Idle Miners Letter From Soldiers Causes Strike
NEWCASTLE, Friday: A letter attacking minerS employed at a pit, and written by three soldiers in New Guinea, caused a strike at…
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Gold Agreement 34 Nations Included in New Scheme
WASHINGTON, Sat. (AAP): The United States Treasury announce that 34 united and associated nations taking part in currency stabilisation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peril from the Deep The History of Mine Warfare
To most of us the sea mine is a relatively modem form of warfare, and such devices as the magnetic and the electrically controlled mine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Idle Mines
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The production loss for the day was estimated at 5400 tons of coal, due to stoppages at six mines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Industry
PERTH, Tuesday: The Minister for Mines (Mr. Penton) designates the Washington pronouncement of the international stabilisation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal for Victoria
SYDNEY, Tuesday: In order to relieve the position a substantial quantity of coal was sent to Victoria last week, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Double Pay Mr. Chifey's Promise to Miners
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Became of an understanding given the Miners' rede, ration by the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) it will cost the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Idle Miners Serious Drop in Coal Production
SYDNEY, Thursday: According to figures released to-day by the secretary of the Southern Collieries Proprietors' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Lodges Warned
NEWCASTLE, Thursday: Th[?] Northern Miners' Federation h[?] issued a warning to the miner lodge that, if members fall [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Idle Mines
SYDNEY, Friday: Three coalmines, employing 460 men and with a daily production of 1750 tons, were idle on the NSW coalfields to-day bringing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →May Day Miners Directed to Work
SYDNEY, Sun.: The Commonwealth Coal Controller (Mr. Mighell) to-night repealed his direction to all miners in NSW to work to-morrow—May Day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Miners at Work on May Day
SYDNEY, Mon.: Apart from 220 men at Abermain No. 2 Colliery in the north, which has been idle since April 20 all NSW coalminers worked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Must Have Coal If Australia Is to Carry on Important Statement Issued
SYDNEY, Monday: The whole capacity of Australia to carry on its various services and industries is now entirely dependent on coal production…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Idle Mines
SYDNEY, Tues.—The coal production loss on the N.S.W coalfields to-day as the result of the idleness at four pits, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Wed.: All coal mines on the southern and western fields worked to-day, but in the north Richmond Main was Idle yesterday, following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Coal Cuts Contemplated
The Australian coat and coke position still gives rise to serious concern, and it would be deplorable in the extreme it, at this juncture in the war effort, with the Allied offensive raining weight in the South-west Pacific and the second front…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Position Distorted, Says Dr. Evatt Coal Owners Blamed for Misrepresentation
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Although some of the criticisms levelled were true and coal stocks were in a bad position the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Coal Stocks Seriously Low
MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Stocks of coal on hand were sufficient to provide a full supply of gas for 10 days only said the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr Forde's Appeal to Miners and Owners
CANBERRA, Thursday: "It is imperative that coal production should be increased, particularly in the next six months, because of the increasing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Problem Government Criticised Dr. Evatt in Defence Trouble in Three States
SYDNEY, Thursday: In a trenchant criticism of the Government's handling of the coal problem the deputy leader of the…
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