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

Mining & the mines, 1948

190 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 10

Coal Supplies at Gasworks

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 1

Coal supplies at the gasworks are running low. At the Municipal Council meeting on Monday night, Ald…

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Another Big Coal Bag

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: To-day's coal production is expected to be the best this year. Only three mines are idle…

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Coal Shortage Serious Position at Gasworks

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 2

The position at the Gasworks owing to the shortage coal is becoming serious. The undertaking…

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Coal Shortage at Yass

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 3

The position at the Yass gasworks owing to the shortage of coal is becoming serious. The undertaking is relying on day…

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Work on Coal Fields

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Nine of every ten miners on the New South Wales coal fields were working to-day following an appeal by the…

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Mr. Chifley Talks to Miners in North "Cheating Fellow-Unionists"

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 5

CESSNOCK: The Prime Minister Mr. Chifley, told coalminer at Cessnock and Kurri Kurri yesterday that any miner who failed to do his best was cheating his fellow-unionists and fellow-citizens…

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Saturday Shifts in Mines First Ballot Returns

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: The first return of the mine-workers' ballot to decide whether back Saturday shifts will be worked on N.S.W…

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Saturday Work In Mines

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY: Miners on all fields in New South Wales have decided by a majority of 2,539 in a ballot to work on alternate…

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Fear of the Machine Opposition Of Miners

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 5

WOLLONGONG: Miners opposed mechanisation because machines replaced human labour and they were afraid of…

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Fuel Oil From Coal Commonwealth Government To Investigate

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA: The Commonwealth Government will investigate the production of liquid fuel from coal in Australia. The Acting Minister for Supply…

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11 Mines Idle 10,000 Tons Of Coal Lost

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 13 September 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: A total loss of 10,000 tons of coal occurred to-day, when eleven mines were idle…

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Nine Mines Idle Loss, 14,000 Tons

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Mine workers at nine collieries of the J. and A. Brown Abermain-Seaham group, on the northern fields, defied…

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Any Coal at Coolalie?

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 1

Council was informed at Monday night’s meeting that there was a further increase of 1/. per ton on Abermain…

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Some Notes on Current Topics Our Skinflint Treasurer; Tax Increase: Land And Coal

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 2

Mr. Chifley has placed his long delayed budget before the House of Representatives. On the one hand he makes a fuss about the concessions while coolly explaining that the estimates get more in taxes…

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13 Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Thirteen mines were! idle on New South Wales coalfields to-day, bringing this week's coat…

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Trafficking in Coal Tickets

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 2

A proposal whereby mine-workers in receipt of coal tickets could redeem them through Council, either as part payment…

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Back Saturday Work at Coal Mines

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: All three coalfields are expected to work the "back Saturday" shift next Saturday and production is estimated to…

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Coal Up and Down

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 September 1948 · page 1

Coal was up and down in price at Monday night’s Council meeting. One firm advised an increase of 1/- per ton…

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Miners on Strike in France

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 3

PARIS, Monday: The Communist-controlled General Confederation of Labour has announced that the general strike of most of France's 350,000 coal miners starts today…

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Miners' Strike in France

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 3

PARIS, Thurs.: A threat that the Government will break off negotiations with their unions unless…

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