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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

202 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 11

Converting Coal Into Gas Without Mining

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 5

Britain's first experiment in converting coal into gas without mining it, will be conducted by the Ministry of Fuel and Power…

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Armidale Syndicate Mining Antimony

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 3

ARMIDALE.-- An Armidale syndicate working an old established freehold mine at Hillgrove is still mining two tons tons of…

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New Machine For Coal Mining

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 3

WASHINGTON.-- The boast of Mr. John Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers' Union, that acceptance and…

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Will Rush Coal to Industry

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--The Joint Coal Board has issued instructions for coal produced from Northern N.S.W. mine to-morrow to be rushed to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide for urgent use by essential services…

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Opal Miners Forsaking Fields

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues. -- The attraction of good jobs on the South Australian Rocket Range is having an adverse effect on…

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Miners Reject Appeal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Wed (AAP).--Trade union leaders learned last night with a shock of surprise that the nation's coal miners have…

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U.s. Miners Idle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

PITTSBURGH, Wed. (AAP) About 57,000 miners are now idle in seven States as a result of this week's surprise strike by…

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Recommends Miners' Return

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Thurs. (AAP)--Mners' leader John L. Lewis has suggested to 77,000 miners in wildcat strikes in seven States…

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Talks to Boost Coal Production

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Important talks to try to boost Australia's coal production begun in Sydney to-day. THE Minister for Fuel (Senator McLeay) confe[?]red with…

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Miners Query Tribunal Power

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--The Miners' Federation will oppose the right of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to deal with the application of the Combined Colliery…

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Miners Decide To Stay On Strike

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

PITTSBURGH, Sun. (A.A.P.).--A large bloc of members of the United Mineworkers' Association voted yesterday against a…

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Gold Bullion Flown to America

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sun. (A.A.P.).--Siamase Government gold bullion worth about 43,000,000 dollars has been flown to the…

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Miners' Leaders Leave Hearing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Men-- Miners' Federation leaders to-day withdrew from a hearing before the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher). THEY did this after they…

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Miners Reject Suggestion

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

PITTSBURGH. Tues, (AAP).--About 60,000 soft coal miners in six States yesterday refused to obey the suggestion of Mr. John…

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Miners Protest To Tribunal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Goal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) said to-day that he would ignore protest by Bulli miners against the hearing of the pillar coal case…

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Minister Visits Shale Mines

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

LITHGOW, Tues.--The Minister for Fuel and Shipping (Senator McLeay) discussed production problems at Glen…

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Fear Mine Strike May Spread

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.-- Mining Union officials fear that a strike to-day at the Commonwealth open-cut mine, the largest oh the Western N.S.W. coalfield, may spread to a number of adioming open-cuts…

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Coal Losses

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.-- Heaviest coal loss on the N.S.W. coalfields since last October occurred to-day…

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Gold Coast Strikes Off

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 3

ACCRA, Friday (AAP).--The Gold Coast Trade Union Council it has called off strikes racking has notified the Government that…

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Wide Survey of Coal Needs

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--The Minister for Fuel and Shipping (Senator McLeay) said to-day that he had asked the Joint Coal Board to make a Commonwealth-wide survey of probable coal needs over the next few years…

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