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Mining & the mines, 1949

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Miners’ Official’s Sentence Raised to 12 Months SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 3

JOHN HODGE KING, western district miners’ secretary, who is at present serving one month’s gaol for contempt of court, had the sentence increased to a year to-day. Mr, Justice Foster increased King’s sentence after he had again refused…

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Haligonian Duke Coal Cabinet to Decide Means of Shifting To-day

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Cabinet will meet tomorrow morning to decide the Government’s course of action to unload 6700 tons of Indian…

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Transport Unions Decide To Haul Coal 20,000 Tons for Sydney by the Week-end Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 1

THE land transport group of unions decided to-day to haul coal in railway trucks and at grass on the N.S.W. coalfields. The Federal and N.S.W. Governments will be advised of the decision so that plans can be made for lifting the coal…

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Coal Strike Moves

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

CESSNNOCK The first big consignment of coal for Sydney was lifted by train from Weston at 8/15 ! this morning without incident. There…

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“No Compromise with Miners”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.: The Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) and the NSW Premier (Mr McGirr) have catered into a pact…

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[?]Re-fab. Homes for Miners

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.: Tenders at least 1000 wooden pref[?] houses for the Joint Board would shortly be…

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“Atomic Energy Will Replace Coal”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Coal is certain eventually to be replaced by atomic energy as a source of power in…

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First Coal in Sydney This Morning

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday : The State Government will begin the first movement of coal in trucks in the Cessnock area…

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Coal Strike Threat to Export Trade

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 3

So much effort and interest have been concentrated on attempts end or shorten the coal strike, and the inconvenience it is causing [?]ch of us as individuals, that its most damaging effect is inclined to be overlooked. That is the harm it is doing to what was, until a few weeks…

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Collie Miners Decide to Stay on Strike

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 3

PERTH, Thursday : The Collie coal miners decided at a mass meeting today net to return to work…

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Buys 27,000 Tons of English Coal

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday : The Victorian Agent-General (Sir Norman Martin) said today that he had already bought about…

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South African Coal for N.s.w

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday : Three shipments of coal been ordered from South Africa, the first of which will be received next…

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Communist Party Accused of Fostering Miners’ Strike Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

SEVERAL of the 23 union officials charged with the Communist Party in connection with the withdrawal of money allegedly to help striking miners will be discharged tomorrow. This was [?] in the [?] Court this Afternoon by Mr Dovey, KC, for the…

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Judge Foster Gaols Two More Miners’ Officials For 12 months SYDNEY, Thursday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 3

TWO more Miners’ Federation officials were sentenced to 12 months’ goal by Judge foster in the Arbitration Court today for contempt. They are William Parkinson, acting general [?] of the federation and president of the southern District, and…

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One Mine Grants Miners’ Demands

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 3

GLEN DAVIS, Fri.: The National Oil Co. Pty. Ltd. has refused to accept coal from National Coal Mine…

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Miners’ Officials Each Fined £100 SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 3

JUDGE FOSTER, in the Arbitration Court to-day, fined four officials of the Miners’ Federation £100 each for contempt of court. The officials are : Arthur Lewis Mountjoy, trustee…

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No Incidents When Coal Moved Cessnock

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 3

THE State Government’s large-scale coal lift from the northern fields began shortly after dawn to-day under the close scrutiny of civil and railway police officers…

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100,000 Tons of African Coal for N.s.w

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 30

PRETORIA, Friday : Transvaal Coal Owners’ Association has contracted to supply 100,000 tons of coal to NSW…

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Miners Reject Strike Settlement Terms; But Want An All-Party Conference THE Coal Mining Unions’ Council to-day flatly rejected settlement proposals submitted by the Australian Council of Trade Unions to end the coal strike The C.M.U. Council instead called on the A.C.T.U. to arrange a conference of all the parties, including Federal and State Governments, to satisfactorily settle the mineworkers’ claims

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 1

THE Coal Mining Unions’ Council to-day flatly rejected settlement proposals submitted by the Australian Council of Trade Unions to end the coal strike. The C.M.U. Council instead called on the A.C.T.U. to arrange a conference of all the parties, including Federal and State Governments, to satisfactorily settle the mineworkers’ claims…

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More Trains Leave with Coal

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Sunday : The coal lift was continued today when six trains left South Mait[?]and field…

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