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Mining & the mines, 1949

402 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 21

Coal Ship Sails Ifor Tasmania Sydney, Friday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 8

The executive of the Seamen's Union today lifted the nan on coal ships It also lifted the ban on…

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Shift Men Prepare Mines for Resumption on

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Federal Executive of the Australian Seamen’s Union has lifted its ban on the steamer DaIby and other colliers in Australian ports. The Minister for Fuel and Shipping (Senator…

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A.L.P. Will Support continued Use Of Troops If Necessary Undertaken to Governments "Reserves of Coal Must Be Built Up" sydney,Friday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

ALP leaders to-day gave an undertaking that they would support the Federal and State Governments in all steps, including the use of the Army, if required. The undertaking was given following…

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Miners Resume On All Fields Three Pits Remain Idle Dispute Referred To Coal Board SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 August 1949 · page 1

N.S.W. miners returned to work in almost full strength to-day after seven weeks'strike. All but three mines are working, and it is expected to-day's production will be about 50,000 tons—half the amount that has come from open cuts worked by troops during the…

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Miners Replace Troops In Pits

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Troops stopped work at open-cut mines last night after producing more than 100,000 tons of coal in 12 days. The flow of coal to Sydney began to-day when…

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Aftermath Of The Coal Strike

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 August 1949 · page 3

With production losses due to the coal strike in the vicinity of £100,000,000 Australia is faced with the problem of increasing production to catch up the lag, or finding herself pushed helplessly along…

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Gold Leaves Win to Hoyle and Collins

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 August 1949 · page 4

At the Glen Innes bowling green on Saturday [?]dock and Colman were defeated 28-11 by Hoyle and Collins for the gold leaves. The holders' easy defeat at the…

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End of Coal Strike London Comment LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 August 1949 · page 1

Describing the collapse of the Australian coal strike as capitulation by Communist led mining unions, the London Daily…

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Coal Loss 6,738 Tons Strike at Three Mines

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Three more N.S.W. mines are idle today because the miners have…

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Three More Mines Idle

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Three more New South Wales mines are idle today [?]…

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Number One Coal-getter

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 12

"When it comes to chopping chunks off Britain, even the sea has nothing on Ted Greenslade, a Welsn miner who has just set…

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"Examiner" Special Fool's Gold [?]

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 6

IT WAS Je[?]and found the gold an in the Tamara river country. H[?]…

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Communist Propaganda on Australian Miners’ Strike

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 1

PRAGUE, Wednesday: Australian churches and religious societies spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on anti-strike and anti-Communist propaganda urging Australian miners to resume,…

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Grants to States For Coal Losses

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—States will be granted an additional £8,400.000 from Commonwealth revenue to compensate for…

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Gunnedah Miners Refuse to Work With Commo

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 1

GUNNEDAH, Wednesday.—Miners at Gunnedan refused to work with a man they claimed was a Communist to-day, and…

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Miners Want Ogal Allowance Eight Pits Idle SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 2

Three more N.S.W mines are idle today because miners have not been given their usual monthly…

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Czech Allegations on Australian Coal Strike Prague

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 2

Australian churches and religious societies, 'spent, hundreds of thousands of pounds on anti-strike and…

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Investigation For Best Method Of Working Ashford Coal

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 4

An officer of the Joint Coal Board will come to Ashford shortly to recommend the best method of working the coal field there “in a small way.” This was revealed to Inverell Chamber of Commerce on…

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Old Uralla Miner Claims District Mines Are Still Rich

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 7

Many years ago Uralla was noted for its mining activities, both alluvial and reef There are only a few of the old miners left, but any one, of them could recall the hectic…

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Gunned Ah Miners Refuse to Work with Communist Gunnedah

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 1

Miners at Gunnedah refused to work with a man they claimed was a Communist today and…

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