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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

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Federal-State Plan For Coal

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday.--A hint at the possibility of the Government mobilising for temporary control of open-cut mining in the near future was contained in the "Report to…

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Talks on Coal Held in Ship

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.-- A special meeting of the Emergency Committee of the A.C.T.U to-day considered…

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To Meet on Coal Handling Issue

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--Sydney gasworkers are expected to meet on the job to-morrow to decide whether they will handle coal lifted from the northern coaifields. Gas Employees' Union…

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Miners Organise For Relief

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.--Measures to provide relief for the striking miners were discussed at a conference of their officials in Sydney to-day…

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Coal Ship for Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 4

MELBOURNE Monday.--The steamer Le Verdon, carrying 9000 tons of coal left England on July 15 for Melbourne the Premier…

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Bath "Too Luxurious" for Miners

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 5

The miners at Lambton B collery, Newcastle, are not happy about the £30,000 bathroom the Joint Coal…

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Collie Miners Back at Work

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 1

PERTH, Mon.-- Coalminers who returned to work at Colie to-day after a three weeks stoppage declared that they…

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Movement Begins Ot Coal At Grass

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Mon.--A start was made to-day to move 6000 tons of coal at grass, on the northern coalfields…

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Nymboida Coal To Ease Gas Restrictions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 3

Aldermen of Grafton City Council last night expressed satisfaction at the successful outcome of the negotiations with…

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Mine Safety Men Withdrawn

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wed.-- Representatives of the Coal Mining Unions' Council who met at Cessnock to-night, decided to…

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Sydney Talks On Coal Strike

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--Federal and State Ministers at a conference in Sydney to-day are believed to have set a deadline for the miners to end their strike and return to…

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Strong Move By Miners For Settlement

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--A strong move by rank-and-file miners to end the coal strike was rejected at a Cessnock meeting to-day. The meeting ended in darkness with…

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Open-Cut Miners To Resume To-day

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wed.--Both Callide open- cut coal mines are expected to resume production to-morrow…

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Army To Lift Coal

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. -- Army labour will be used early next week to lift 16,000 tons of coal stacked at Cullen Bullen, near…

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Miners at Swansea Favour Strike

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--A rowdy meeting of miners on the Newcastle field decided to-day at Swansea to continue their strike. ALTHOUGH 700 miners…

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Seek De-Registration Of Miners' Unions

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thursday. -- The Queensland Coal Owners' Association to-day formed! a committee to seek the de-registration of…

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Coal Strike Cost To Building Trade

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--It is unofficially estimated by the Victorian building industry that the coal strike has cost the building…

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Use Open Cut Mines From August I

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA,. Thurs.--The Commonwealth and New South Wales Governments propose working open-cut mines in New South Wales with Army labour from August…

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U.S. Gold To Pay For Uranium Ore?

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thurs. (A.A.P.) .--Britain may He putting out feelers to see if she can obtain United States gold to payment for uranium ore from the Belgium Congo. This, in the absence of official statements, is one theory…

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May Call Meetings of Miners

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Mining Union leaders will meet in Sydney next Wednesday to discuss whether aggregate meetings will be called on the coalfields…

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