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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's New Mining Machines
Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 2
Many new machines which will help in the further mechanisation of Britain's coal industry were recently placed on show for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Why A.w.u. Not Urged to Work Mines
The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 1
The Federal Government would not make any attempt to induce AWU members to work open cut mines but at the same time it had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Breakaway From the Miners' Federation Significant Meetings Now in Progress on Fields
Junee Southern Cross · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Monday: Singleton and Muswellbrook miners, at meetings held to-day, may decide to break away from the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coal Strike Miners Condemn Left Wing
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 2
At yesterday morning's meeting of 400 coal miners at Muswellbrook a resolution was passed unanimously of no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Miners Have Lost Unions' Sympathy"
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1
MELBOURNE. Monday The [?]logical action of the miners in going on strike before the process of arbitration had taken its…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Mines Resume in Queensland
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1
BRISBANE. Monday. Three of the largest Caledonian mines west of Ipswich began production this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners 'Led Up Garden Path-casey
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Monday: Attacking the decision of the Combined Mining Unions Council not to call aggregate meetings,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Miners' Lodges to 'Discuss Requests for Aggregate Meetings
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Monday: A special conference of Northern Miners' Lodge delegates will be held in Newcastle on Wednesday to discuss requests from many lodges for aggregate meetings to be held on the coalfields. This conference will be held, despite a decision by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Urge Mass Meetings 2000 Cessnock Men Demand Hearing
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Monday: A meeting: of more than 2000 miners at Cessnock today voted overwhelmingly in favor of a motion calling for aggregate meetings on the coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Open-cut Coal on Way to Sydney Troops to Smash Production Records
Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Coal won by Army and Air Force personnel is already on its way to Sydney and Newcastle from northern and western open-cut mines…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops Working at Open Cuts From Today First Coal Supplies Already on Way
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 2
SYDNEY, Monday: Preparations are complete for the full-scale operation by troops of open-cut mines in New South Wales shortly after midnight tonight. By daybreak tomorrow the first consignments of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beer Reward for Coal
Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 1
LITHGOW, Wednesday—Even inter-State draught beer is available at Marrangaroo "coal camp," where service personnel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Q'land Miners Retuning
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 1
BRISBANE, Tuesday: New Whitford miners in the Ipswich district decided today to return to work next Monday and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Beer for Coal: Reward for Servicemen
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 2
LITHGOW, Tuesday; Even Interstate draught beer is available at Marrangaroo "coal came" where service personnel working…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.W.U. Action Against Miners' Union
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Tuesday; An application by the Australian Workers' Onion to restrain the Miners' Federation (Western…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Captain's Flat Mine Action by A.W.U.
Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Wednesday: An application by the Australian Workers' Union to restrain the Miners; Federation (Western…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Early Ending of Coal Strike Expected After Newcastle Conference
Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 1
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday—The early ending of the cool strike is expected to follow the conference of northern miners' lodge representatives being held at Newcastle today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Servicemen Win 7000 Tons in First Day Satisfactory Progress at Open-Cut Mines
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 2
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Army and Air Force labor produced more than 7000 tons of coal in the first day's operation in New South Wales open-cut mines. Most of this coal is now on its way to Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Members Recognise a Last Ditch Stand Junee A.R.U. Support for' Action Against Miners
Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 1
Action taken by the State Executive of the Australian Railways Union and the Federal and' State Governments has gained the…
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