Blazing Coal Bunkers Crew's Desperate Fight to Save Ship
MELBOURNE, Monday.--Between Durban and Melbourne the crew of the Swedish freighter Torvenger, which arrived to-day with a coal…
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Another Pow-wow on Coal But Theodore Is Silent
The Federal Treasurer had a long interview yesterday afternoon with the president of the A.L.P., Mr, J. J. Graves and other representatives of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suggestions Mr. Willis Makes Them to Settle Coal Dispute
Mr. A. C. Willis, M.L.C., had something vital to say yesterday in connection with the coal deadlock. "Perhaps." he remarked. "If the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Case Union Tactics K.C. Reviews Melbourne
ARGUMENT on the coal owners' attack on Judge Beeby's second interim award was continued before the Full Bench of the High…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Babies Appeal to Coal Miner Oppressors (To the Editor.)
Sir,--Mr. John Brown was sure telling a whopper when he maintained that his action in locking out the miners is in the interest of all Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Marts—money and Mines Lower Profit Metrop Building Bonus Reduced
The Metropolitan Mutual Permanent Building and Investment Association. Ltd. made a profit of £8983 for 1929, as against £10.041 for 1928. The usual to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Miners. How They Live. (By Our Special Representative.) Newcastle
You are a visitor from Sydney. You arrive on the northern coalfields to be informed that at least 18,000 mine workers are now unemployed. Your natural question is: "How do…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Short of Coal Durour at Coff's Harbor Cork's Harbor
Short of coal, the Island steamer Durour (Captain D. G. Irvine), has put in here, after a rough trip of 16 days from Rabaul…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Regrets But Hopes Council of Churches in the Coal Trouble
The secretary of the Council of Churches the Rev. A. E. Eastman, reports that the council at Its last meeting considered the coal crisis, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Dispute. Idle Unassociated Pits. Chance to Resume. Newcastle
If the managements of Jesmond and Elermore Vale can make arrangements to receive their power from the Newcastle Electric Supply Department and not from the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →N.S.W. Iii. Takes Gold Cup Big Melbourne Yacht Race
THOUGH there was plenty of yacht racing on Sydney Harbor last Saturday, most interest was shown in the doings…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Melb. Steamship Co. Pastoral Problems Melbourne S.S. Dividends
Interim dividends at the rates of 4½ per cent. on ordinary shares and 3 per cent. on preference capital have been declared by Melbourne Steamship Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To Clear the Air A.l.p. Executive Sitting To-night on Coal Situation
There will be a special meeting of the A.L.P. Central Executive to-night, commencing at 7.30. This sitting will deall with the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£20 a Day? New Guinea Gold Claim in Court Half-share in Fortune
A strange case commenced to-day in the Equity Court, before the Chiel Judge in Equity (Mr. Justice Harvey) concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Woman Counsel for Miners Drops Bombshell in Court Long Look at Mother-in-law Domestic Sloth
To those about to choose a wife and desiring one who will keep the home a model of cleanliness and order, Miss Dix…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"Bias" Amazing Attack on P.M. "You Should Retire" Stir When 72 Miners Appear in Court Wallsend
There was an amazing development to-day at the Wallsend Police Court, when 72 men were charged by summons, with having continued in an unlawful assembly at Ashtonfields on January 10. Miss Jollie Smith, who appeared for 71 of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →£8,562,000 Lost in Wages. Strikes Since 1919. Sorry Record of Northern Mines. Rothbury Men Earn Up To £15 a Week
The Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver), speaking at Strathfield last night, supplied official figures showing the tremendous losses caused by strikes in the Northern mining area, and the high wages earned by the miners at present working at the Rothbury mine under the reduced wages…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Beeby Award Before High Court No Dispute," Say Coal Owners Menzies, K.C., Argues at Length with Justices Hearing Is Adjourned Melbourne
BEFORE the Full Bench of the High Court, the hearing was opened to-day of the mine-owners' application to prevent Judge Beeby's interim award being given effect to. Mr. R. G. Menzies, K.C., and Mr. J. A. Ferguson appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Guinea Goldfields Ltd
The following progress report for the week ended February 1 has been issued by the Mining Trust, Ltd., consulting engineers for the New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd:—…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Making It Too Hot on W.A. GOLDFIELDS . PERTH
The present hot spell in the goldfields is the worst ever experienced in the history of the district. Since January 1, the temperature…
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