Coal Strike Averted
SYDNEY, Sunday.— A State-wide coal stoppage, which the Deputies and Shotfirers' Association had threatened to start tomorrow, has…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
632 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 18 of 32
Improved Coal Production
SYDNEY, Sunday: Coal production in NSW has improved in the past two weeks and there are hopes that there may be some…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: The colliery deputies and shot-firers were instructed by their unions to return to work tonight to prepare all…
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SYDNEY, Sunday. — Coal production in New South Wales has improved in the past two weeks and there are hopes that there may be some lifting of restrictions on country train services…
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LONDON, Tuesday: Statistics show that the five-day week is not producing the sustained maximum…
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday: Britain will receive about 140.000 tons of coal from the United States in July provided there…
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday: The United States Treasurer (Mr. John Snyder) says he is near enough to becoming a modern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →400,000 US Miners Strike: New Labour Law Protest
WASHINGTON, Wednesday (AAP).--At least half off the nation's 400,000 bituminous coal miners are on strike in protest against the labour Control Act, passed by the Senate yesterday over President Truman's veto…
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PITTSBURGH (U.S.), Wednesday: Amid protests of "Let the Senators mine the coal soft coal miners by the thousands left the coal pits in a walk-out protesting against the final passage of the Taft-Hartley Labor Control Bill…
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PARIS, Thursday: Nearly 200,000 French coal miners are on strike, not because of conflict on wages but because of dissatisfaction with the Government's economic policy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Virtue, Old Gold Star On Tracks
SYDNEY, Thursday.--Virtue and All Gold were the outstanding sprinters on all tracks this morning. Others to impress were Lady Marie, Kiaree, Cardinal Colour and Frontal Attack…
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SYDNEY, Friday-- For the first time since December 6 of last year not one miner was on strike in New South Wales today. Only one mine…
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LONDON, Friday: The report of the Marine Court of inquiry into the loss of the steamship Sir Harvey Adamsan said the…
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PARIS, Friday (AAP).--A settlement of the French coal strike seems imminent. After a meeting with Mr. Robert…
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PITTSBURGH, Sunday (AAP).--In the largest mass holiday in American history the nation's 400,000 soft coal miners began a 10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Yielded £5 Million in Copper, Now Unwanted
ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Nobody wants to buy a copper mine at Burra, 100 miles north of Adelaide, which produced £5,000,000 worth of copper in 29 years. The mine was offered for…
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In the largest mass holiday in American history, 400,000 soft coal miners began, a 10 day paid vacation…
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday (AAP).--The U.S. flag was hauled down on the coalfields at noon yesterday--12 hours before the expiration of…
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WASHINGTON, Thursday.--Rig concessions in wages and hours have been won for the United Mineworkers' Union by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Degree Urged
CANBERRA, Friday.--The establishment of a university degree course in coalmining has been recommended to the Commonwealth…
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