Coal Commissioner to Visit Newcastle Sydney
The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) will visit Newcastle at the weekend or early next week to discuss the coal stocks…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
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Additional Coal Cuts In Railways Melbourne
Further economy in the use of railway coal was forecast by the Commonwealth Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) today, at the close…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GREYHOUNDS Mano Gold's Class Run Offsets Dubbo Failure
Although Mano Gold ran third —and last—in the Showground Strike at the Dubbo Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club meeting on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Week's Coal Loss Rises, 1335 Miners Now Idle Sydney
Three mines were idle today, the total coal loss being 4130 tons, involving 1335 men. The coal loss for the week now exceeds 28.000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Ration For Butter: Mine Strike Sydney
Five collieries on the Newcastle field were idle today as a protest against the reduction in the butter ration, which will operate from next…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Seek Butter Ration Rise Sydney
An urgent request to Acting Prime minister (Mr. Forde) has been made by the central executive of the Miners' Federation for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Industrial Dispute Biggest of War on Wharves, Mines Sydney
The gravest industrial situation in Australia probably since the outbreak of war in the Pacific faced the Federal Government today. Developments were: 1—12 mines were idle, resulting in a loss of 45,600…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal, Gas Rationing Likely in State Soon Sydney
Unless coal stocks improve it appears certain that coal and gas rationing will take place in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strike Inciters Gaoled For Mine Activities London
Two of four Trotskyists charged with furthering a strike of Tvneside apprentices against the Bevin pit ballot scheme were sentenced to 12…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trains Restored Coal Situation Improved Melbourne
Railway Commissioners announced last night that improvements in the coal situation had made possible the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stuart Town Gold Found Old Man's Luck Worth £10 to £12
All the precious metal has not been won from the village yet, as after the mid-week shower last week, and aged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Plan Boosts Coal
Washington: The Government has announced that anthracite production in the United States during the four weeks ended February 27. during which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rank and File Miners Challenge Federation Sydney
Five northern coalmines, employing 2246 men and producing a total of 6150 tons of coal, were idle to-day, including Richmond Main…
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Sydney, Friday: Lifting of the "darf." limit, on miners' dally output, was asserted today by the Western and Southern Colliery Proprietors'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Action Against Miners Sydney
Richmond Main, the largest colliery in Australia, was closed down today by permissioner of the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gaols too Small to Hold Work Absentees: Curtin Admits Govt Coal Futility Canberra
The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) declared in the House of Representatives today that there were no prisons in Australia large enough to house those absenting themselves from work. He admitted thai the Government knew of no further…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Loss of Coal Aldermen Troubled Investigation Pending
At last Thursday night's Municipal Council meeting, the Aldermen discussed a letter from the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Only One Mine Idle on Nsw Fields Sydney
Only one of 112 coal mines in New South Wales Wonga Willie, employing about 300 men was idle today and the production loss will not exceed 1000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shop Girl's Dismissal Provokes Mine Strike Sydney
A mining strike arising out of the dismissal of a girl employed by a butcher at Portland, has now extended to six collieries on the Winfield…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mines to Be Rid Absentees in Great Coal Drive Sydney
Outcome of the Prime Minister's conference today with coal industry personalities, in which Mr. Curtin indulged in plain speaking, was a…
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