South Coast Mines Idle Again Today
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The State Cabinet members, who are meeting today to examine the coal supply crisis, have had their task…
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Movement of Wheat Basic Need Is Coal
The basic reason for the hold-up in wheat deliveries from the country , was the fact that the railways could not obtain sufficient coal to make the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Coast Mines Idle Again To-day Another Miner Dies From Dust on Lungs
SYDNEY, Monday: All 16 South Coast mines lay idle to-day, with 2000 miners at a mass meeting at Wollongong. The meeting decided to repeat the stoppage…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday: When the British freighter. Empire Prowess, reached Melbourne to-day the crew told how, during the voyage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State to Proceed with Coal Scheme
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The State Government will proceed with its plane to open up and conduct new coalmines for the benefit of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria Plans to Use More Brown Coal
MELBOURNE. Wednesday: "Industry can and must use raw brown coal because coal." the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trucks Now Rationed in Further Effort to Save Coal
Railway trucks are to be rationed by 10 per cent from to-day in an effort to save coal. Preferential treatment will be given to coal, coastal traffic, livestock and foodstuffs, and commodities intended for urgent shipment…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →M.S.W. Rail Trucks Rationed From Today New Efforts to Save Coal
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Railway trucks are to be rationed by 10 per cent, from to-morrow in an effort to save coal. Preferential treatment will be given to coal,…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday: The committee appointed to investigate the greater use of brown coal in industry will start work…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday: Although four colliers with 25,750 tons of New South Wales coal are expected to arrive in…
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MELBOURNE, Friday: The committee appointed to investigate the greater use of brown coal in industry will start work immediately the…
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SYDNEY, Friday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) to-day assured miners' leaders that the Federal Government would…
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KALGOORLIE, Sunday: Three days after the First Hit Mining Company discontinued operations of the Boomerang mine,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand Prime Minister Warns Miners
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Sunday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) told a large meeting of coal miners to-day that the election this year would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →13 Mines Idle Record Day's Loss for Year
SYDNEY, Monday: With 13 mines idle on the N.S.W. coalfield today the production loss of 16,900 tons is the heaviest for any one day this year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →South Coast , Mines May Be Idle To-day Protest Against Dust Menace
SYDNEY, Sunday: Four South Coast mines are expected to be idle to-morrow in protest against the dust menace, which caused a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Losses Go on
SYDNEY, Tuesday: On the New South Wales coalfields today 16 mines are idle for a production loss of over 11,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C.S.I.R. May Probe Dust in Mines
CANBERRA, Monday: The Cornell for Scientific and Industrial Research may be asked to set up a separate division to investigate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Dealer's Hoard Discovery on a Dutch Liner
LONDON, Tuesday: "Gold barn, jewels and currency totalling £100,000 were discovered aboard the Dutch liner Khptoatcin before she sailed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Miners Expected to Return Lifting of Brisbane Restrictions
BRISBANE, Tuesday: Ipswich coal mine owners expect to send sufficient coal to Brisbane by Monday night to enable restrictions to…
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