Police Will Protect Volunteers Who Unload Coal
MELBOURNE, Friday. —Squads of police will protect voluntary workers from acts of violence or intimidation, when…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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A.c.t.u. Proposals Rejected; Miners Seek Conference
SYDNEY, Friday. — The Coal Mining Unions' Council to-day flatly rejected settlement proposals submitted by the Australian Council of Trade Unions' to end the coal strike. The C.M.U. Council instead called on the A.C.T.U. to arrange a conference…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gas Workers To Decide on Handling Coal
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Sydney gas workers are expected to meet on the job to-morrow to decide whether they will handle coal lifted from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.c.t.u. to Make Recommendation on Indian Coal
MELBOURNE, Sunday. — A special meeting of the emergency committee of the A.C.T.U. today considered problems associated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Chifley Hints Possible Govt. Control Qf Open Cut Mining
CANBERRA, Sunday.—A hint at the possibility of the Government mobilising for the temporary, control of open cut mining in the near future, was contained in the Report to the Nation broadcast of the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike On Wane
There is every indication that the coal strike will terminate in the near future. Western Australian miners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Coal Leaves U.K. For Victoria
MELBOURNE, Monday. — The steamer, Le Verdon, carrying 9000 tons of coal, left England on July 15 for Melbourne, the Premier (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grafton A.R.U. Favours Handling Coal
GRAFTON, Monday.—A meeting of members of South Grafton subbranch of the A.R.U. today decided to support the attitude of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →P.m. & Premier Not to Attend Coal Parleys
CANBERRA, Monday. — The Commonwealth and N.S.W. Governments will not have anything to do with the proposed talks launched by miners' leaders to settle the coal strike. The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) and the N.S.W. Premier (Mr. McGirr) will adhere to their stand…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal "At Grass"
Two hundred tons of coal 'at grass" at Neath Colliery, N.S.W. A police guard was maintained during the loading operations which were carried out with a steam shovel…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The first sign of a break in the coal strike front in New South Wales came at four small northern coalfield towns to-day, when miners supported back-to-work proposals. The four towns are Singleton, Muswellbrook, Gnnnedah and Curlewis…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →20,000 Tons Of Jap. Coal To Be Dumped
TOKIO, Tuesday (AAP-Reuter). —The Kyushu Maritime Bureau has decided to dump over 20,000 tons of coal into the sea off South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters to the Editor (Letters to the Editor must be limited to 250 words.) "Miners' Case Should Be Heard"
Sir,—Australia needs more coal. Before the war, industry could manage on 7 million tons a year. But things have changed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Callide Miners May Work Today
SYDNEY, Wednesday. —Both Callide open-cut coal mines in Queensland expected to resume production tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hydro Electric Schemes Answer To Coal Problem
If representations made for hydro-electric development over the last 20 years had been considered more seriously, the State would not be so dependent on coal for power as it was to-day, said the Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bride Wears Old Gold Brooch
The wedding of Dorothea May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hayes, of Colches Street, Casino, and William Henry, son of Mr. and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Army Labour to Be Used on Coal Lift Next Week
SYDNEY, Thursday. — Army labour will be used early next week to lift 16,000 tons of coal stacked at Cullen Bullen, near Lithgow. This will be the first use of the Army on the N.S.W. coalfields since the coal strike started nearly four weeks ago…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore. Friday, July 22, 1049. Odd Features in The Coal Strike
THE COAL STRIKE is developing some odd features as its duration spins from days co weeks. One of the oddest, surely,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aggregate Meetings Requested; Miners' Leaders to Confer
SYDNEY, Friday. — Mining union leaders will meet in Sydney next Wednesday to discuss whether aggregate meetings will be called on the coalfields. If the aggregate meetings are called, they are expected to be held not later…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Union to Move Coal From Ship
MELBOURNE, Sunday. — Members of the Transport Workers' Union will commence transporting coal from the Haligonian Duke…
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