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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

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Good Results From Small Coal Mine

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 3

LISMORE, Thursday.--[?] Coal Mining Company is the only one in the State using pneumatic drills in blasting operation…

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Board Letter May Cause Mine Unrest

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. -- The Miners' General President (Mr. I. Williams) said to-night that the action of the Joint Coal…

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Migrant Labour For Open Cut Mines

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.--The Minister for Immigration (Mr. Calwell) said to-day as the first step towards the absorption of more…

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Mine Suspends Operations

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--The centre of Spectacular financial operations last year, Mr. Eba Gold Mines, Ltd, will suspend operations…

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Rich Gold Strike

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 3

JOHANNESBURG, Friday. (AAP).--A fabulously rich gold strike--nearly three times larger than the previous record…

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Miners' Union And Displaced Persons

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday--There had been no change in Miners' Federation policy towards the admission of displaced persons from overseas to the Australian coal industry, the miners' general president (Mr. I. Williams) said to-night…

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Flying Mine In Harold Park Race

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 5

Flying Mine, winner at the Grafton greyhound races on May 14, is a candidate in the Progressive Stake, at Horald Park to-night…

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Steel, Coal Shortage& Affect Housing

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 3

Mr K. G. Healing, past president of the Electrical Radio and Telephone Manufacturers' Federal Council, said…

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Gold Fever in South Africa

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG, Sunday (A.A P.).--Crowds, gripped by gold fever following a report on Friday on the World's richest…

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Mad Rush for Gold Shares

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG, Monday (A.A.P.).--When the Johannesburg Stock Exchange opened this morning after the week-end lull, terrific boom buying began as a result of the rich gold find at Erfdeel Farm, near Odendaaisrust…

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Miners to Meet on Stoppage

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Miners' Central Council will meet in Sydney next Monday to decide whether a nation-wide stoppage…

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Coal Crisis Warning to Pm

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Coal Mining Unions' Council Executive to-day warned the Prime Minister that a crisis on the Australian coalfields was imminent. It gave that warning- after the breakdown of a conference…

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Coal Strike Called In America

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thursday. (A.A P.).--More man 450,000 soft and hard coal miners are involved in a week's coalmine…

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Moves To stop Coal Strike

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--The Goal Industry Tribunal (Mr, Gallagher) has called a compulsory conference to-morrow to discuss an application by coalowners for an…

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Coal Loss Threatened

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA. Fri-- Between 55,000 and 70,000 tons of coal be lost if the combined mining unions carried out their…

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Miners Confer To-day On Stoppage

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The Miners Central Council will decide to-morrow morning whether there will be a nation-wide one- day stoppage next Thursday…

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Chifley Speaks Of Miners' Ingratitude

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--The prime Minister (Mr. Chifly) to-day ;described the decision of the Miners' Central Council…

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Coal Issue for Decision To-day

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.--The uncertainty to-day of general coal strike throughout Australia next Thursday should be dissipated by the important events to-morrow…

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Decision By Miners To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Coal Mining Unions' Council decided to-night that a nation-wide one-day stoppage of mineworkers would be held next Thursday to…

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America May Have Coal "Czar"

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tues. (AAP).--President of the American United Mineworkers, Mr. John L. Lewis, and a large segment of…

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