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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 21 of 25

Miners Break With Labour Party

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--South Coast miners at pit-tip meetings to-day decided in favour of the southern district branch of the Miners' Federation disaffiliating from the A.L.P. Voting was by a show of…

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Reserve of Coal From Open Cuts

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 2

Dorrigo Shire Council at last meeting, gave ready cooperation to the Sutherland Shire Council, in submitting a…

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Opposes Shorter Week for Miners

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Any reduction in the working hours in the coal industry would reduce production and involve a danger to the community, Mr. W. S…

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Coal Productdn

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wed.-- Official figures released by the Joint Coal Board to-night show that New South Wales mines so far…

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Reported Gold Buying

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thurs. (AAP).--The United States Treasury has no information about a London report that big international…

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Stop -Work Meetings Of Miners

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE,Fri.-- Stop -work meetings of Queensland miners will be held next week as a protest against a decision of the…

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U.K. Coal Board Profit

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 October 1949 · page 5

Britain's National Coal Board has announced a surplus for the second quarter of 1949 of £2,490,000 sterling…

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Pot Of Gold Not Materialised

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 October 1949 · page 3

"Labour's socialist pot of gold at the foot of the rainbow does not seem to have materialised either in England or Australia…

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Gold Cup Race at Belmont

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 October 1949 · page 6

NEW YORK, Sun. (AAP).-- Caulmet Farm's Ponder won, the 54,400 dollar Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont yesterday…

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Bill To Finance Miners' Leave

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, announced Cabinet to-day had recommended the introduction…

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Alleges Miners Selling Household Coal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.-- Black marketing in coal supplied free to Burwood Mine employees for household use was alleged at a…

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Decision Reserved on Miners' Claim

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.-- The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day reserved his decision on the claim by the…

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Criticises Use Of Troops In Coal Strike

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.-- If ever there was an act so cowardly, and calculated to destroy public confidence in the armed forces…

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Excise on Coal

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.--Legislation to impose an excise of 4d a ton on coal was approved by the Federal Parliamentary Labour…

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Household Coal Sales Old Custom

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.-- The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said to-day the practice of miners selling coal given them…

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Discussing Action To Ease Coal Position

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 October 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said to-day that the Minister for Fuel (Senator Ashley) and the Joint…

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Coal Losses in N.s.w

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Coal lost on the New South Wales coalfields to-day because of strikes and other causes was the…

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Against Third Shift In Open Cut Mines

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Coal-mining Craft Unions may shortly make a joint approach to the Central Coal Reference Board…

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May Be Hold-up in Coal Output

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The petrol shortage will probably hold up production from western N.S.W. open-cut mines before the end of this week. Motor lorry drivers, who haul…

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Miners Stagger Holiday Periods

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.--A coal shortage at Christmas is unlikely, providing N.S.W. mineworkers continue the present rate of production…

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