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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

349 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 18

Engineers’ Strike Cuts Coal Output

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: A [?] of key AEU men on the northern coalfields threatens to disrupt Sydney gas supplies…

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Miners don’t like award

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Attendance allowances to miners for continuity of work are to continue, the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr…

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Miners May Strike Again

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: President of the Miners’ Federation (Mr I. Williams) warned tonight that industrial action would follow the refusal of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr Gallagher) to…

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Miners, Brewery in Beer Squabble

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sun. — Wonthaggi miners have threatened to stop work if the Carlton Brewery Ltd. stops supplying the…

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Miners may hold pit-fop meetings

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: Next Friday will give Miners their first opportunity to discuss the contentious attendance…

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Miners Will Continue Strike

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Wed.: Huntly underground miners today reaffirmed affirmed a decision to remain on strike until emergency regulations…

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Coal search intensified

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 8

CANBERRA, Thurs.: Intensified exploration of potential open cut coalfields ordered by the Federal Government was…

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India to Step Up Coal Exports Here

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 May 1951 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Fri.: The Indian Government’s has given Indian exporters permission to spend up to £800,000 sterling…

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Why Not Oaklands Coal?

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 2

It is almost two years since Mr T. E. Kennell, then a member of the Legislative Assembly of NSW, addressed a conference of the Murray Valley Development league at Swan Hill on the great value to the nation the coal deposits at…

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Miners to Discuss Attendance Allowance Award

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.: Council of the Miners’ Federation will later this week discuss the Gallagher attendance allowance order, which…

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Coal Production Down in N.s.w

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mon: Coal production [?] NSW to May 5 this year was, [?] behind last year’s output [?] approximately the same…

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Move by miners here to aid New Zealand strikers

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Central Council of the Miners’ Federation decided today to ask miners to pay a fortnightly…

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Says A.c.t.u. Should Be Represented at Vital Meetings of Miners’ Federation

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: Members of the ACTU should attend the current miners’ leaders’ talks in Sydney to discuss the Gallagher attendance allowance, the secretary of the Miners’…

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Miners want Glen Davis saved

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Central Council of the Miners’ Federation today called on all federation members to campaign…

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“Bad coal affecting workers’ health”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Inferior coal was proving dangerous to the health of gas workers and action must be taken…

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Henty C.W.A. to Cater For Slipper at Blue and Gold Ball

The Observer · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 5

The principal business before the monthly meeting of the Henty branch of the Country Women's Association, held at the School of Arts on Friday afternoon last, was that of making arrangements to cater for supper at the forthcoming Blue and Gold Ball, which is being sponsored…

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Striking Decorations at C.W.A. Green and Gold Jubilee Bai[?] Door Takings Approximately £90

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 6

Colours of the Country Women’s Association, green and gold, were predominant in all forms of decorations—flowers…

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Miners Will Meet

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Central Council of the Miners Federation today decided to call aggregate meetings of coal miners…

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£1 million to be spent on collieries expansion

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: A coal mining company will spend more than £1,000,000 on an expansion programme for its collieries…

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£15 Million Coal Plan

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 May 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Fri.: A £15 million development for open-cut mining at Bowen has been suggested to the Queensland…

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