The Archive · 1929

Australian Coal Crisis

Intervention by the Government in New South Wales Canberra, Feb, 21.

The Federal Government has intervened in the dispute which has South Wales in connection with the dispute the owners of the " colli issued dismissal fe the rehabilitation of the industry.

ko Rt. Hon, S. M. Bruce, the Premier of Australia, speaking in the House of Representatives, antigate the posi-coal industry, the one instituted by Ealdwin in Great Britain in 1925.

Bruce stated that coal exports [from Australia have declined by '600,000 tons during the past three years and that production has' 000,000 tons. said that it was the selling price of Australian coal by five shillings a ton—Reuter.

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