rally Attended After Abortive Meeting
SYDNEY, Friday:—Mine workers, who organised the boycott of the indoor meeting arranged for the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) at Kurri Kurri, were dramatically answered when Mr. Menzies…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Gas Instead of Petrol (From a Special Correspondent). LONDON, March 30 (By Air Mail)
In the event of a shortage of petrol, 'buses would still ran in Manchester. This week a doubledeck 'bus driven on a mixture of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Miners Allege Attempts to Start Free Labor
SYDNEY, Sunday:— Allegations that an attempt had been made to introduce free labor to the coalmines were made in Sydney last…
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Allegations that an attempt had been made to induce free labour to work the coalmines were made in Sydney last…
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LONDON, Saturday:— Germany appears to have renewed mine laying by air on the south-east coast. This probably caused the…
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