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Mining & the mines, 1948

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Mild Rush to New Gold Field

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 8

TAMWORTH. Wed.: There has been a mild rush to Nund[?] where a rich gold reef was discovered a week ago by Alexander…

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M.R.A. Lifts Coal Output Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 1

AUSTRALIAN representatives in England of Moral Rearmament Association, who returned to…

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Miners To Ignore Dramatic Order Not To Stop Work SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 July 1948 · page 3

MINERS’ leaders will meet in Sydney to-morrow morning to fix a day during next week on which a one-day stoppage by all N.S.W. miners will be held…

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N.S.W. Miners Accused Of An Arrogant Defiance Of Law SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 3

ALL mines in N.S.W. will be idle next Thursday. Stop-work meeting will be held on all coal fields in accordance with an instruction from the Central Executive of the…

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Closed Doors Talks In An Attempt To Avert Coal Crisis 18 Collieries in N.S.W. Idle Yesterday Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 3

BEHIND the scene moves are now: going on to try and avert the crisis that is developing over the action of the Joint Coal Board in seeking to impose strike penalties…

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“Forfeited Protection of the Law” Strong Criticism of Miners

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday : The miners had forfeited their right to be treated as law-abiding. citizens, said the deputy Leader of…

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Second Semi-final at Deniliquin. Blue and Gold President Succeeds at Last

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 1

If Deniliquin holds second rung on the Echuca League ladder the second Semi-final will be played here. If the Blue and Golds slip from their place,…

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Stoppage on N.S.W. Coalfields May Now Be Averted Coal Board And Miners Reach Agreement SYDNEY, Wednesday Morning

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 August 1948 · page 1

THE Premier (Mr. McGirr) announced at 12.15 o’clock this morning that agreement had been reached between the Joint Coal Board and the Miners’ Federation on the holiday pay dispute. Mr. McGirr’s statement followed a conference with representatives of the…

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“Miners Have Case to Answer” Ruling On Holidays Application SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 August 1948 · page 3

THE Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day ruled that the Miners’ Federation had a case to answer on the holiday pay dispute over which widespread…

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Miners’ Decision Will Save 50,000 Tons of Coal Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 3

THURSDAY’S threatened one-day strike at all coalmines was called off by the Miners’ Federation early this morning, and at the same secret conference, the Joint Coal Board agreed to withdraw, indefinitely, its application to the Coal Industry Tribunal to make miners’…

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Denies Pressure Applied To Coal Board

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri: THE Minister for Shipping and Fuel (Senator Ashley) denied strongly today that he [?] the NSW Premier (Mr…

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Restrictions on Use of Coal May Be Eased Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 3

THE Joint Coal Board hopes soon to ease restrictions on coal consumption as a result of fresh negotiations with the mining unions to increase production in N.S.W. mines…

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Miners’ Leader’s Uncompromising Statement

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The general president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr I. Williams) today criticised Friday’s announcement…

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Miners Defy Tribunal

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 August 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: Miners at But-wood [?] the biggest coal producer in Australia, today defied the order of the Industry Tribunal (Mr…

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States to Get More Coal Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 August 1948 · page 5

COAL rationing in three States has now been eased by the Joint Coal Board because of improved production in N.S.W. mines. The Coal Board advised Victorian and South Australian Governments to-day…

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Harfleur Street’s Open-Cut Mine Some Narrow Escapes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 1

The open-cut- mine in Harfleur Street, where the broken sewerage main is being repaired, has been responsible for more than its fair share…

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Holiday Warning to Miners

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 August 1948 · page 15

SYDNEY, Friday : Conference between coalowners’ representatives and miners’ leaders is expected to take place next week…

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Blunt Talk To Miners Chifley’s Visit to Coalfields

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 August 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri: A man to man appeal for greater coal production will be made by the Prime Minister when he…

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Pole Allegedly Had 44 Oz. of Gold

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 August 1948 · page 14

SYDNEY, Sun.: A well groomed Pole was arrested by detectives and Customs officers soon after he left a plane at Mascot…

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Mine Sweeping Ends

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: Mine sweeping operations off the coast of Australia and the northern islands have been completed, a…

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