Coal Shortage in Victoria Melbourne
Owing to the serious coal shortage in Victoria, the Railway Commissioner yesterday announced drastic restrictions…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1943
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Metallurgy in a Coal Bin Future of Light Metals
A definite undertaking was given recently in Tasmania by the Minister for Supply, Mr. Beasley, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Production Cabinet to Deal With It Sydney
After receiving a deputation led by the General President of the Miners' Federation yesterday, the Prime Minister announced that as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nsw Coal Stoppages
Sydney. Tuesday: Eight mines were idle in New South Wales today, involving a loss of about 7700 tons of coal. Seven of them wore idle because of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Production Loss Sydney
Ten coal mines, employing 3400 men, and with a daily production of 10,500 tons, were idle in New South Wales today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Coal Strikes a Big Hold-up Sydney
As a result of a week-end decision by members of the Maitland District Deputies Association to strike, about…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Further Coal Disputes Cause 2300 Tons Loss Sydney
Only four collieries were idle in New South Wales today, resulting in a loss of 3200 tons of coal. These are Corrimal, Coa[?]cliff and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Coal Stoppages
Sydney. Thursday: There were four fresh coal stoppages today. Five of seven mines Idle yesterday were working today. The total coal loss today is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Daylight Saving Farmers Strongly Opposed To It “We Should Strike Like the Miners”
At the Canowindra Farmers and Settlers’ Association meeting recently a long discussion took place with regard to the re-introduction of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beef Rationing Prompts Miners to Stage Strike Sydney
Dissatisfied with beef rationing 300 miners employed on Hit Bore Hole scam of Burwood colliery, stopped work today. The men are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Week's Coal Output Loss 36,000 TONS Sydney
For the week ended today there was a loss of 36,000 tons of coal on the New south Wales coalfields, resulting mainly from industrial disputes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ten Mines Idle Today, Coal Loss 10,000 Tons Sydney
As the vital coal conference between the Federal Government and miners' leaders began in Sydney today reports received from the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →EDITORIAL Trouble in the Mines
AUSTRALIAN interest centres on a conference held today between the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) and the Minister for Supply and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Martinique Prize £60,000,000 in Gold Captured by Allies
Despite repeated orders from the Vichy Government to sink some £60,000 000 in gold coin stored in Fort Desaix's…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mine Managers As Servants of the Government Sydney
A provision that all mine managers should, become servants of the Government is to be considered in a scheme to reduce the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Curtin Opposed to Nationalisation of Australian Coal Mining Industry: Says Present Position Intolerable Canberra
Expressing the opinion that the position of the coal mining industry today is intolerable, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) made it abundantly clear that he was opposed to nationalisation of the coal industry. He said the Government already had full power under National…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shortage of Coal To Curtail Trains
A railway officer told "The Liberal" today that the cut in rail services so far as Dubbo was concerned could be regarded as drastic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Illuminating Figures on N'mine Water Supply Average Of More Than 32,000 Gallons Per Head Per Year
During the past six years, the average consumption of water in Narromine was 32,437 gallons per head of population, or 129,748…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Restrictions Will Cause Hardship
Because the coalminers point blankly refuse to win the minimum amount of coal of which they are capable, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nationalised Coal Requires Election London
The Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill), in a surprise move, decided to open resumation of the coal debate in the House of Commons. The move was due to a swelling volume of criticism from the Labor Party, many members of which…
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