More Miners Strike Over Meat Rationing
BRISBANE, Sunday: Strikes over meat rationing are spreading in the Collinsville and Scottville coal mining areas, in spite…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Proposal for Coal Controller
CANBERRA, Monday: The appointment of a Coal Controller, with unlimited powers to operate any coal mine placed under his…
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CANBERRA, Monday: The dispute on the South Coast coalfield was one involving safety provisions of the NSW law, said the Prime…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Eleven cf the 12 miners' lodges on the South Coast, at a mass meeting to-day, decided to stop work immediately in sympathy with the strikers at Coalcliff. The mine is idle owing to a…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: In addition to the general stoppage of work on the South Coast fields, two northern…
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LONDON, Tuesday: The British Minister for Fuel (Major Lloyd George) has invited the coal owners and miners to meet him…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In addition to the general stoppage of work on the South Coast, two northern collieries and one in…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday: In the House of Representatives today the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) gave notice that he intended…
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Murwillumbah Municipal Council at its meeting last night received a letter from the manager of Lion Colliers, Nimbin, stating…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: With, a view to settling the Coalcliff dispute the Minister for Mines (Mr Baddeley) by negotiation has…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday. — In the House of Representatives to-day Dr. Evatt disclosed that in New South Wales the coal tonnage…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. — A conference called by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) today between the representatives of the Southern Collieries Pty. Asscciation and the Miners'…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—Under the Coal Control Bill, which was read the first time in the House of Representatives today, the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner will exercise greater powers than have…
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CANBERRA, Sunday.—The Leader of the Senate Opposition (Senator McLeay) today declared that the new Coal Bill disregarded the claims of consumers, the general public, owners, the war and the…
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CANBERRA, Sunday: Strong indications that the Government's Coal Control Bill may be defeated in the Senate were given…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The total loss of coal in New South Wales [?] 16,000 tons due to the idleness of 17 pits employing 4600 men. It…
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For some nights past shift workers in Lismore have had to go home in the dark. All the street lights in the town and suburbs are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore Tuesday, February 22, 1944. The Senate and the Coal Bill
CANBERRA opinion seems to be that while the Government's Coal Bill is assured of undamaged although probably…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: After district representatives of the Miners' Federation had considered the Coal Production Wartime Bill in…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: For the 7th successive working day 13 mines on the South Coast coalfields were idle today. while two northern mines…
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