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

Mining & the mines, 1950

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Men Shot at U.s. Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 5

PITTSBURG, Thursday; Five men, including four pickets, were shot and wounded yesterday in a clash…

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Lake George Mine Has Happy Evening

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 2

The management of the Lake George Mine entertained members of the staff and guests at a summer party on Saturday night last. The General Manager, Mr…

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Coal Crisis in America Dwindling Stock

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Virginia, Wednesday: Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Ohio, Hlinois and New york…

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GASWORKS Cartage of Coal Contractor Resigns Contract

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 6

Mrs. C. M. Leary notified the Municipal Council at Monday night’s meeting that she resigned her contract for the cartage of…

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33 Mines Idle Lightning Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: A lightning strike by safety men has thrown all mines on the South Maitland fields idle…

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More Coal?

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 7

SYDNEY: Ways of increasing coal production in N.S.W. will be. discussed at a conference next month between the…

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Miners Go Back To Work In U.S.A.

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Sunday: The worst coal strike in the United States history is over, and most of the 370,000 strikers are expected to return to work to-day…

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Mine-owners Refuse to Attend

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, proceeded with the hearing of claims in the absence of…

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Objection by Miners Trouble At Open Cut Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 4

NEWCASTLE: More than 1000 men from four pits demonstrated against the management of J. and A. Brown, of Minmi, to-day…

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From Everywhere Coal

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 4

Some B.H.P. employees might be dismissed because of the coal shortage. Air Crash…

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Coal Board Chairman Resigns Job

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY: The chairman of the Joint Coal Board. Mr. Cameron, announced his resignation from the board to-day…

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Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: The B.H.P. mines, Burwood and John Darling, are idle to-day for the fourth successive day, endangering…

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From Everywhere Coal Import

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Shipping Fuel, Senator, G. McLeay, announced last night that a conference between Commonwealth…

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Big Mines at Work Again

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: Two large B.H.P mines, Burwood and John Darling, returned to work to-day after four days strike, but miners…

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23,000 Tons of Coal Lost

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY: Miners' deputies held stop-work meetings on the South Maitland fields to-day and threw idle…

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Community Suffers As Result of Coal Hold Up by Deputies

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: Severe rationing of gas and electricity, and coal for transport and industrial use, is inevitable if the deputies on the South Maitland coalfield do not return to work by the end of the week…

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Lithgow Miners Go Home When Mr. Kaiser Is Ordered to Leave

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 5

LITHGOW: The miners of the State Coal Mine at Lithgow held a one-day stoppage to-day after the former Government scientist, Dr. Kaiser, had been ordered from the mine when he attempted to address miners at a pit-top meeting…

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Occassional Notes a Few Words About The Impostation Of Coal

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 7

It is only in democratic countries that the workers have freedom to strike. In fact, New South Wales seems to lead the world in this exercise of freedom…

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Miners Strike in Protest

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY: Five mines on the southern coalfields are idle to-day as a protest against the Commonwealth Government's invoking of the Crimes Act in the present waterside workers' dispute. The mines at another three…

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Cyclone and Mine Off Coast

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 5

BRISBANE: Ships off the North Queensland, coast have been warned of a floating mine and cyclone which are sweeping…

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