Industries Close Down. Coal Shortage in Japan. TOKYO, Jan. 31. (A.A.P.)
An acute shortage of coal has brought industrial undertakings throughout Japan to a standstill. The electrical undertakings in 14…
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Britain in Grip of Ice, Frost Trains Snowed Under Coal Runs Low LONDON
Snow-ploughs on the main lines for the first time in 40 years, frozen couplings which had to be hammered apart, grease in axle-boxes frozen solid -- these and many other overwhelming difficulties…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fish Teem in Lake on Goldfields Kalgoorlie
Though the nearest beach is 120 miles away and the nearest river is even farther, fishing has become the latest pastime here…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Colliery Idle
KURRI, Thursday.--Because of a dispute between the machine-men and the management, Richmond Main Colliery was idle today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Owners Move on Mines' Award Coal-owners in
N.S.W., Victoria and Tasmania have made application to the Federal Arbitration Court to vary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Gold Price
SOVEREIGNS: £2/8/11, unchanged (Commonwealth Bank). GOLD: Fine ounce, £10/12/9, unch,; standard ounce (22 carats), £9/15/04, unch…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Folly of Strike Hughes To Miners
"The policy of the coal mine union leaders is the policy of Hitler" declared the Federal Attorney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Dispute Full Powers Given to Leaders
BY a huge majority, the Bulli mine-workers' aggregate meeting, the largest on the South Coast, yesterday empowered the leaders of the combined mining unions to direct future policy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2000 Endorse Mine Unions’ Policy Cessnock, Feb. 1
By an almost unanimous vote, 2000 mineworkers in their great mass meeting here yesterday. endorsed the policy of the combined mining unions in bringing to a successful conclusion the historic “second round” of the miners’ struggle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining. Weakness in Barriers. Mt. Lyell Filmer
Weakness was manifested in the Barrier section of the mining share market yesterday. Enhanced rotes were secured for copper shares. Gold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Unions' Plans. Move by Owners Expected. Countering Limitation. NEWCASTLE
It is expected that the minc owners will take some decisive action shortly to counter the combined mining unions' plan for stoppages limiting…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →France's Gold Reserve. Paris, Feb. 1. (A.A.P.)
At a meeting of the Bank of France today, M. Pierre Fournier. the Governor, revealed that France had entered the war with a gold reserve double that of 1914…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Union Officials Summoned Mine-owners Want Award Obeyed Action Taken Through Arbitration Court
Mine owners have issued summonses to officials of the combined mining unions through the Federal Arbitration Court. The officials will be asked to appear before the court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Support for Mr. Roosevelt. Third Term Issue. Miners' Convention. New York, Feb. 1. (A.A.P.)
Despite the recent attack on President Roosevelt by Mr. John L. Lewis, the leader of the Congress of Industrial Organisations, the tenor of speeches at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mining. Gold Shares Uncertain. Loloma Sought
Gold concerns had an uncertain trend yesterday. Good support was again given to copper shares. The silver-lead and tin sections were quiet…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Miners Claim Hughes Misled
Criticism of the miners' officials by the Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) yesterday was attributed by a Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Gold Price
SOVEREIGNS: £2/8/11, unchanged (Commonwealth Bank). GOLD: Fine ounce, £10/12/9, unch.; standard ounce (22 carats), £9/15/[?]¼, unch…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Collieries and Shipping Companies Operating at Newcastle and District
The following are the names of the collieries and shipping companies, with their addresses and telephone numbers, which are at present…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Home News. Coal Strike Danger
An official statement issued by the Miners' Federation yesterday said that the attitude adopted by the coal owners might lead to a general strike…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Gold Output Melbourne
Victorian gold output in 1939 increased by £A.265,408, compared with the previous year's £A.1,538,759. The increase in values was also helped…
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