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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 2 of 11

Senator's Comment Mine Tour

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 3

ADELAIDE, sun.--The Minister for Fuel and Shipping, Senator McLeay, who last week toured coalfields and shale oil…

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Will Seek Change In Miners' Pension Act

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--A case for the rectification of what miners claim are anomalies in the Miners' Pension Act' will be…

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Wharfies Offer to Unload Coal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--More than 250 waterside Workers marched to the Metropolitan Gas Company's Works this morning and volunteered to unload 8500…

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Gold And Silver Embroideries On Bridal Gown

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 4

A bridal gown of white flat crepe, fashioned with a full flowing skirt draped to the left, and heavily beaded in silver…

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Gold Coin Lame After Trial

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.--Fancied contender Gold Coin, may be scratched from the Kirkham Stakes on Monday. The colt pulled up badly after a barrier trial…

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Chance Discovery Of Mine Menace In Harbour

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 3

A chance word by a Japanese ex-sailor, led to the, discovery of what was a very definite menace to shipping in Kure harbour…

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Cannot Guarantee Miners' Return

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--Whether all or any of 27 mines idle yesterday would resume work to-morrow could not be indicated to-night by the president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Williams)…

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Miners Resolve On No Co-Operation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day pledged itself by resolution not to "co-operate" with the Menzies Government. THE resolution read: "We…

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Coal Losses

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.-- Another 19,000 tons of coal was lost today as the result of stoppages at 31 mines through industrial…

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Yesterday's Coal Production Loss

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Twenty-one mines were idle in N.S.W. to-day for a production loss of 11,896 tons…

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Coal Stock Low But No Danger

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--Although coal reserves were small there was no immediate danger, a spokesman for the Joint Coal Board said to-day…

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Owners' Move May Cause Mine Trouble

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Serious trouble is threatened in the coal industry as a result of a move by owners for alteration of miners' holiday conditions…

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Miners Seek Postponement of Hearing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.-- The Miners' Federation has applied to the Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, for postponement of an…

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All-Electric Coal Mine

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 6

Work has recently begun in Central England on a new all electric model pit with a shaft of 24 feet in diameter, the largest in…

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Need For Coal

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 2

UNLESS the coal miners suddenly and drastically change their tactics .and outlook, New South Wales faces another…

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Coal Strike Ban Order Extended

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).-- The Government yesterday won a 10-day extension of the Court order banning…

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Compulsory Talks to Settle Coal Dispute

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--To avert a threatened strike at 10 mines known as the J. and A. Brown group, the Coal Industry…

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Fail To Settle Mine Dispute

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--A compulsory conference before the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher), in Sydney to-day, failed to settle a dispute at Abermain [?]2, but reached a temporary settlement of another…

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Need to Boost Coal Supplies

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.--Getting rid of "rolling strikers" would probably be the first of appropriate measures needed to increase…

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Emergency Measures To Save Coal

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

NEW YORK, Thurs. (A;A.P.).--Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Ohio, Illinois and New York State have adopted…

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