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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

112 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 6

Will Not Stockpile Coal

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 6

CANBERRA.—Mr. Chifley in the House of Representatives declined, to build up a coal stockpile for defence in the same way as reserves…

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Current Topics Coal Deposits, Gloucester District

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, Member for Gloucester asked: Will the Premier say whether there are extensive coal…

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Coal Strike Hits Coastal County Councils

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 6

The coal strike cost the Oxley County Council £1,250, in loss of revenue. In a recent report, the engineer…

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Gold Coast Mounted Police In London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 October 1949 · page 1

The Governor's Escort of the Gold Coast Mounted Police, who have been attending functions in London in connection with Colonial Month, recently paraded in their full dress at Horse Guards Parade, London. During their parade the police were…

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Commo Gaoled--miners Strike Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 1

As a protest against the gaoling of Laurence Louis Sharkey, General Secretary of the Australian Communist Party, more than…

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Chifley Challenged on Open Coal Cut Work

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 4

"I ask that the Prime Minister be asked to supply to the public of Australia, figures showing what coal was produced from the open…

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Miners on Protest Strike Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 October 1949 · page 3

As a protest against the gaoling of Laurene Louis Sharkey, general secretary of the Australian Communist Party, more than 2500…

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Anniversary of Coal Discovery

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 October 1949 · page 2

Next Week marks the 60th anniversary of the discovery of coal in the Cessnock-Maitland areas, and Cessnock will hold a monster…

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Gold or Snakes for Currency

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 7

It has often been heard of miners paying for their beer with nuggets of gold, but surely there was no more uncommon payment…

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Trucks for Timber Restricted by Coal Supplies

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 November 1949 · page 6

Mr L. C. Jordan, MLA, has received the following letter from the Minister for Transport:— I am writing with reference to your…

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Gold Coast Mounted Police in London

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 1

The Governor's escort of the Gold Coast Mounted Police, who have been attending functions in London in connection with Colonial Month, recently paraded in their full dress at Horse Guards Parade, London. During the parade…

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Coal for 200 Years

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 December 1949 · page 2

Britain has enough workable coal to last more than two hundred years, assuming It is [?]ined at the rate,of 250 million tons a year. This…

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