Coal Ship Unloaded MELBOURNE
Coal unloaded from the "black" ship Haligonian Duke by Army and Navy men was delivered to the West Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1949
151 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 8
Tasmanian Miners To Resume HOBART
Tasmanian coal miners to-day voted to return to work on Monday. A motion to remain on strike until gaoled…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Constables for Western Coal Lift
Constables K. Casimir and P. Hobson, of the Wellington Police, left this morning for the Western Coalfields, where they will be on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Subsidised Coal Imports Mildura, Tuesday
Grave concern at the disastrous effects of the coal strike upon all branches of primary production was expressed at the opening sessions of the meeting of the Liberal Party's Federal Rural Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Lift From West Begins Lithgow
In driving rain with the temperature only a few degrees above freezing point, the lifting of [?] tons of coal at grass on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Open Cut Coal Not Enough to Start Industry Early Estimates "Too Optimistic" SYDNEY, Tuesday
Only 60,0000 tons of coal can be extracted from open cut mines, instead of the 120,000 tons the Government had anticipated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Communist Bid to Prevent Miners Voting on Strike Issue Troops, Equipment Sent To Open Cuts SYDNEY
Communist plans to defeat the decision reached yesterday by the Combined Mining Unions Council to direct the holding of aggregate meetings have had initial success…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coal Strike
Another week has passed with no indication as to when the coal strike will end. Troops have been sent to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bid for Cleaner Coal in U.K. LONDON
As part of a drive for cleaner coal the National Coal Board has announced that one of the biggest coal cleaning plants in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When the Miners Are Made to Work
Today troops arc at work bringing modern engineering "methods to bear upon the working of the open cuts. Though they are men in uniform they are also engineers, mechanics, men trained in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hungry Child Victims of Coal Strike Sydney
Hungry children at Heine Bay settlement school are stealing each other's food, according to Rev. R. C. Dempsey,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attempt to Avert Breakaway by Miners Federation May Be Wrecked If Strike Goes On SYDNEY, Tuesday
Industrial authorities in Sydney today said that, realizing that the strike is lost, moderate mining union leaders are now striving to prevent breakaways so that the men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal on Way to Dubbo
A Dubbo railway official said yesterday that several hundred tons of newly-won coal from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Angry Reds Attack on All Fronts Lecturer At Uni. Supports Miners
The world-wide sweep of Communist activity and aims is revealed in the to-day cabled messages as well as by happenings in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops May Be Used to Work Mines Underground Govt. Will Not Oppose A.W.U. Application To Handle Open Cuts SYDNEY, Thursday
Troops may be used to work mechanised underground coal mines, as well as open cuts. The Government has instructed the Joint Coal Board engineers to investigate the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coal Strike
The coal, strike continues, but appearances for la resumption next week are bright, as it is thought that if aggregate meetings can be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops Will Work Eight Underground Coal Mines New Bid To Call Miners' Meetings SYDNEY
Eight underground mechanised coal mines have been selected to be worked by troops. About 1830 Army personnel will work these pits in two shifts, producing about 7800…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chamber Defers Move on Coal Deposits
The Dubbo Chamber of Commerce has deferred decision on a series of motions presented to it last night by Mr. F. S. Jones, seeking the development of district coal deposits…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners to Vote on Proposal Govt. Rejected Sydney
Coal miners in Victoria and the Southern and Western districts of N.S.W. are voting at aggregate meetings today on proposals which have been emphatically rejected…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strike Collapse Miners Back to Work Next Monday SYDNEY
N.S.W. miners will return to work early next week following their four to one rejection of the Central Council's…
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