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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

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

Coal Output to Be Stepped Up

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 December 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: Plans to increase coal production in New South Wales were announced today…

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New Minister Meets Coal Board

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 December 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Wed.: The new Minister for Fuel (Senator McLeay) has already conferred with the Joint Coal Board…

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Oaklands Coal-fields to Be Developed ?

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 December 1949 · page 1

The early development of the Oaklands coalfields is being given official consideration…

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Miners Break Holidays to Move Coal

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 10

LITHGOW, Thurs.: Mineworkers on the western coalfields have agreed to load more than 70,000 tons of coal lying at grass during…

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Miners Given Christmas Hampers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Employes at Wallerawang, Kandos No. 2 and Tyldesely collieries have been presented with Christmas…

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Mine Explosion Kills Eight Fishermen

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 1

ROME, Thurs.: Eight members of the crew of a motor fishing boat were killed when it struck a mine in the Adriatic Sea, off Ravenna,…

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Big Christmas Pay for Miners

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 December 1949 · page 2

LITHGOW, Fri.: Miners on the western field today received a total of £100,000 in wages for three weeks’ holiday pay and normal…

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Miners’ Reservations on Introducton of Machines

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 December 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday : As long as the call for labor was not reduced and regulations were adhered to, the Miners’…

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Queensland Coal for Tasmania

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 11

BRISBANE, Thurs: There is a possibility that the Mount Lyell copper smelting works in Tasmania may obtain supplies of…

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Miners Urged Not to Seek Higher Wages

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Thurs.: Miners’ leaders yesterday decided to recommend support of the TUC general policy on wages restraint to 700,000…

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Miners Won 10 3/4 Million Tons of Coal

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 December 1949 · page 7

SYDNEY, Fri.: Official figures issued by the Joint Coal today showed that NSW mines this year produced…

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