Miners In 4 States Vote For Stoppages
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Miners at aggregate meetings in four States today voted in favour of holding a one-day stoppage each week as a protest against incentive payments…
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Mining & the mines, 1951
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The Northern Star Friday, January 26, 1951. The Miners' Challenge
RICHMOND district residents, like others throughout the State, will soon feel the effects of the coal miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tribunal Order Prohibits Mine Stoppages "Tyrannical", Claims Miners' President
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, today issued orders aimed at prohibiting threatened one-day-a-week stoppages by coal miners. Mr. Holmes, K.C. (for the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Liberals Say: Public Would "Oust" McGIRR If Coal Scandal Facts Known
SYDNEY, Friday.—If the facts of the Burragorang coal scandal were fully appreciated by the public, the McGirr Government would not survive 24 hours, the Federal president of the Liberal Party (Mr. T. M. Ritchie) said today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vital Meetings Today on Power Miners To Decide On One-day Stops
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will meet at 2 p.m. in Sydney tomorrow to decide whether to abide by an order issued by the Coal Tribunal, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Defer One-Day Stoppage Decision Conference Again Today
SYDNEY, Tuesday.— The Central Council of the Miners' Federation reached no decision today on whether to go ahead with plans for calling of one day a week stoppages in the coal mining industry as a protest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore January 31, 1951. Miners' Folly Hits District
DISTRICT industry, small in comparison with Sydney and Newcastle, but none the less vital to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners to Call One Day Stoppages In 4 States: No Fresh Restrictions
SYDNEY, Wednesday. The Central Council of the Miners' Federation today decided to call one day a week stoppages of miners in New South Wades, Queensland, Tasmania, and Victoria, commencing next week, until their claims are met…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal Action Likely in Mine Dispute Warning by Fadden
CANBERRA, Thursday.—A last minute warning of the Government's determination to act against any stoppages on the coal fields was issued to miners by the acting Prime Minister,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismgre Friday, February 2, 1951. Miners' Aims Now Clear
EVENTS ARE moving fast towards the long threatened showdown between the Government and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swift Action in Coal Dispute Special Court Likely
CANBERRA, Friday.—Swift action by the acting Prime Minister, Mr. Fadden, followed the decision of the Miners' Federation today to persist in calling weekly one-day stoppages as from Monday next. Immediately the miners' decision was announced, Mr. Fadden instructed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →P.m. Not Contacted on Miners' Strike
COLOMBO, Sunday (AAP).—The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said last night he had not received any cable from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holt Discusses Coal Strike May Be Blackest Period in History Plans to Halt Disruption
CANBERRA, Sunday.—The coming, weeks may prove to be one of the blackest periods in Australia's industrial history, the Minister for Labour, Mr. Holt, warned the nation in a broadcast tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →President Advises Miners to "Watch Position"
SYDNEY, Monday.—The general president of the Miners' Federation, Mr. I. Williams, tonight called on miners to return to work tomorrow and "watch the position from day to day"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Q'ld Mines Ignore Strike
BRISBANE, Monday.—Three mines in Queensland today produced coal in spite of the one-day stoppage organised by the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' President Visits Deputy
WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.—The President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) made a surprise visit to Wollongong tonight…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. W. Baker, industrial officer for the Federated Ironworkers' Association, told Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Only Week's Supply of Gas Coal
Sufficient stocks of gas coal are held by the City Council to last for about a week. Further supplies depend on the settlement of industrial disputes in the south…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners to Co-operate with Actu Talks Again Today
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Leaders of the Miners' Federation today told the interstate executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions that they were prepared to co-operate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Response To "More Coal" Appeal
Miners at about 700 pits out of a possible 835 in the U.K. have been working the voluntary Saturday shift in response to the appeal for an…
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