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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

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2000 Miners Out Refused to Go Back to Pits

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: More than 2000 miners on the South Coast defied instructions from their leaders to resume work until…

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Football Eric Weissel Gold Cup Harden-murrumburrah Defeat Temora

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 1

Harden-Murrumburrah retained the Weissel Gold Cup on Saturday last when they defeated Temora by 16 points to 5. Misty rain fell…

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Miners Still Out Many Refuse to Return

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: Some miners on the South Coast continue to defy their leaders' orders to return to work…

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No Hold Up Mines Work on

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 July 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY: Obeying the instruction from the Coal Commissioner. Mr. Williams the members of the Federated…

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Football Eric Weissel Gold Cup Harden-murrumburrah Defeat Cootamundra

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 4

Harden-Murrumuburrah. retained the Weissel Gold Cup on Saturday last when they defeated Cootamundra by 14 points to 7 before a large…

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Five Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: Five mines were idle to-day, for the loss of approximately 7000 tons of coal approximately double the extra…

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8 Mines Idle Coal Shortage and Railways

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: All mines in the western and southern fields were working to-day, but eight mines were idle in the…

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What Miners Want

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 August 1946 · page 7

SYDNEY: The coalminers believed there must be a change in the social system and saw themselves fighting for a gain…

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Eric Weissel Gold Cup

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 3

There was no play for the Weissel Cup on Saturday. West Wyalong, who was drawn, forfeited…

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Coal or Depression Tasmanian Senator Says Coal Shortage May Lead to Revolution

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 4

CANBERRA: Senator Sampson (Lib., Tas.) said in the Senate that failure to solve the coal problem would result in the greatest depression in Australian history or in revolution…

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Railwaymen's Threat Will Go and Take the Coal

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY: Drastic action is threatened by locomotive enginemen in an attempt to force the Government to allot more coal to…

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Oil From Coal

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: The extraction of oil from coal by at low temperature carbonisation process is to be investigated by a committee of…

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Coal for B.H.P. Commissioner and Railways

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Locomotive Enginemen's Union proposal that supplies of coal to the B.H.P. should be pegged was…

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12 Mines Idle 12,000 Tons of Coal Lost

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY: In an attempt to force the withdrawal of the summonses issued against two members of Hebburn No. 1 Miners Lodge,…

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From Everywhere Coal and Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 2

The possibility that dwindling coal stocks may prejudice the Federal Government's election prospects is worrying the Miners'…

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Miners' Federation Will Defy the Board Decision by Central Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY: Because the Miners Federation has been excluded from direct representation on the Joint Coal Board, which is to take charge of the industry the central council of the federation on Tuesday decided to reserve the…

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Football Eric Weissel Gold Cup Barmedman Wins Trophy

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 4

Opposed by a Reserve grade team Barmedman had no difficulty in lifting the Weissel Cup from Harden-Murrumburrah last Saturday…

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Miners in Trieste 43 Killed

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 19 August 1946 · page 3

TRIESTE, Monday: Forty-three were killed and 57 injured, including two British soldiers hurt, when several…

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More Mining Trouble

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 19 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: According to the State Secretary of the Engine Drivers and Firemen's Union, Mr. W. Lane, all coalmines in N.S.W…

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Eight Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: With eight mines idle to-day the coal loss was over 7000 tons. The dispute at the Metropolitan…

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