Miners' Stay in Strike Ends
TAMWORTH. Wednesday: The stay-in strike involving 28 miners of the Curlewis colliery was called off to-night. The men had been…
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Vital Coal Decision by Miners To-day
SYDNEY. Thursday: A decision on whether a general stoppage will be held in the coal industry will be taken by the Central…
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LONDON, Friday: "The Ministry of Fuel has banned all shipments of coal for overseas ports, and forbidden the bunkering of ships leaving…
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SYDNEY, Friday: The central council of the Miners' Federation is expected to decide today whether, or not to call a nation-wide coal strike…
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SYDNEY, Friday: The Central Council of the Miners' Federation decided to-day to call aggregate meetings to consider a general stoppage throughout Australia unless assurances are received within 21…
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LONDON, Friday: All shipments of coal for overseas ports has been forbiddent by the Ministry for Fuel, which has also forbidden the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SEMI FlNALS of Hogan Gold Cup Competition Rain Stops Play
Cricketers, like everyone else, have been praying for rain, and their prayers were answered yesterday whilst the semi-finals of the Hogan Gold Cup competition were being played. In both games, play for the day had to be abandoned, after only a few hours cricket…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →British Crisis Not Expected to Last Long Miners Co-operating
LONDON, Wednesday: The fuel crisis would not last long enough to necessitate food rations being cut or shortages…
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WOLLONGONG, Wednesday: Southern miners have planned a mass demonstration at Parliament House on February 26, to coincide…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →192,000 Tons of Coal Lost in Five Weeks
SYDNEY, Wednesday: New South Wales coal production lost By strikes for the five weeks ended last Saturday was 192,000 tons,…
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IPSWICH, Thursday: Mr. A. Taylor, S.M., in a reserved decision to-day awarded three Roughrigg coal miners damages of £25 each, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Also Work Their Farms Successful Experiment in America
THE State of Iowa, U.S.A., can show the world a remarkable and successful experiment in social community living. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal May Be Sent by U.s.a
NEW YORK, Thursday: It has been learned that the United States would consider sympathetically any anneal for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's All-out Drive for Coal Drastic Emergency Measures Taken
LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.): Sweeping new decisions to meet the grave national coal crisis, caused by the unprecedented freeze, have been announced from No. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) announced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain Gaining in Battle for Coal President Truman May Divert Colliers at Sea
LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.) : Britain is gaining ground in the battle for coal. The critical drain of coal stocks has been arrested, stock-piles are mounting as a result of the restrictions, and coal ships and coal trains are on the move…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Workers Toil to End Coal Shortage
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): Thousands of miners, seamen, dockers and railwaymen throughout Britain have voluntarily given up their Sunday at home to co-operate in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hogan Gold Cup Final Between Kimovale and Muttama Semi Finals Completed Yesterday
The final of the Hogan Gold Cup the district’s first grade cricket championship will be fought out between the minor premiers Kimovale and Muttama. Yesterday saw the conclusion of the semi finals, with Muttama convincingly defeating Nangus whilst Kimovale…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Jobless Helped Miners to Produce Coal
LONDON, Monday: Men who never before bad been near a mine, but whose ordinary jobs had vanished in the…
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LONDON, Tuesday: The miners, railway workers, deckers, and transport workers agreed to work again next Sunday to keep the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.K. Workers Rush Coal From Pits No Break Yet in Icy Weather
LONDON, Monday: British workers have been working at full pressure over the week-end t o rush coal from the pits to the power stations. Miners, dockers, seamen and railwaymen have continued their work under…
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