No Australian Coal for Britain
CANBERRA, Friday: The Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) stated to-day that the British Government had made no approach to…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
632 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 32
Bevin Urges Mining As Career
LONDON, Friday (AAP). — "The future of Britain is very much in the hands of educationalists. I urge them not to teach…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Iced Ships Bring Cargoes of Coal to London Million Workers on Relief
LONDON, Friday (AAP).—With ice on the deck handrails after her battle with the weather, the first collier for days brought coal to help blackedout London in its struggle Against industrial chaos. The collier's arrival preceded encouraging news that the movement of coal by train and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Position for Former Chief of Miners
SYDNEY, Sunday: Mr H. Wells, former president of the Miners Federation, has been appointed assistant manager of the Western…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →40 Ships Rush Coal to Affected Areas Coal Saving Won at High Cost
LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—The Ministry for Fuel has announced that 40 ships left north-eastern coast ports within the last 24 hours with coal for areas affected by the shortage. Mr. Ernest Jones, general secretary of the Yorkshire Mineworkers'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britain Saves Coal, But at Heavy Cost
LONDON, Sunday: At a cost of nearly 2million forced into unemployment, and for the loss of an estimated total £30million worth of production, Britain in the first week of the restrictions saved 152,770 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Talks Sought on Miners' Claims
SYDNEY, Monday.—The combined mining unions' council urged the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) to convene an immediate conference on a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Move For "Better Deal"
SYDNEY, Monday: The combined Mining Union Council has urged the Prime Minister (Mr Chiffey) to convene an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strike Halves Canada's Coal Production
OTTAWA, Monday: Thirteen thousand coal miners in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have struck, halting half of Canada's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Workers Combine to Keep Coal Moving Industry Half Speed on Removal of Cuts
LONDON, Monday (AAP).—Miners, dockers, seamen and railway men working throughout the week-end have kept the coal rolling across Britain from the pits to the power stations. Stocks of coal at power stations as a result are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Seek Miners
LONDON, Tuesday: Ministry of Labor officials, as part of the Government's long-term plans for the coal industry, lately have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Stocks Build Up Crisis to Last at Least a Week
LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—Miners, railway workers, dockers and transport workers have agreed to work again next Sunday to keep the coal moving, after the Government told their unions the fuel emit was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Bottle Mines" Palestine
LONDON, Wednesday: "Bottle mines" (bottles containing high explosive or incendiary liquor) blew…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rich Gold Strike
SYDNEY, Wednesday. —A gold reef in a disused mine at Sebastopol, 10 miles from Temora, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Strike Near Temora
SYDNEY, Wednesday: What may prove to be one of the richest gold strikes in NSW has been made by four men at Sebastopol…
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WITH (THE U.S. ARMY'S). TASK FORCE FRIGID, FAIRBANKS, Alaska CAP): When, recently, an Eskimo, here commented…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Efforts to Avoid Coal Strike
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Miners Federation was exercising pressure on the Federal and State Governments in the hope of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal, Snow-Covered, For London
The British people are slowly emerging from the dark days of the blizzard and the consequent coal shortage. Picture shows…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Tribunal Chairman
CANBERRA, Thursday: Mr F. Gallagher has been appointed chairman of the coal Industry Tribunal. He is 48 and for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mild Gold Rush at Temora
SYDNEY, Thursday. — Residents of the Temora district have started a mild gold rush at Sebastopol where a rich gold reef has been…
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