Aggregate Meetings to Discuss Strike Miners to Decide On Return To Work Move Next
The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 1
The Coal Mining Unions council decided yesterday to call aggregate meetings to discuss a return to work. Earlier a Conference of Federal and New South Wales Governments, Trades and Labor Council and ALP representatives decided…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →You May Not Have Read of These Facts in Your History of Australia Pieces of Gold Flew in All Directions
The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 7
The “Welcome Stranger” is the only nugget in the world that has a monument erected to it. An obelisk marks the site at Moliagul, central…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners to Vote on Coal Strike Poll Expected On Monday-- Day Before Army Begins
Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 5
The Coal Mining Unions' Council on Wednesday decided to call aggregate meetings on the coalfields to take a vote on the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Army "Not Being Used to Destroy Miners"
Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1
SINGLETON, Thursday: "A few hundred Commos—thieves, rogues and vagabonds—are trying to wreck the country," the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vic. to Charge Miners' Leaders Over Strike
Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1
MELBOURNE, Thursday: The Victorian Government intends issuing summonses under the Essential Services Act against…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Business Almost As Usual Despite Coal Strike
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 2
When the power strike made it necessary for power cuts to be imposed on business firms and industrial undertakings a serious dislocation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →30,000 Tone of African Coal on Way
Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4
The first shipment 0f imported coal from South Africa [?] is now on its way to coa[?]starved New South Wales. This will be the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Why A.W.U. Not Urged to Wrok Mines
Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1
CANBERRA, Thursday: The Federal Government would not make any attempt to induce A.W.U…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Hits Primary Producers Government's Half Measures Criticised
Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4
Reports reaching the Government in Canberra from the State capitals during the four weeks of the coal strike have indicated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Goes From Junee Railway Dump to Northern Centres
Junee Southern Cross · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1
Fourteen hundred tons of coal has been transported out of Junee and sent "North." One train load left Junee yesterday afternoon, one this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Work Open-cut Mines Troops Move North and West
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 2
More than 700 troops started to move by train yesterday morning from Ingleburn Camp near Liverpool, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners May Stay on Strike Bitter Fight Expected Between Two Factions
Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Thursday: The Miners Central Council is not expected to oppose the holding of aggregate meetings on the coalfields, but may…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops Arrive on Coalfields With Rifles Ready to Work Open-cut Mines
Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Thursday: Two forces comprising more than 1300 troops arrived on the Western and Northern coalfields this afternoon. The men were wearing marching equipment and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Success If Miners Can Be Rounded Up for Meeting Back to Work Decision Only if Majority Vote
Junee Southern Cross · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Friday; Moderate elements on the coalfields believe that if a large percentage of the sixteen thousands members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Pay for Troops
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 1
CANBERRA, Friday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said today that Service personnel working open-cut mines would…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight Seamen From Coal Ship Charged
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 1
MELBOURNE, Friday: Eight striking seamen from the Haligonian Duke were today arrested and charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops Settling Down at Mines; Ready to Start
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 2
SYDNEY, Friday: Plans for working open-cut mines with Army labor are almost completed, and unless there is a speedy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Breakaway Movement Navy May Handle Coal
Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Monday—Singleton end Muswell brook miners, at meetings held today, may decide break away from the Miners Federation and return to work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mackay's Aldermen Get Plenty Coal!
Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 2
Open cut mining has ended the coal, emergency in Mackay (Q). Surface coal exists at Bee Creek. 100, miles out— better coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Early End to Coal Strike Now Unlikely Moderates Walk Out of Meeting of Mining Unions Council
The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 1
Hopes of an early end to the coal strike were dashed yesterday when the acting chairman (Mr W. Blair) and four other moderate ate delegates walked out of a meeting of the Coal Mining Unions Council called to fix a date for aggregate meetings of strikers…
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