Blue and Gold Ball
Tomorrow (Wednesday) night the C.W.A. and Your[?]ar Set will hold their annual Blue and Gold Ball in the Royal Theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1946
104 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 6
Trawler Strikes Mine LONDON
A ship's trimmer, who was found yesterday clinging exhausted to a raft, was the sole survivor of a crew of 17 of a Grimsby trawler which struck a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Coal! No Electricity! Ne Water! No People! Coonabarabran Has Nothing to Encourage Secondary Industries
According to the Chamber of Commerce, it is doubtful whether Coonabarabran has anything to encourage the establishment of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Restless Sydney
The General President of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Wells, said that the miners would not continue production unless the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Control of Miners Sydney
A decision on the State-Control of N.S.W. Mining Industry will probably be made within the next few weeks, as the result of an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Million Idle Workers Coal Strike In U.S.A. Motor Industries Close Down Government Action Foreshadowed WASHINGTON
The Government has announced that the paralysing coal strike has now thrown more than a million persons out of work. President Truman, at a Press conference, said that the coal strike was slowly but gradually approaching the stage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine’s a Pint
Under the new Liquor Bill, if a customer demands a pint of beer the publican may be fined £5 if he doesn’t supply it…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Coal Strike Likely. Sydney
All N.S.W. Coalfields have recommended to the Miners Central Council to call a general strike. The Central Council will decide on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest Telegrams Reduced Train Services If Coal Position Does Not Improve Another Coal Strike Likely. Reduced Train Services Forecasted. Sydney
A reduction in country train services and cancellation of rail sleepers due to the coal shortage was forecast to-day by the State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stern Measures for U.S.A. Coal Mines Washington
Despite the Federal seizure of soft coal mines, operations are again paralysed owing to cessation of the truce and the renewal of the strike…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Steadies Up
Chalk mining activities have been steadied up for a while, owing to the trucking out of wheat at the local siding. All available trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Drafting Coal Strikers into the Army Meets Opposition From U.S. Senate Amendments to President Truman's Bill Await His Signature or Veto Washington
The Secretary for the Interior (Mr. Krug) announced that the bitumenous coal strike had been settled. However, the United Mine Workers' Association had notified anthracite coal operators that the union would not agree to an extension…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Averted. Sydney
The threat of an immediate general strike on the N.S.W. coalfields was averted yesterday by the miners federation, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S.A. Coal Strikes Another 76,000 May Refuse Work New York
Hard coal miners and operators failed to agree on the new contract. This indicates that 76,000 miners in Pennsylvania coalfields will refuse to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nationalising Coal No Constitutional Powers CANBERRA
Commenting on the plan suggested by the N.S.W. State Executive of the Australian Labour Party, and the Miners' Federation, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reorganising Coal Industry Sydney
Canberra. — Following a conference yesterday of the Federal and State Ministers, including Prime Minister Chifley and Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Urgent Coal Problem Canberra
A new Coal Plan for the industry will be the first item discussed by Federal Cabinet when it meets today. The Plan, it is understood, gies as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Coal Consumption. Sydney
The consumption of N.S.W. coal in Australia has reached the highest figure of 240,000 tons weekly, while production the past 14 days…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Sleepers in July Railway Saves Coal
Because of shortage of coal, there will be no sleeping accommodation on trains to Sydney after the end of next week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams Gas and Electricity Rationing Expected Owing to Coal Shortage .... Curtailment of Rail Services. Trouble in First Test. Sydney
N.S.W. Rugby League exonerated the Australian Captain, Joe Jorgenson, from any suggestion of misconduct in Monday's test…
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