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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

159 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 8

Troops May Cut Coal Special Units, Machinery Ready to Move to Fields Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 1

Special Army units have been ordered to be ready to move into the coalfields at short notice. Machinery to work open cuts has been assembled in Queensland and New South Wales to enable troops to begin coal production quickly should miners' stoppages develop into…

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Action Likely Against Miners' Leaders

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Summonses are expected to be served on nine members of the…

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New Machine Gives "Purer" Coal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 13

A new machine which will entirely remove foreign materials from household coal has been perfected. It will separate…

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More Summonses Likely for Miners' Leaders Business Hard Hit by Blackouts Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 1

Summonses expected to be served on fi[?]e members of the Miners' Federation central council whose majority vote resulted in a stoppage last Monday…

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Miners' Leaders On Contempt Charges

The Uralla Times · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

Summonses were issued out of the Federal Arbitration Court on Monday charging three leaders of the Miners'…

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New Machine Gives "Purer" Coal

The Uralla Times · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

A new machine which will entirely remove foreign materials from household coal has been perfected. It will separate…

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Gold Rush Days Surpassed By The Merino Sheep

The Uralla Times · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 8

"The opulent gold-rush days of Ophir, Bendigo, Ballarat, and Coolgardie have paled into insignificance…

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Submissions at Miners' Trial

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: No evidence had been produced that the present coal crisis was based on…

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"No Exidence Of Political Metives," Says Evatt For Miners SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 2

No evidence had been produced that the present coal crisis was based on apolitical motives, Dr…

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Miners in Four States Stop Work Today

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday:—Miners in four coal States—N.S. Wales, Queensland, Victoria…

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Mines Idle But Industry Carries on Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

Miners in four coal States— N.S.W.Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania —today are holding their…

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Miners Would Abandon Stoppages

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: "If the parties to tomorrow's coal talks would join with the…

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Miners Melancholy About Missing Pullson

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 16

On one day last week, at least, coal miners on the Newcastle fields were more concerned with the result of the…

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Mine Deputy Killed. Newcastle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

The body of James Hardie, about 50, a mine deputy, was found hear an underground railway coke haulage line at…

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Miners' Leader's Proposal for Settlement Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

"If the parties to tomorrow's coal talks would join with the miners in an application to the Coal…

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Miners' Leader Points To End Of Stoppages

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — "If the parties to to-morrow's coal talks would join with the miners in an application to the…

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Miners Melancholy About Missing Pullson

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 6

On one day last week, at least, coal miners on the Newcastle fields were more concerned with the result of the…

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Contempt Charges Against Miners' Leaders Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 2

Hearing of contempt of court summonses, against the miners' leaders was resumed before the Full Arbitration…

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Miners' Chief Wins Contempt Case

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 4

The Full Arbitration Court in Melbourne yesterday dismissed a charge of contempt of Court brought by the…

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New Charges Likely Against Miners' Leaders

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Commonwealth Government is expected to issue fresh summonses against…

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