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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

203 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 11

Vital Conference On Coal Crisis

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--Settlement of the coal crisis depended upon the spirit prevailing at to-morrow's conference, the general president of the Miner s' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) said to-night…

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Coal Crisis Collapsed Owners Absent

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.-- The resumed conference on the coal crisis collapsed to-day, when the N.S.W. mine owners refused to attend…

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To Increase Coal Supplies

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Fri.--Maximum development of Callide coalfield in Queensland and extension of the importation…

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Coal Output Well Below Requirements

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday. -- A coal authority said to-day that heavy rationing would be inevitable unless more coal was…

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Miners Stop Again To-day

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday--Miners will hold their third one-day-a-week stoppage on Monday in protest against the Gallagher incentive award payment for working 10 days a fortnight…

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Miners Leader Charged Court Reserves Decision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon. -- The Arbitration Court will give its decision at 2.20 p.m. to-morrow on the contempt of court charge against Idris Williams, president…

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Coal Stocks Dwindle Drastic Restrictions Appear Inevitable

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--Electricity restrictions appear inevitable at or before Easter, unless the miners produce more coal. This is the only inference drawn by a power authority from a statement issued by the Minister for Works and Local…

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Most Mines Working

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Most of the mines idle in N.S.W. for the third of the one-day weekly stoppages yesterday were…

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Subsidies On Imported Coal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.-- The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced to-night the Commonwealth was prepared to pay…

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Further Action Against Mine Leaders May Be Taken

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.--When informed this afternoon that the Full Arbitration Court had dismissed the contempt charge against the miners' leader, Idris Williams, the Minister for Labour and National Service (Mr. H. Holt) said he had…

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Miners' Leader Congratulated On Success

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day carried a resolution "congratulating the…

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To Stand Firm On Demands Expect Miners' Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Miners' Central Council to-morrow is expected to stand firm o nits demand that all parties to the coal dispute must support any…

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Ten More Open Cut Coal Mines

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs. -- The Joint Coal Board, in conjunction with the Federal Government, will open a…

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Miners Decide to Hold Aggregate Meetings

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--The Central Council of the Miners' Federation decided in Sydney to-day to hold aggregate meetings on all coal fields in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania next week…

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Coal Dispute Not Settled

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--A fortnight of negotiation on the coal dispute ended in Sydney to-day without any sign of a settlement…

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Seek Further Information On Coal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues--State Cabinet met to-day and adjourned until to-morrow or Thursday, without reaching a decision on…

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Owners Seek Variation Of Miners' Award

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--The New South Wales Combined Colliery Proprietors' Association to-day applied to the Coal…

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May Endorse A.C.T.U. Attitude In Coal Dispute

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.--Trades and Labour Council meetings in New South Wales and Victoria to-morrow night, are expected…

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Miners' President Appeared Shocked

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.--The general president of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Idris Williams, when told in Maryborough…

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Lessons of Coal Strike

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.--"The Australian people are now receiving an object lesson in the most effective method of…

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