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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

491 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 25

Miners' Holiday Will Aid Timber Industry

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 2

TAKING advantage of the period while coal miners were on holidays, leaving extra trucks available, the Department of Railways was making an all-out effort to clear timber from the North Coast, said a railway spokesman yesterday…

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Mine Host Top Weight In Challenge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.—Carrington Stakes winner Mine Host has been allotted the' top weight of 9.3 for the Challenge Stakes, the…

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Coal Stocks Low; Rail Cuts Likely

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—New South Wales rail services may be curtailed next, week as, railway coal stocks are not expected to last over the miners' holiday period. The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) said to-night…

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No Resumption by Miners

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association will direct its members to-morrow toig[?]ore the request by the Joint Coal Board, that they resume work immediately in open cut mines on western New South Wales…

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Mine Host Injury May Cause Scratching

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Mine Host nay not start in the Challenge Stakes at Randwick on January 29 because of an injured knee…

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Tragedy Of Coal

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 2

THE direction of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association that its members ignore the Joint Coal…

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Coal Supplies

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun Country electricity and gas undertakings are not likely to run short of coal before the miners resume work…

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Open Cut Miners Provide Coal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

LITHGOW, Mon.—Open cut mines at Ben Bullen and Lidsdale provided almost 1000 tons of coal for essential services…

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Coal Board's Effort To Replenish Stocks

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Joint Coal Board is making another attempt to have production resumed at the Commonwealth open-cut mine…

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Q'land Coal Strike Threatens To Spread

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—A dispute at Quensland's Burgowan Colliery could involve all Australian miners if not quickly settled, the…

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Unions Decide Against Mine Resumption

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—The combined mining unions' council executive decide to-day against a resumption of work at any N.S.W. open…

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Board May Confer With Miners' Leaders

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Coal Board will probably call a conference of mineworkers' leaders shortly to discuss coal…

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Mine Host Certain Starter In Challenge

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Mine Host is a certain Challenge Stakes starter and will also run in the Sefton Handicap at Randwick on…

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Prompt Coal Despatch On Miners Return

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—The Joint Coal Board expects to have coal in essential consumers' hands within 24 hours alter it is…

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Mine Host to Run in Challenge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.—Although Mine Host was heavily backed and beaten on Saturday, he is a definite starter in the Challenge Stakes, for which he is…

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Bright Towns Solve Coal Problem

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 1

HOBART, Tues.—Bright, modern and well-planned mining towns were the only solution to the Australian coal problem, the…

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Queensland Govt. To Export Coal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tues.—Cabinet to-day approved applications to export 7181 tons of Callide coal to Hong Kong or China in…

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Mine Host To Score In Flying

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Although Mine Host weakened at the end of six furlongs at Randwick last week he is expected to run out the seven furlongs of the Flying Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday. He is suited by the level stretches of the Rosehill track…

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Kempsey Double To Green And Gold

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 6

Cecil Russell's gelding Green and Gold, won a double at the Kempsey races on Saturday. After a narrow win in the…

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Stories of the Clarence Gold Diggings No. 8. (Part 1)

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 2

GREED, love of adventure and the exhilaration of a race, combined to produce gold rushes…

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