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Mining & the mines, 1949

629 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 32

I Reds’ “Black” Coal Move Likely to Fail Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 3

COMMUNISTS are making strong moves to have coal produced by troops in open cut mines declared "black." But indications to-day showed that their attempts will probably not succeed…

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Mr. Chifley Backs Victoria’s Indian Coal Purchases Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 18

THE Commonwealth Government has sponsored the Victorian Government for a regular supply of coal from India. It has also decided to sponsor…

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530 Soviet Uranium Mine Workers Killed

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 5

BERLIN, Sun.: The British-licensed licensed Berlin “Telegraf” said yesterday that since the beginning of 1949 530 persons died in…

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Voice of Miners Heard at Last

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 2

At long last the miners have made their voices heard above the bleating of their Communist and militant leaders, and have shown plainly that the game is as good as up so far as this strike is concerned…

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Miners’ Federation May Be Deregistered SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 3

TWO possible moves for purging Communists from the Australian trade union movement were forecast by the Federal Minister for Health (Senator McKenna) at an A.L.P. anti-coal strike…

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Miners to Vote on Strike This Week SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 1

THE Central Council of the Miners 9 Federation to-day decided to call aggregate meetings of N.S.W. miners on Tuesday in the southern and western fields, and on Wednesday in the north. The meetings will be asked…

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30,000 Tons of Coal Sent to Rail Heads

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Son.: The Minister for the Army (Mr Chambers) announced tonight that for the first week’s operation of open…

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Troops Win More Coal

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 3

NEWCASTLE. Mon,: Troops lifted their first coal from Newdell open cut today. About 30 trucks hauled 275 tons…

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Coal Strike Paralyses Shipping

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.: Forty per cent of Australia’s coastal shipping was tied up because of the coal strike, chief industrial…

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Wants Troops Kept in Mines

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY, Monday: [?] Ashley told soldiers working open-cut mines In the Muswell brook area today that be had…

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Police to Protect Coal Hummers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Mon.: The Commonwealth steamer, Dalby, will begin loading coal here tomorrow at 6 a.m. for Tasmania,…

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Army May Mine Coal Continuously

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Government proposes to ask the Military Board to investigate the proposal that army engineers should carry…

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N S W Miners’ Vote To End Coal Strike SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 1

MINERS on the southern and western N.S.W. coalfields to-day voted against a recommendation to continue their strike, but Victorian miners, by an overwhelming majority, supported it. Northern N.S.W., Queensland and Tasmanian miners will vote…

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Coal Steamer Held Up

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tues.: The interstate steamer, Dalby (2349 tons), with 1000 tons of coal aboard for Hobart,…

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Coal Strike Affects Wodonga Factory

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 7

Production of surgical hosiery and women’s under-garments at Wodonga factory of the Supreme Surgical Hosiery…

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May Close State Mine

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday : Concentration on the development of open cut mining at Yallourn and…

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Coal Owners Seek Award Cancellation

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: Cancellation of an award giving preference of employment to financial members of the Miners’ Federation was…

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Miners Deliver Death Blow To Strike

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 2

The attempt of the Miners' Federation officials—they can no longer be called leaders to drag out the coal strike has got the treatment it deserved. Last week when miners’ lodges called for aggregate meetings, it was obvious that a majority…

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Letters to the Editor the Miners’ Case

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 11

Sir,— The whole case against the miners is based on the assumption that the miners rejected arbitration in favor of firect action…

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Miners Will Be Back at Work Early Next Week Strike Will Be Called Off at Week-end. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 1

THE coal strike will be called off at the week-end, which will mean that mineworkers will be back at work early next week. Decision to end the strike was made by miners leaders after aggregate meetings on the northern N.S.W. coalfields to-day rejected a stay on strike…

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