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Mining & the mines, 1950

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Less Coal for Other States

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—New South Wales had not been able to supply its promised quota of coal to other States this year because of…

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Mines Working On [?]Time In Cohstant Danger of Gloring

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 7

The four biggest mines around Cessnock were working on bon rowed time and in constant danger of [?]Close down the…

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All Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Monday. — All mines on the South Maitland field were at-work to-day…

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Coal Shipments Cut By N.S.W. Losses

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 3

The Joint Coal Board has had to reduce the export of coal to other States because of the heavy losses on the…

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Shipping Warned, Mine And Cyclone

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Ships off the North Queensland coast have been warned of a floating mine and a cyclone, which is…

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Miners on Strike Over Crimes Act

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Five mines on the southern coalfield are Idle to-day as a protest against the Commonwealth…

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Big Coal Loss On Maitland Field

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday—To-day’s loss In production on the South Maitland field Is the largest for some time. There are four big…

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Gold Find By Snowy River Engineers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Engineers on the Snowy River scheme are believed to have found a lost gold reef. Men working on the scheme…

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Cyclone Approaching Queensland Coast. Shipping Warned of Mine. Brisbane

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

Ships off the North Queensland coast have been warned of a floating mine and a cyclone which is sweeping towards the coast. The mine was…

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Mines Protest Against Crimes Act. Watersiders Conferring To-day. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

Five mines on the southern coalfields are idle to-day as a protest against the Commonwealth Government invoking the Crimes Act in the…

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Mines Return to Work

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Coalcliff and Metropolitan are the only southern mines idle today. Others which were idle…

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Cutting Gold and Dollar Deficit

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 4

LONDON, March 29 (A.A.P.).—Britain aims in 1950-51 to cut the sterling area’s gold and dollar deficit by half, from 1532 million dollars last year, to 785 million dollars. The Treasury’s economic survey for 1950-51, issued…

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Two Injured in Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wed. — Two mine workers were injured at Newcastle collieries to-day when they were struck by falls of coal…

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Neath Colliery Disputes

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Thurs.—All mines on the South Maitland field are at work to-day with the exception of both tunnels at Neath…

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Mine Fatality

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Eric James, 48, of Kembla-st, Balgownie, died in Wollongong Hospital last night. One of his legs was…

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Long Service Talks To-day No Delay In Discussions On Claims On Coal Miners’ Leave

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday—tons-service leave far miners in New South Wales was being treated as a matter of urgency, the Minister far Labour (Mr. Holt) said in the House of Representatives…

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Open-Cut Mining Near Inverell

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thurs.—Boring on Ashford coalfield, near Inverell, revealed the presence of 8,000,000 tons of high-class coal, suitable…

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Govt. Inquiry Into Greta Coal Loss Fine Gas-making Coal

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

The Government's concern at the possible loss of many millions of tons of Greta Seam coal was expressed last night by the Minister for Mines, Mr, W. E. Dickson…

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Long Service Leave For Miners

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.—Federal Cabinet to-day decided to grant long service leave to coal miners…

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High-class Coal at Inverell

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 6

Boring on Ashford coalfield, near Inverell, revealed the presence of 3 million tons of high-class coal, suitable for…

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