Coal Bill Trenchant Criticism by Senator M'leay "One Law for Owner and Another for Miner"
CANBERRA, Sunday: The leader of the Senate Opposition (Senator M'Leay) to-day declared that the new Coal Control Bill…
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Idle Miners No Work at Seventeen Pits
SYDNEY, Mon.: The total loss of coal in NSW to—day was 16,000 tons. due to idleness at 17 ptts employing about 600 men. It represents one of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal-in-oil May Save Lives at Sea
Saving of many lives of men on torpedoed ships as well as substantial fuel savings may result from the sue of coal-in-oil fuels, one of the newest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Idle Miners Heavy Coal Production Loss Moves by Owners and Miners
SYDNEY, Tuesday: For the seventh successive working day 13 pits on the South Coast coalfields were idle to-day while two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Coast Mines No Immediate Resumption
CANBERRA, Wednesday: There will be no resumption of work on the South Coast mines, as ordered to-day by the Commonwealth Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Dispute Move for Settlement Work Resumption Ordered
SYDNEY, Wednesday: a move to quickly terminate the general stoppage which has laid the southcoast coal mines idle since…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Charged
WOLLONGONG, Friday: Charges of absenteeism against 188 miners were adjourned at Wollongong Police Court last night. Lodge executives of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Miners Appealed to by Mr. Curtin Supples Below War Needs
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Appealing to the miners to resume work to-morrow the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) in a telegram to-day warned that coal…
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A miner from the Welsh coalfields told the story of a poster—a poster that had had great influence upon him and his comrades—in a recent B.B.C…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Coast Miners Ignore Resumption Order
SYDNEY, Friday: South Coast miners today ignored the order of the Commonwealth Coal Commissioners, Mr. Mighell, to resume work: The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Miners Ignore Order to Resume Work
SYDNEY, Friday: The South Coast miners ignored the order of the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Coal Mine Payments Into Sinking Fund
SYDNEY, Friday: Although the State coal mine 'Lithgow had operated at a loss of £16,700 during the last three years it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock Exchange Sales Coal Position Influences Sydney Market Ceiling Prices
SYDNEY, Friday: Trading on the Sydney stock Exchange to-day dropped away considerably Commonwealth Bonds were sold…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Mines Work Resumption Order Must be Obeyed says Coal Commissioner
SYDNEY, Sunday: Owners will have the mines ready for work to-morrow under the terms of the order by the Coal Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Receive Military Call-up To-Day’s Dramatic Move By Coal Commisioner WOLLONGONG
Commonwealth Coal Commisioner, Mr Mighell, made a dramatic move to-day when, after the south coast miners had defied the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dig Coal or Fight!
The announcement yesterday that South Coast striking coal miners, between the ages of 18 and 25, had been called up for military service is an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Commissioner's Dramatic Move WOLLONGONG
The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) made a dramatic move to-day when, after the South Coast miners had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Call-up for Miners More Notices Sent Out
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Following the issue of 200 call-up notices yesterday [?] striking South Coast miners, between the aged of 18 and 25…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners on Strike Receive Military Call-up Notices Wollongong
Army call-up notices were being served yesterday on 500 South Coast miners between the ages of 18 and 25, who have been on strike…
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