Open Cut Coal
A contributor: Comparison of the effect of the coal strike on N.S.W. with that in other States has drawn…
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Miners Starting to Feel Pinch; Relief Move Casworkers to Handle Coal if Open-Cuts Not Worked
SYDNEY, Monday: Measures to provide relief for the striking miners were discussed at a conference of their officials in Sydney today. Miners will start to "feel the pinch" this week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Leaves Britain for Vic
MELBOURNE, Monday: The steamer Le Verdon, carrying 9000 tons of coal, left England on July 15 for Melbourne, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casey Urges Open-cut Coal Lift
NEWCASTLE, Monday: After a weekend spent visiting miners' homes and inspecting open cuts between Newcastle and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Strike "End in Sight?"
The lifting of coal lying at grass in New South Wales continued yesterday. The A.C.T.U. considers that union…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →W.a. Miners "Glad to Resume Work"
PERTH, Monday. Coal miners who returned to work at Collie today, after a three weeks' stoppage, declared that they were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Q'land Miners to Work Two Open Cuts
BRISBANE, Monday: A meeting of miners at the , Callide open cut, 82 miles from Gladstone, today decided to return to work not later than Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fordson Major Tractors Ordehs Being Fulfilled Despite Coal Strike
Motor Tractor [?] Limited of 369[?] Wattle Street, [?] Sydney the N.S.W. Distributors of Fordson Major tractors advice that delivery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal and the Economic Crisis Double Threat To Our Living Standard
On top of the drastic cut in production caused by the general strike, Australia now faces added hazards arising from the world…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Watersiders Vote on Coal Ship
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Waterside Workers' Federation Federal Council is now deciding, by telegraphic vote, whether…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Coal Towns Against Strike
SYDNEY, Wednesday—The first sign of a break in the coal strike front in N.S.W. came at four small northern coalfield…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Working Open Cut Mines Federal and State Ministers Meet
SYDNEY, Wednesday—Although Government officials believe that the end of the coal strike is in sight, an important meeting of Federal a State Ministers is being held in Sydney today to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fillip to Open-cut Mining Sequel to Strike?
CANBERRA; Tuesday: One of developments of the coal crisis could be the development of open-cut mining to a degree and at a speed which otherwise would never have occurred, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Money Won't Go Back Into Bank. Will be Used to Relieve Distress Among Miners
SYDNEY: Money drawn out of banks would not be returned to secure the release of miners' leaders, the actin-General President…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Move by Men to End Strike Workers in Four Small Mines Want to Return
SYDNEY, Tuesday: First sign of a break in the coal strike front in New South Wales came at four small northern coalfield towns today when miners supported back-to-work proposals…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rail Men Favoured Moving Coal at Grass Junee A.L.P. Backs Up the Governments' Action
The McGirr Government sought the opinion of the Junee sub-branch of the Australian Labor towards the lifting of coal at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →They Keep Mines Safe
NO COAL is being mined at Wonthaggi (Vic.) now, but safety men are still on the job testing for gas, and doing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deadline Fixed for Work on Open Cut Mines Strong Move by Cessnock Miners To End Strike Rejected
Federal and State Ministers, at Conference in Sydney yesterday, are believed to have set a deadline for the miners to end their strike and return to arbitration. When the deadline expires, which is believed to be some time next…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Ship Ban to Remain
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Federal Council of the Waterside Workers' Federation today decided to continue the ban on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damage in Mines May Delay Resumption
LITHGOW, Wednesday: A serious fall in one of the main haulage roads to the State mine, the biggest single producer on…
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