Broken Hill Carpenters. Strike at Mines
On April 22 at Broken Hill members of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners employed in the various mines ceased work in pursuance of a strike…
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The Coal Seizure Mr. Holman on Its Effect Will Cost Australia £3,000,000 MORE Views of Employers and Miners
At the conference between representatives of the New South Wales coal owners and the Acting Prime Minister yesterday the former stated that they had been instructed by the owners to say they could not sign the tentative agreement arrived at previously…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal for Melbourne. Government Vessels Loading
The Commonwealth Government is making use of portion of its own fleet to relieve the coal shortage in other States. It recently arranged for the motor ship Coolcha to load…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scarborough Miners Waiting for Increases WOLLONGONG
The Scarborough Mine was idle yesterday and when questioned one of the man said that the cause was discontent over the delay in arranging for the payment of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners and Owners Pleased Federation Meets To-day
News of Mr. Watt's sensational [?] been well received by both owners and employees in the New South Wales [?]. The proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Trouble. Position Unchanged. Royal Commission Opens
The position as regards the trouble in the coalmining industry remains unchanged. The coaimine proprietors, at the beginning of the week, were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Labour Mining Policy. Criticised by the Minister
Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Treasurer and Minister for Mines, referring to the declared policy of the Labour party in relation to metalliferous mining, said the great bulk of these…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labor Party's Mining Proposals. Minister in Reply
The loader of the State Labor Party, Mr. John Storey, stated yesterday that his party's proposals in regard to metalliferous mining were meant to apply to milling of all kinds, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commandeering Coal the State's Position "Protecting the Public" Statement by Mr. Holman
"The information we have indicates that an entirely proper arrangement could be m[?]e between the mining companies and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Diseases. Board of Trade Inquiries. Broken Hill Men Dissatisfied
Mr. A. C. Willis (Secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation) has received a communication from the Broken Hill miners…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal to Be Commandeered Commonwealth Action Counter Move to State Inquiry Melbourne
The Federal Government has decided to commandeer all coal within the Commonwealth, and will issue regulations to-morrow morning taking the necessary, power. The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Watt) made this announcement, to-night at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Trade. Federal Control Proposed. Commandeering of All Stocks. Action to Be Taken To-day
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Federal Government will to-morrow take power by regulation, presumably under the War Precautions Act, to commander all coal within the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Inquiry. Maitland Collieries. Earnings and Time Lost
Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., Royal Commissioner, continued his inquiry yesterday into the coal industry of New South Wales. Mr. J. A. Browne, M.L.C., and Mr. Weston…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Earnings Some Further Figures Coal Commission Evidence
Further evidence with regard to the trouble in the coal trade was heard today by the Royal Commissioner (Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C.), in the No. 2 Jury…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners Satisfied
The action by the Commonwealth Government in commandeering all coal in the Comonwealth has given general satisfaction to the coal miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Agreement What Miners Receive No Pit Mouth Stoppages New Conciliation System
Mr. Watt has noticed the coal miner's secretary that the increased pay will come into oparetion on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Stocks
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The quantity of coal at grans which the Commonwealth proposes to commandeer is, in this district, about 710,000 tons, and of the 260,000 tons bellnging…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Commission
After certain evidence (reported on page 6) was heard by the Coal Commission to-day, Mr. Knox informed the commissioner that further witnesses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South. Coast Miners
WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--The trouble at the Excelstor colliery, Thirroul, over the cinder question has been temporarily settled, and the employeen resumed work this morning. All…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commandeering of Coal
There is sound, ground for the apprehension with which consumers read of the commandeering of coal. For this action undoubtedly means that the…
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