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

Mining & the mines, 1948

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Coal and Cold

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 4

The Chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. K. A. Cameron, in what he described as a personal statement,…

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12 Mines Idle 7945 Tons Lost

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: The stoppage of 12 mines in New South Wales today lost 7945 tons of coal, increasing the loss…

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How Long Are the Miners to Run the Country[?]

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 4

In this hag-ridden State of New South Wales two and a half million people are being almost continuously held to ransom by a section of men numbering approximately 17,000--the coal miners--and two…

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Some Notes on Current Topics Berlin: "Commos" And Tito: Coal Is The Problem: Rabbits

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 July 1948 · page 2

The situation in Berlin is an example of the great difficulty in co-operating with Communists. With the end of the the object should have been to clean things up and sing peace…

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Miners to Explain

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 1

The Miners' Federation intends to hold a public meeting at Sydney Town Hall next Wednesday to explain its views on the…

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Coal Problem in N.s.w

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: A move to re-introduce back Saturday work on the coal fields is being discussed in Sydney today by the Executive…

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Gas Consumption Must Be Reduced Joint Coal Board’s Order

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 2

The Joint Coal Board advised the Municipal Council on Saturday that consumption of coal for…

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New Coal Mine Opened Near Newcastle

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: The Awaba Coal Mine, the second of the new State mines, was officially opened to-day by the Premier…

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Fine Action by Miners

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 5

LITHGOW: Coal miners at the Commonwealth open-cut coal-mine will not attend the funeral of a workmate to-day, but will…

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Gold and Wool Prices Comparative Rises

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— The price of wool has been considered by many people to have been very high. It is…

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Some Notes on Current Topics Four Youths: A.C.T.U. On Coal: A Dangerous Strike: Fables

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 2

Ordinary miners have a reputation of being decent sorts. Public men and women have expressed that view on many occasions. It tallies with my own experience of them. Recent events, however,…

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Gold and Wool Prices Interesting Comparisons

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd; report: The price of wool has been considered by many people to have been very high. It is decidedly higher than immediately prior to the war, the 1938-39 Australian clip only averaging 10.57 government trade restrictions…

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Query By Goulburn R.S.L. On Miners' Building Proposal

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 1

A scheme sponsored by the Joint Coal Board to assist mineworkers to build their home was discussing by Goulburn Diggers at the monthly R.S.L. sub-branch meeting last night…

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Employees Lose Their Jobs Result Of Rationing Of Coal

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 1

Rationing of coal to the steel industry has been responsible for an Orange bedding manufacturing concern standing down…

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Eric Weissel Gold Cup Move To Include Leeton And Wagga

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 7

It would not be surprising to see a move made before the end of the season to have Wagga and Leeton included in the area…

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Eight Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: Miners at the Cessnock No. 1 struck today on a demand for hot tea service in the mines, and at…

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Coal Cut and Steel

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 3

The secretary of John Lysaght Pty. Ltd., Mr. J. Gould. said today that the result of the effects of the coal cut on the…

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Coal for Wheat

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Additional coal to lift 38 million bushels of wheat which remained of last year's record of 100 million bushels…

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Letters to the Editor The Miners

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 4

Sir.—If I might answer "Native" let me say simply" that the press bears a heavy responsibility to present sent facts regarding any situation…

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"Bepo" Instead of Miners

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Thurs.: The first British homes to feel the benefits of atomic power in their daily lives will…

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