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Mining & the mines, 1950

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5 Million Tons of Coal Short This Year Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

Australia will be nearly five million tons of coal short of her requirements this year unless there is a substantial increase in the N.S.W. output, Research Service states in a report issued today…

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Plenty of Coal—by 1953 MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 3

By 1953 the Commonwealth’s coal production should be 18.8 million tons a year, which would provide a surplus of 800,000 tons over requirements for 1953. the interstate executive of the A.C.T.U…

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U.S. Mine Union Not Guilty of Contempt

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON. Fri.: The United Mine Workers’ Union was found not guilty of civil and criminal contempt charges in failing to…

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Big Hopes for Coal

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday : The Minister for Fuel and Shipping Senator McLeay, will hold a conference in Sydney tomorrow on…

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U.s. Coal Strike Ending

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Sun.: The united mineworkers’ strike in the soft-coal mines appeared yesterday to be over except for formal…

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Talks on Coal

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Minister for Shipping and Fuel, Senator McLeay, conferred for three hours in Sydney today with…

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Mine Hostess of the “Half-way”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 7

Mrs J. Parolo, who is about to celebrate her 80th birthday, is one of the best known personalities in the Brimin district. She has been…

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U.s. Miners Back with More Pay

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Mon.: Representatives of the United Mineworkers’ Union said the mine owners yesterday signed a…

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Subsidies for Overseas Coal

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wed.: Possibility of subsidising imported coal will be studied at a conference between the Minister for Fuel (Sen…

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Coal Board Chairman Resigns

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed. : Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr K. Cameron) has tendered his resignation to the…

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Worldwide Tenders for Coal

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thurs : Commonwealth Ministers, in conference with Victorian and South Australian Ministers,…

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Wonthaggi Miners Support Victorian Tram Strikers Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

A stopwork meeting of Wonthaggi miners today called upon railway workers, seamen and other workers to join forces to bring about an early settlement of the tram strike by urging the…

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Acute Coal Shortage Critical Situation at B.H.P. Plant

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.: Because of an acute, coal shortage, critical situation was looming at Newcastle B.H.P. plant and…

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Rise for U.s. Miners

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday : A new contract signed today gives the Mineworkers Union hard coal miners a daily wage…

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Miners Killed in 300ft. Fall

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 3

PERTH, Fri: Two miners who fell 300 feet down a mine shaft at Big Bell Colliery this morning were killed instantly…

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Appeal to Wonthaggi Miners Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 1

An appeal to the Wonthaggi miners-to resort to arbitration for the settlement of their claim was made by the chairman of the local Coal Reference Board (Mr L. Ramsay) today. Mr Ramsay warned the miners’ union that the strike for…

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N.S.W. Miners Making Rod for Own Back —Sen. McLEAY. CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 3

New South Wales miners were making rods for their own backs by forcing coal imports and further development of mines in other States, Minister for Shipping and Fuel (Senator McLeay) said today…

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Militants Move for Mines Hold Up

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.: Following the decision of the chairman of the Coal Reference Board (Mr Gallagher) to suspend one week’s long…

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12 Coal Mines Idle

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.: Twelve mines were idle or partly idle today over disputes and other Industrial matters…

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Mine Explosion Kills Five Children

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 3

JERUSALEM, Tues.: Five children were killed, and 12 others injured in a mine explosion here…

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