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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

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Japan Willing to Supply Coal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 3

TOKIO, Wed. (AAP).--Reuter).--Japan was willing to send 150,000 tons of coal immediately, and an additional…

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Miners Re-submit Claims To Coal Tribunal

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.--The Miners' Federation decided today to re-submit claims, which caused the seven-week coal strike, to the Coal Industry Tribunal. THIS means that the Com…

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Coal Production Down

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Official figures released by the Joint Coal Board to-day showed that this year's coal production in N.S.W…

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Housing Priority To Miners

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 4

(From a Special Correspondent). Homeless ex-servicemen and their families are protesting at the broadcast statement by the…

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Gold Bullion Search

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Detectives investigating the disappearance of £3100 worth of gold bullion while in transit from…

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All Soldiers In Coal Areas Receive Bonus

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.--An army spokesman said to-day that all soldiers sent to coal areas during the strike had been…

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Hearing on Miners' Claims

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) decided to-day to re-open the hearing of the…

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Arrives With Coal Cargo Smouldering

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 1

PERTH, Mon.--With part of its coal cargo smouldering and two of its holds flooded the freighter Avismoat reached…

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Order for Miners' Reinstatement

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--Reinstatement of 206 Queensland miners, claimed by the Miners' Federation to have been victimised by the…

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Coal Shipment for Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 2

The North Coast S.N. Company's steamer Bonalbo will bring to Grafton 300 tons of much needed coal for the…

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Miners May Expel M.l.a

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--A recommendation that Mr. George Booth, M.L.A., be deprived of his membership of the Miners'…

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May Hold One-day Mine Stoppages

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--A recommendation for a weekly one-day stoppage all mines until the miners' dog of claims…

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Vessel Diverted To Bring Coal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 2

The Company's steamship, Bangalow, had been diverted from other urgent work to bring a load of coal to Grafton for the…

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Baddeley To Be Mines Director

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--State Cabinet to-day decided to recommend to the Governor-in-Council the appointment of the Deputy Premier,…

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Seeks Coal Control

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (AAP).--The Trades Union Congress yesterday carried a resolution that the General Council should press for…

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Coal, General Cargo Unloaded At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 4

The North Coast Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., vessels began discharging cargo at Grafton yesterday. The Bangalow was…

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Reds Plan to Regain Control of Miners

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 September 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The Communist Parity is trying to regain controls of rank-and-file. Australian miners, which it…

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Poor Coal Causes Gas Restrictions

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 September 1949 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Sun.--Poor quality gas making coal received from Newcastle is blamed for the week-end gas restrictions imposed…

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No Mining Monopoly on Uranium

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--The Government does not wish to make the mining of uranium ores a Commonwealth…

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Consider Gold Price Rise

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 September 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tues. (AAP).--South Africa's claim for higher gold price than the existing 35 dollars an ounce will be…

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