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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

402 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 21

Gold Buttons

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 11

Last week's winners and holders (E. Jewell, S. Hyde, J. Reid and L. Burgess) were well and truly trounced to the tune…

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Gold Leaves and Boomerangs

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 11

The "old firm" (A. Taylor and A. McShane) retained the right to wear both these emblems for another week, on…

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May Extract Oil From Coal

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE.—A plant to extract oil from coal may be erected at Callide, in Central Queensland, if the Prime…

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Joint Coal Board Scholarship Awarded Weston Girl

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 6

The first £250 scholarship offered by the Joint Coal Board has been awarded to Miss E. Graham, 18, of Weston,…

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Gas Turbine For Mine Vehicles ?

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 2

Following on the recent cabled report from London that the two British concerns working on the…

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Liquid Gold In Canada’s West

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 1

OTTAWA: There is a new kind of gold in Canada’s “Golden West.” In the rolling foothills…

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Two B.h.p. Mines Still Idle; Leaders Defied

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—Miners at two of the three B.H.P. striking pits, today rejected he terms of settlement…

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Restricted Output at Steelworks. Miners At 2 Pits Still on Strike

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Friday: Miners at two of the three B.H.P. striking pits to-day rejected the terms of settlement offered by the Coal Industry Tribunal in defiance of their leaders’ recommendation…

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Miners Defy Leaders Refuse To Accept Settlement Terms One Pit Resumes NEWCASTLE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

Miners at two of the three B.H.P. striking pits to-day rejected terms of settlement offered by the…

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Miners Back to Work

The Inverell Times · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Monday: The strike at B.H.P.’s coal mines ended this morning when miners at a pit-top meeting…

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B.h.p. Miners Back at Work

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—strike at the B.H.P.'s coal mines ended this morning, when miners at a pit-top meeting decided by…

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B.H.P. Strike Over Miners To Return Work NEWCASTLE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

The strike at B.H.P.'s mines ended this morning when miners at a pittop meeting decided by…

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To Receive Gold Medal For Architecture

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

Mr. Howard Robertson, M.C.F.R.I.B.A., has been selected by the Royal Institute of British Architects as recipient of…

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Zinc Miners Reject Terms of Settlement

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Employees at the lake George zinc mine at Captain's Flat by a majority of one, yesterday rejected the…

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Buried Miners Hope Abandoned Broken Hill

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

Rescuers who have been tunnelling for two buried miners since Thursday have abandoned all hope of finding them…

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Miners to Stay Out One Vote Majority SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

Employees of Lake George zinc mine at Captain's Flat, by a majority of one yesterday,…

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Miners Refuse £5 Bonus, Want £7/10/- Over Award

The Inverell Times · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Employees at Lake George zinc mine at Captain’s Flat, by a majority of one, yesterday rejected the Company's terms for a settlement of the dispute…

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Miners Can Afford to Go on Strike

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

NEWCASTLE: Miners went on strike because high wages and good conditions enabled them to afford to strike, said…

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Correspondence More Production Dependent On Coal Miners

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 5

A. G. Huie writes to the Editor: Sir,—The Prime Minister is, again calling for more…

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“Boring Ashford Coal Deposits”

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1

Cr. D. G. Mather, President of the North West County Council, received telegraphic advice earlier in the week…

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