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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

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Cost To Australia Of Coal Strike

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 July 1949 · page 3

DURING the past four weeks, the coal strike had directly cost the people of Australia at least £3O,0O0,000--£2O,000,000 in wages and £60,000,000 in less of production--said Sir Earle Page, M.H.R., in Grafton yesterday…

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Open-Cut Miners Will Stay At Work

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 July 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Fri.--Queensland Miners' Federation president (Mr. T. Miller), Who travelled to-day to the Callide open cut mine…

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Unloading of Coal Ship Continues

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.—Members of the Transport Workers' Union will commence transporting coal from the Haligonian…

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Threat On Open-Cut Mining

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—If Army working of open-cut mines in New South Wales does not break the coal strike the whole operation of open-cuts will be handed over to some…

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First Coal Imports For State

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--The first shipment of imported coal from South Africa, 30,000 tons, is now on its way to coal-starved…

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Union Men Shift Indian Coal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Transport Workers' Union to-day began transporting coal from the Haligonian Duke to the…

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Mining District People Welcome Police

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 2

Sergt. J. T. Parkinson, who on Saturday returned to Grafton with a party of Grafton sub-district policemen, after…

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Important Coal Talks

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.-- An early end of the coal strike will depend on the outcome of a meeting of the Coal Mining Unions' Council in Sydney to-morrow…

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Coal Output in Queensland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wed.--Coal production in Queensland is expected to be more than half the pre-strike output by next Monday,…

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Output From Open-Cut Mines

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--On a three-shift, seven day basis, it would be possible to produce, within a short time, over 100,000 tons of…

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Troops To Work Open Cut Mines

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--Troops will commence to work the open cut mines in New South Wales not later than next Tuesday,…

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Extra Police, But Coal Haul Without Incident

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 1

LITHGOW, Wed.--Coal trains hauling 2000 tons of crushed coal from Ben Bullen and Renown sidings to Bunnerong,…

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To Take Vote On Strike Mine Unions' Council Decision

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Coal Mining Unions' Council to-day decided to call aggregate meetings on the coalfields to take a vote on the coal strike. The meetings, which are expected to be held on…

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Miners May Hold Meetings

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Miners' Central Council is not expected to oppose the holding of aggregate meetings on the coalfields, but may recommend to the meetings…

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Police Disperse Demonstrating Miners

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 3

LITHGOW, Thurs—Defying a police ban over 100 miners staged a demonstration at Ben Bullen against men handling…

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Miners Welcome Police Party

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 7

The party of poiice which was sent from the Grafton-Coffs Harbour area to perform strike duty at the coalfields has returned. In…

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No Move by Miners Until Decision

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Miners at the Wonthaggi State coal mine who were included in the state of emergency proclamation last…

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Miners Told Reds Trying to Wreck Country

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

SINGLETON, Thursday.—A few hundred commos—thieves, rogues and vagabonds—were trying to wreck the country,…

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New Policy Outlook Needed on Coal Supplies

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A new outlook and a new policy towards coal production were imperative, the N.S.W. president of the…

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Watersiders Support Government Stand On Coal Strike

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR. Thurs.—Waterside workers at Coff's Harbour to-day sent a telegram to the Prime Minister (MR…

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