End of Coal Strike Is in Sight Aggregate Meetings Likely to be Held Shortly?
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: An early ending of the coal strike is expected following a conference of the Northern Miners Lodge…
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Troops May Go to Underground Mines Minister Confers with Coal Board
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The possibility of troops being used in underground cool mines will be discussed with the Joint Cool Board, the Minister for the Army (Mr. Chambers) said today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collapse of Coal Strike Now Imminent? Northern Miners Demand Aggregate Meetings by Monday at Latest
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The collapse of the coal strike, now in its sixth week, is believed to be imminent. A motion calling for aggregate meetings not later than Monday to consider a return to work was placed before the conference of Northern N.S.W…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Federal Government, may operate a number of the big B.H.P. mechanised underground mines…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Attorney General (Mr. Martin) said tonight that when he was addressing a meeting on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day’s Conference May Mean End of Coal Strike Aggregate Meetings Likely to Be Called Next Week
The northern miners’ delegate conference will decide to-day whether it favours the calling of aggregate meetings. If it does so, the coal strike Is expected to collapse, because there is mounting evidence that most mine-workers want to get back to work…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: In the Muswellbrook open-cut mines, soldiers today broke the production record of 2500 tons of coal in a day by regular miners. The soldiers' output in 20 hours crushed and loaded,…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: A survey of at least 10 mechanised underground mines on the New South Wales coalfields is being made…
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In a statement on the coal strike, Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A. for Raleigh, and a former Minister for Mines, said that any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Mass Meetings Next Week? Decision on
NEWCASTLE, Thursday: Aggregate meetings of miners throughout Australia are likely next Tuesday. The Miners' Central Council will meet on Sunday in Sydney, when a decision to call aggregate meetings on Tuesday to vote on whether to continue the strike…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: The council of unions with members employed in the gas industry in New South Wales has decided to…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: The Minister for Fuel (Senator Ashley) said today that he would not oppose any move by the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Troops working Muswellbrook open-cut coal mine today expect to break last Wednesday's coal production record of 3379 tons. The officer in charge of the mine, Major A.T…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight Mines Selected for Work by Army Including Australia's Biggest
SYDNEY, Friday.—Eight N.S.W. underground coal mines, including Burwood, Australia's biggest producer, will be worked by the Army. This was announced today by the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops to Work Eight N.S.W. MINES. Government Takes Steps To Increase Output
SYDNEY, Monday: Eight New South Wales underground coal mines, including Burwood, Australia's biggest producer, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Socialism and Communism Blood Brothers' Country Party Chairman Assails Governments on Coal Strike
"Throughout the whole period of my public, life I have appealed lo the Governments of Australia to deal with Communism before it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Progress in Coal Mine Machinery
Many new machines which will help in the further mechanisation and expansion of Britain's coal industry were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Army To Work 8 Underground Coal Mines Will Win 8,000 Tons Daily for Gas, Power
SYDNEY, Friday: Eight mechanised underground mines would be worked by Army personnel to win an additional 8000 tons daily of coal for essential services the Minister for Fuel (Senator Ashley)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Output in May
CANBERRA, Friday: Gold production in May last was 70483 fine ounces, valued at £A758,573. representing an increase of 751…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.k. Coal Output in June
United Kingdom coal production showed a fall last month due to Whitsun holidays, the weekly output averaging just…
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