Blue & Gold Ball at Byron Bay
One of the most successful balls of the season was the Blue and Gold Ball held by the Byron Bay branch of the Country Women's…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
432 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 22
Free State Gold Shares Else 28/Since Rich Strike
JOHANNESBURG, Sunday (AAP).— Crowds, gripped by the [?] fever, following a report on Friday of the world's richest gold…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Owners Criticised On Stoppages
SYDNEY, Monday. —The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) to-day rejected an application by coal owners'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Council Decision Monday On Stoppage
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners'' Central Council wil meet in Sydney next Monday, to decide whether a national.stoppage of Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Conviction of U.s. Miners' Leader Sustained
WASHINGTON, Tuesday (AAP). —The United States Circuit Court yesterday sustained the contempt of court conviction of John L. Lewis…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Owners' "No-strike" Application
SYDNEY, Thursday, — The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) has called a compulsory conference to-morrow to discuss an application by coal owners for an order directing New South Wales miners not to strike for the next three months…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. Coal Strike Starts
WASHINGTON, Thursday (AAP) —More than 450,000 soft and hard coal miners are involved in a week's coal-mine call-out, which will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Decision By Miners Today On Stoppage
SYDNEY, Friday—The Miners' Central Council will decide tomorrow morning whether there will be a nationwide one-day stoppage next Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Decision on Coal Stoppage "Ingratitude"
SYDNEY, Sunday.,—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) today described the decision of the Miners' Central Council to hold a one day nation-wide coalfields stoppage next Thursday as "complete…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Stoppage Issue To-day
SYDNEY, Monday.—The uncertainty of a general coal strike throughout Australia next Thursday, should be dissipated by the important events tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nation-wide Coal Strike in America
PITTSBURG, Monday (AAP).—Virtually every coal pit in the United States was idle today, as 150,000 members of the United…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Brooch For Bride Riley Studios
A gold brooch which had been worn by the bridegroom's mother on her wedding day, was worn by Mavis Eileen, daughter of Mr. and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Stoppage to Consider General Strike
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Coal Mining Unions' Council decided to-night that a nation-wide one-day stoppage of mineworkers would be held next Thursday, to consider a general strike from June 27. In deciding this, the C.M.U. Council reversed a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore Wednesday, June 15, 1949. Stand Essential in Coal Crisis
RESOLUTION of one of the greatest crises in Australian industrial history will depend on the terms of the order…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Vote Strike; Owners Meet Today
SYDNEY, Thursday.-Coal owners' representatives will meet in Sydney tomorrow to decide whether they will prosecute union leaders, following today's nation-wide stoppage on the Australian coalfields. Legal advice was sought today and this information will be placed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal for City's Gas Not Short
"Although our stocks of coal are less than was normal in pre-war days we are better off than most gas works," said the Lismore Gas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Ra Tion Most Drastic in History
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Joint Coal Board tonight announced the most drastic rationing of coal in history. In New South Wales this will mean that railway and tramway services, electricity and gas supplies will be cut in half…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ultimatum to Miners; Settlement Only by Arbitration
CANBERRA, Monday. — The decision of coalminers to stage a general strike on June 27 is wholly unreasonable, and unjustifiable repudiation of conciliation and arbitration at a time when these processes are in actual course of effective functioning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Marjorie Would Sing to Miners
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Marjorie Lawrence, Australia's famous dramatic soprano, who arrived in Sydney last night from Melbourne, said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Engines Used on Flooded Mine
LITHGQW, Tuesday.—Two fire engines, which began this morning and will continue night and day, are being used to pump water from…
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