Move to Avoid Dismissals Over Coal Cut
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Industries directly affected by the 20 per cent cut in coal are likely to close factories on one day a week to divide…
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Four Hundred Tons a Shift From British Coal Cutter-loader
More than 400 tons of coal a shift is a normal output from each A. B. Moore simultaneous cutter-loader now being installed in British coal-mines. An all British machine, it does away with shot firing in pits. It cuts unbroken directly from the face and loads onto a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trains and Trams Stop in Adelaide; Coal Shortage
ADELAIDE, Sunday: A breakdown of coal supplies caused a cessation of trains and trams in the Adelaide metropolitan area…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →(An “Independent” Special Feature) Early Settler Became “Humane Bank”— Fortune Won From Abandoned Adelong Mine
Many extraordinary stories have been told of sensational happenings that occurred in the pioneering days of this district, but none…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Award Claims For Uranium Miners
ADELAIDE, Monday: The secretary of the A.W.U. (Mr. C. R. Cameron) is preparing a log of plans to cover uranium miners at Mt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All South Coast Miners Idle Yesterday
SYDNEY, Monday: All South Coast mines were idle to-day over wages claims by deputies and shot fixers in the metropolitan mines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Concern at Coal Deterioration
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Sydney County Council decided today to ask the State Government to appoint a committee to inquire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Talks to Avert Coal Strike
SYDNEY. Tuesday: The chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) has called a conference to-morrow to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Former Gundagai Killed Boy Believed Killed Trapped When Old Mine Collapses
Former Gundagai resident. Mr. Bill Clarke, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Clarke, of Tarcutta, is believed to have been killed when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cowabbie West Blue and Gold Ball Enjoyable Event
The ladies of the Cowable West C.W.A. staged their annual blue and gold ball on Friday night last when about 220 patrons spiritually joined in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Strong Action" on Coalfieds Warning by Miners
Miners' leaders last night warned that strong action would be taken in N.S.W. coalfields unless the Joint Coal Board immediately used its powers to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Warn of "Strong Action" on Coalfields
SYDNEY, Monday: Miners' leaders tonight warned that strong action would be taken in New South Wales coalfields unless the Joint…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Upheaval in America 150,000 Miners Walk Out
WASHINGTON, Wednesday: Amid protests of "Let the senators mine the coal!" soft coal miners, by thousands, left the coalpits yesterday in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →20,000 Miners Out in U.S. Angry Over the New Laws
WASHINGTON. Wednesday: A wave of serious industrial unrest has followed the passage of the Labor Bill, which limits the powers of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hundreds of American Mines Idle "Let the Senators Get the Coal"
WASHINGTON, Wednesday: Amid protests of "Let the Senators mine the coal!" soft coal miners by the thousands left the coal pits yesterday in a walkout, protesting against…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →FRANCE 200,000 Miners on Strike
PARIS, Thursday: France's dual industrial and political crisis is growing, and-Cabinet has decided to authorise Premier to ask for a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Hits American Steel Industry
NEW YORK, Thursday: With their main sources of fresh coal cut off, American steel industries today began banking their furnaces and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Virtue and Old Gold in Smartest Sydney Gallops
SYDNEY, Thursday: Virtue and Old Gold were the outstanding sprinters on all tracks this morning. Others to impress were Lady Marie, Kiaree, Cardinal Colour and Frontal Attack…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MARRAR G.W.A. (By the Publicity Officer). Blue and Gold Ball
The Marrar C.W.A. Blue and Gold Ball held in Winterâs Hall, was all that was anticipated. The local decoration were Judged the best ever, for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Method of Extracting Coal at Cessnock
NEWCASTLE, Friday: Hydraulic storage will be used for extraction of coal for the first time at Aberdare Extended mine at Cessnock on…
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