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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Miners’ Stoppage Day Altered

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 9

SYDNEY, Wed.: The northern district of the Miners’ Federation decided today to hold their weekly one-day protest stoppage on…

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Victoria’s Big Coal Deal

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wed.: A three year agreement to export at least 600,000 tons of Callide coal to Victoria will be signed…

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“Mine Tinkit They Plurry White Men- on Hill”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 3

. . . . seems to be what Jackie a member of the Dora Dora tribe is saying to his fellow tribesman, when they appeared with their tribe at the Holbrook jubilee carnival on Wednesday evening…

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Albury Gold Cup Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 23

For Albury Racing Club’s Gold Cup Meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, April 4 and 5, £1390 will be distributed in prize money…

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End of miners’ one-day stoppages near? SYDNEY, Friday

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 3

The Central Council of the Miners’ Federation today rearranged next week’s one-day stoppages to allow aggregate meetings to be called, if council decides this weekend that they should be held. The one-day protest…

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Miners’ decision pleases

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Sun.: State Ministers, the Leader of the Opposition, and a high ACTU official said tonight that the miners’…

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Miners to Call Off One Day Stoppages

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: The Central Council of the Miners’ Federation decided today to recommend that the weekly one-day protest stoppages be called off. The recommendation will be put before aggregate meetings of…

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Sharp Criticism of Coal Mine Owners

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The Cool Industry Tribunal (Mr Gallagher) said today that the coal owners were showing a “complete disregard for the welfare of the community.” Mr Gallagher made this observation after coal owners’…

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Coal Linked to War Plans

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Plans for increased coal production in Australia were discussed today by the National Security…

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Striking Miners Ordered Back to Work

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 14

LITHGOW, Mon.: Miners at four western district open out mines were today directed by their leaders to resume work…

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Causes of Inflation Lessons of Coal Strike Canberra, A.C.T.

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 1

"The Australian people are now receiving an object lesson in the most effective method of increasing inflation," says the bulletin of the…

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A.c.t.u. Gave Miners “Ultimatum”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Tues.: The ACTU was prepared publicity to oppose the miners if its advice to the Miners’ Central…

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[?] of gold at Bathurst

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 5

[?]Wed.: Several “presses [?]been attracted to Hurst distract by the public [?] gold [?]…

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Final News Round-up Miners Vote to End Stoppages

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 16

WOLLONGONG. Wed.: There was an overwhelming vote from miners’ aggregate meetings on the south coast and the west…

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Entombed miners rescued

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 5

LONDON, Thurs.: Seven men trapped underground by a fall of sludge in a mine at Gateshead were rescued late last night…

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Albury 1951 Gold Cup Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1

Nominations for the Albury Racing Club's Gold Cup fixture to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, April 4 and 5, close on Tuesday…

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Commonwealth Recruiting Life As a Human Mine-sweeper

The Observer · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 5

There have been few things more fantastic than the activities of the Naval personnel, known as the "Human Mine-Sweepers," the under-water men…

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Record Entries Expected for Albury Gold Cup

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 16

Albury Racing Club’s 1951 Gold Cup meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, April 4 and 5, looks like being the best fixture ever conducted by the club. Although nominations do…

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Coal position still “grim”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.: The State Government has allocated; up to 3000 tons of black coal a week to the State Electricity…

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Students’ Survey of Old Mining Field

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 18

SYDNEY, Fri.: A party of Sydney University science honors students will make a survey of the distribution of rocks and…

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