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Mining & the mines, 1940

628 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 32

Coal Strike Miners' Leaders To Approach Court Canberra Conference Result Government Action Deferred CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 4

Officials of the Australian Council of Trades Unions and the Combined Mining Unions will to-morrow…

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Coal Strike Position Unaltered CANBERRA

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 2

The grave demeanour of the Prime Minister, and of the Opposition leader, Mr. Curtin, after the 11th hour conference with mine union delegates…

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Country Coal Stocks

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 2

At the beginning of the coal strike the Junee railway depot held 7000 tons of coal. During the rush at Easter they used more than 200 tons daily…

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Coal Strike Court Will Not Act Till Miners Resume Work Judge Beeby's Decision MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 2

Before they can hope to obtain any redress from the Arbitration Court the coal miners who are now on strike must return to work. This…

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Miners' Divided Opinions NEWCASTLE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 1

There is still a marked difference of opinion among the striking coal miners on the merits and demerits of the strike. However, opinion is…

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Coal Strike Prime Minister's Ultimatum CANBERRA

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 1

Unless the Combined Mining Unions' committee today instructs the men to return to work immediately in all coal mines, the…

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Coal and Petrol Big Shortage in Berlin London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 1

Tile Reich Coal Commissioner (Herr Paul Walter) has appealed to householders, theatres and cafes to cease heating, says the Rotterdam…

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Judge Beeby's Decision Court Will Not Act Till Miners Resume MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 1

Before they can hope to obtain any redress, from the Arbitration Court the coal miners, who are now on strike must return to the work. This…

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Coal Strike Last Minute Change C.M.U. Not to Meet Till To-morrow Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 5

There was an eleventh hour change in the coal industry dispute position to-night. The combined mining unions' executive ?will not meet until Thursday…

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Coal Strike Today's Meetings Decisive Govt. Will Act Unless Miners Resume CANBERRA

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 1

The possibility of a settlement of the coal strike by arbitration is dependent on the meetings of the miners' leaders in Sydney today, the Prime Minister…

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Coal Strike Prime Minister's Statement Settlement by Ar­bitration Dependant on To-days Meeting Government Will Act Unless Miners Resume

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 2

The possibility of a settlement of the coal strike by arbitration is dependent on the meetings of the miners' leaders in Sydney…

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Stop Press The Coal Strike

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 2

At the conclusion of the meeting of representatives of the combined unions involved in the coal strike, at 9.30 last night, the President of the…

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Coal Strike Leaders Recommend Intensification

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 2

Conferences of miners’ lenders and the officials of trade unions during the week have decided to recommend the intensification of the strike. This…

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Miners' Executive Diversity of Opinion SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 1

Recommendations which aggregate meetings of striking miners will be asked to consider on Tuesday will not be disclosed until they are announced…

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Mass Meetings of Strikers To Consider Coal Strike SYDNEY

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 2

Mass meetings of coal-miners will be held next week to consider the recommendation of the Combined Mining Unions' Executive that the…

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Coal Strike Costly Still no Settlement in Sight SYDNEY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 2

The coal strike has already caused the loss of about £2,000,000, it was stated to-dny at the conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce…

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Coal Strike Conference in Sydney No Decision Another Meeting Today SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 6

Despite the fact that the Combined Mining Unions conference today did not reach a definite decision on the coal dispute, the Prime Minister (Mr…

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Coal Dispute Hope for Early Settlement Report to Canberra Move to Intensify Strike Said to Be Defeated

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 2

Hopes for an early settlement of the coal strike were held in Canberra tonight. Although the time limit for the recommendation by the miners'…

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CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) the Gold Myth (To the Editor, "The Dally Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 7

Sir,—That mythical, Illusive, and rarely seen thing we call gold, what is its function in world affairs, who controls it, for what purpose and in whose…

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Coal Removed Noisy Demonstration at Colliery Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 2

In face of a noisy demonstration by more than 350 miners a fleet of motor lorries, under heavy police guard, removed about 117 skips of coal from the…

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