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REPATRIATION OF MINERS
Shale Industry Development
USE OF SPECIAL GRANT
CANBERRA, Friday.
As it is impossible to strictly carry out
the terms of arrangement under which
£100,000 was granted for the repatria
tion of coal miners from the northern
New South Wales fields, the' Government
intends to divert the money to the de
velopment of the shale oil deposits in
New South Wales and Tasmania if a
workable scheme can be prepared.
These Dlans were announced in thH
House of Representatives today by the
assistant-Minister for Industry (Mr.
Beasley) .
When the Leader of the Opposition
(Mr. J. G. Latham) asked questions
concerning the grant, Mr. Beasley said
the Government had set an amount, apart
for the repatriation of the coal miners
in other industries after the settlement
of the coal strike
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