Coal Strike Now in Final Stage Ten Days May See Settlement
Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Monday.— More, than 100 police left Sydney for Lithgow today to co-operate in the coal-lift from the western field tomorrow. Fifty plainclothes police went to Lithgow by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.C.T.U. to Meet the Combined Unions. Wednesday's Effort to End the Coal Strike
Junee Southern Cross · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Friday: The Combined Mining Unions' Council decided to-day to meet the Emergency Committee of the A.C.T.U. next…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Open Cut Coal Will Mean Easing of Electricity Restrictions Thousands May Have Jobs Back in Two Weeks’ Time
The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 1
STATE ELECTRICAL AUTHORITIES ARE PREPARING FOR A LARGE-SCALE BACK-TO-WORK MOVEMENT OF THE MANY THOUSANDS WHO HAVE BEEN RENDERED IDLE BY THE COAL STRIKE…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CORRESPONDENCE (we do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents.) Open Cut Mines (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser.")
Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 2
Sir—It would seem that the miners Intend, to return to work on, or about the time the opencuts are due to commence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Union Handles "Duke" Coal
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1
MELBOURNE, Monday: The Transport Workers' Union today began transporting coal from the Hall gonian Duke to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Qld. Miners Dispute Strike Ruling
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1
BRISBANE, Monday: An angry demonstration occurred at Ipswich today when the chairman, at a mass meeting of miners, declared a motion to continue the strike carried by a majority of two votes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singleton Miners to Seek Meeting
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1
NEWCASTLE, Monday: A meeting of about 50 miners at Singleton today carried a motion instructing the Northern Miners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coal Strike Conference on
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 2
The Central Executive of the Combined Mining Unions Council decided yesterday to call a meeting of councillors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Western Coal-lift Starts in Driving Rain
Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1
LITHGOW, Tuesday—The coal-lift from the western fields began today in driving rain and and freezing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain Faces New Industrial Crisis; Coal, Transport Strike Threat
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1
LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.): With the return to work today of the London dockers, Britain which was severly hit by that crisis, now faces fresh trouble in two other industries transport and coal. The Colliery Winders' Federation have given the National Coal Board and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners to Discuss A.C.T.U. Plan to End Coal Strike
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Monday: An early end of the coal strike will depend on the outcome of a meeting of the Coal Mining Unions' Council in Sydney tomorrow. The C.M.U. Council will discuss a settlement formula to be placed before it by leaders of the Australian Council of Trade Unions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grave Shortage of Gas Coal
Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A grave shortage of coal for gas had developed, the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Widespread Distress Caused by Coal Strike
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Distress in Sydney and the surrounding districts caused to aged, infirm and the very young by the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Overseas Coal "Black," Say Vic, Seamen
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 1
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. The Victorian secretary of the Seamen's Union (Mr. W. Bird) today advised tugmasters that all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shortage of Gas Coal Now Grave
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Tuesday: A grave shortage of coal for gas had developed, the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Open Cut Coal
The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 1
Comparison of the effect of the coal strike on New South Wales with that of other States has drawn public comment at our…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Meetings To Vote on Coal Strike Poll Expected on Monday-day Before Army Begins
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Coal Mining Unions' Council today decided to call aggregate meetings on the coalfields' to take a vote on the coal strike. The meetings, which are expected to be held on Monday,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Demonstration Against Coal-Lift Abandoned
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 1
LITHGOW, Wednesday: Coal trains, hauling 2000 tons of crushed coal from Ben Bullen and Renown sidings to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Aggregate Meetings Expected to Favor Resumption
Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Thursday — It is expected that the aggregate meetings of miners on Monday will favor an immediate resumption of work, but a bitter fight between the moderates and Communists is likely in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops Leave Camp for Open-cut Mines Rifles and Sub-machine Guns Carried
Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Thursday — More than 1300 soldiers left Ingleburn Military Camp at 8.30 a.m. to-day by trucks and trains for areas where they will prepare to work open-out mines…
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