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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 17 of 25

Ipswich Miners Return

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues.--The first breakaway of strikers on the Ipswich field, the largest in Queensland, took place to-day,…

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Coal Committee Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) and the New South Wales Premier (Mr. McGirr) will meet in Sydney on…

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State Miners Vote Against Strike

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Miners on the southern and western N.S.W. coalfields to-day voted against a recommendation to continue their strike, but Victorian miners supported it. NORTHERN New South…

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Open-cut Coal Target Exceeded

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Total output of coal from open cuts to date exceeded 45,000 tons, said the Minister for the Army…

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Coal Loss Seriously Affects Economy

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Senator Ashley said that the loss of coal by the strike had seriously affected the economy of the country…

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Coal Ship Help Up By Crew Shortage

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tues.--The Interstate steamer Dalby (2349 tons) with 1000 tons of coal aboard for Hobart was held up…

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Coal Production Rate Increased

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--Calculated on a six-day basis, operations by troops working open-cuts have lifted the weekly…

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Miners' Vote Victory for Arbitration

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Minister for the Army (Mr. Chambers) said the rejection of the miners' leaders" recommendations by the…

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Union Leaders Comment On Miners' Decision

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 1

PERTH, Wed.--Before leaving for the eastern States by Air to-night Messrs. P. J. Clarey and A. E. Monk in a…

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Coal Strike Over at Week-end

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The coal strike will be called off at the week-end, which means that mineworkers will be back at work Early next week. DECISION to end the strike…

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Open-Cut Mining In Victoria

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.--Concentration on the development of open-cut mining at Yallourn and Morwell might be preferable to…

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Mine Resumes

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thurs.--Although most miners in the Ipswich district are ready to resume work on Monday, morning, only one…

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Legal Advice Gaoled Mine Leaders

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.--The Miners' Federation to-day consulted its legal advisers with a view of obtaining the release…

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Coal Strike Nears Its End

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

After seven weeks of national disorganisation, suffering bordering on starvation in many cases, unemployment,…

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Mine Union Seeks Return On

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.--To-day, Mr. Hamilton, Acting General President of the Miners' Federation, said that the Central Executive of the Miners' Federation had…

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Semen Lift Coal Ship Ban

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The Common Wealth collier Dalby, which had been held up by a Seamen's Union ban, sailed from…

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Bargain with Miners on Army Use

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Mineworkers will be asked to work, extra shifts if they want troops withdrawn from New South Wales open-cut mines. Unless they agree to work…

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Deny Discord on Army in Mines

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.--An official was given to-day to a 7 report strong dissention had developed in the A.L.P. about the future use of troops in building up a coal stockpile. It was officially stated here to-day the Commonwealth Government…

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Mining Professor Arrives Here

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Professor D. W. Phillips who arrived, in Sydney by the Orontes to-day to take the foundation chair of…

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Gold Bullion Disappears

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 August 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.--Gold bullion worth £3160 disappeared from a train between Bendigo and Melbourne last…

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