Statewide Coal Strike Threat
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 2
The threat of a Statewide coal strike so soon after the weekend appeal by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) at the "More Production" conference must be most embarrassing both to himself and union…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Efforts to Prevent a "Black Christmas" Statewide Coal Strike May Follow Dispute
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 1
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Eleventh-hour efforts are being made to prevent a "black Christmas", as far as coal, light, power and rail travel are concerned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →University Scholarships for Mining
Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 3
Sixty-six young men, whose average age is only 20. have just been given the chance of a short cut to the top jobs in Britain's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Company Charged; Statewide Coal Strike Threat Postponed
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 1
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Joint Coal Board today issued a summons against Australian Iron and Steel Ltd. for allegedly failing to comply with an order affecting the South Coast coal strike…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →University Scholar- Ships for Mining
The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 4
Sixty-six young men, whose average age is only 20, have just been given the chance of a short cut to top jobs in Britain's coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Could Pay More For Austn. Coal"
Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 3
SYDNEY, Thursday: Australian industry at present could pay more for Australian-produced coal, the chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Miners Offset Souther Coal Loss
Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 1
SYDNEY, Monday — If northern miners worked with out interruption until their Christmas holidays there was no cha[?]of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Miners Offset Coal Loss in South
Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 1
SYDNEY, Sunday: If Northern miners worked without interruption until their Christmas holidays there was no chance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops Fight to Retake French Mines Govt. to Import Coal in Place of Food
Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 1
PARIS, Sunday (A.A.P.): Two thousand French troops armed with rifles, grenades and tear-gas yesterday launched an assault to recapture the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Govt.'s Offensive Against StrikeBound Mines
Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 1
PARIS, Monday — As the French Government prepares its "offensive" to clear the strikebound pits in the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Report to Nation Chifley Appeals for Greater Coal Production
Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 2
CANBERRA, Sunday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) tonight appealed to employees and employers in the coal industry to sink their differences and co-operate with the Joint Coal Board to produce…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Manpower in Britain's Industries Coal, Agriculture and Textiles Have More Recriuts But Are Below Their Target Figures
The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 6
The slow but steady progress in the staffing of some of .Britain's vital yet undermanned industries is shown yet undermanned industries is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Very Rich Gold Find
Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 1
JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday — One of the richest gold finds ever, in the sand river area in Orange Free State is announced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Decision by Miners' Central Council
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 1
SYDNEY, Monday: After discussing the Kemeira tunnel dispute for more than three hours, the Central Council of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Miners Preparing Defences Attack by Troops Expected in North
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 1
PARIS, Monday (A.A.P.): Strikers in France's northern coal areas are strengthening their defences in anticipation of a Government "offensive" to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jobless Steel Workers From Sth. Coast Invade Leeton Unemployed Over Miners' Strike
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 1
LEETON, Monday: About 30 steel and metal workers from the South Coast who are out of work as a result of the miners' strike over the Kemeira…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motors and Motoring Notes Experiments Advanced to Produce Fuel from Coal Derivatives
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 4
While it is known that petrol shortages have arisen from a number of causes, the extent of development which is anticipated from coal carbonisation and by-drogenation is probably much greater than is generally appreciated. This development can only partly be attributed to the exhaustion of existing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kemeira Dispute Miners Reject Terms
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 October 1948 · page 1
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Central Council of the Miners' Federation today rejected a formula for a settlement of the Kemeira…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Move to End Coal Strike
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 1
SYDNEY, Wed.: A.C.T.U. leaders will re-open negotiations with the Miners Central Council in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Freezing the Earth to Find Coal Novel Methods Used in Britain to Sink the Shaft of a New Mine
Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 2
Mining engineers in Britain are freezing a section of the earth's surface to a depth of over 400 feel. This is a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →