Coal Strike Steps Taken to Reopen Mines Federal Government Action "Door Not Closed to Wise Decision," Says Prime Minister Canberra
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 2
Preliminary action to reopen the coal mines was taken by the Federal Government to-night. Using its powers under the National Security Act the Government issued regulations enabling it to instruct coal owners to resume…
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Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 1
Mine workers will vote at aggregate meetings tomorrow and Wednesday to decide whether they will continue a strike which is affecting every…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Watch Won
Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 2
The gold wristlet watch, which was generously donated by Mr. Joseph Spain, in aid of the Comforts Fund, was won by Miss O'Malley, co of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Strike Miners to Vote This Week Continuance Possible Mr. Curtin Again Urges Return to Work SYDNEY
Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 1
Mine workers will vote at aggregate meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday to decide whether they will continue a strike which is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Union Leaders to Recommend Continuance Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 3
A recommendation to continue the coal strike will be submitted by the Combined Mining Unions to the aggregate meetings of miners on all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Gold Cup M.t.c. Shows £480 Profit Races on June 17
Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 6
At a meeting of the committee of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club on Friday night last the balance sheet in connection with the recent Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Strike No Victimisation Statement on Behalf of Mine Owners SYDNEY
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 4
The secretary of the New South Wales Combined Colliery Proprietors (Mr. C. F. Mailed) said tonight that it had come to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Strike Miners' Federation in Financial Straits No Help Prom Other Unions Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 2
Union officials at the Trades Hall tonight confirmed the statement that the Miners' Federation owed £7500 on relief tickets and would be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Strike
Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 2
It is believed that all efforts to settle the coal strike will fail, and mine owners are making their arrangements under that assumption…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Victimisation of Miners! Sydney
Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 1
The secretary of the New South Wales Combined Colliery Proprietors (Mr. C. F. Mallett) said last night that it had come to the notice of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Voting Preparations SYDNEY
Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 1
Mine workers in the northern coalfields ore holding meetings today for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are prepared to resume work and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Hughes appeals to Miners to Return SYDNEY
Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 2
The feeling for mid the continuation of the coal strike appears to be about 50-60 among mine workers on the Northern N.S.W. coal fields…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Emergency Transport Offer to Cart Coal SYDNEY
Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 1
The chairman of the Emergency Transport, Mr. William Allen, in a telegram to the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) this morning, offered to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mechanical Miners How Britain Has Mobilised Her Coal Industry for War
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 7
The full power of production in the British coalfields is now mobilised for the first time for a generation. Within the last 20 years the mining industry…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Strike Queensland Miners' Losses Resumption Decision a Fore-gone Conclusion Brisbane
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 3
The Queensland miners lost £120,000 in wages as the result of the coal strike and £10,000 is owing on the second and third dockets to small…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Loyalty Sydney
Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 1
Questions as to the loyalty of the striking miners and their leaders to Australia were asked in the Assembly yesterday. The Premier said, he had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Back to the Mines !
Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 2
This coal miners' strike is, at time of writing, practically over. The men on the northern coalfields of New South Wales Voted, by a majority of over 200,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Sent to Britain London
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 1
The Norwegian gold reserve, which was worth £22,000.000, has been brought to London…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Votes Yesterday's Majority Favored Work SYDNEY
Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 1
The aggregate meetings yesterday were divided on the recommendation of their union leaders to continue the strike…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Loyalty Premier Replies to Questions in Assembly Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 4
Questions as to the loyalty of the striking miners and their leaders to Australia were asked in the Legislative Assembly to-day. The Premier…
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