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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1947

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Vital Vote on Coal

Northern Star · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Miners' leaders decided today to call aggregate stopwork meetings throughout Australia as from next Wednesday to discuss proposals for a general coal strike. An aggregate vote of the men will decide whether there will be a strike or not…

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Safeguards For Health Of Miners

Northern Star · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Coal Mines Regulation Amendment Bill, designed to safeguard the health of coal and…

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New Coal Bill Before House

Northern Star · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) introduced the new Coal Bill to the Legislative Assembly…

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More Miners Strike

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Coal miners at two more mines in Western New South Wales have come out on…

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To Learn Facts About [?] Mines

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS [?] Friday: On Australia's [?] the Security Council appointed Australia…

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Bid Expected to Postpone Proposed General Coal Strike

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The coal position has taken a more helpful turn as a result of talks between the miners' leaders and the Joint Coal Board todry. Strong moves arc now expected at the Miners' Federation central…

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Move To Defer Coal Strike Likely Stop Unwarranted —Chiflev

Northern Star · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — A move may be made at a special meeting of the Ministers' Central Council in Sydney next week to defer the threatened nation-wide coal strike. The council will meet on Monday or Tuesday to decide on a…

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Coal Strike May Be Averted

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Strong efforts are being made to swing the Miners Central Council against the rank and file…

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Decisions by Miners Tomorrow

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: All mines in New South Wales will be idle on Wednesday, when aggregate meetings of miners will be held to discuss the latest developments in the coal situation…

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Miners to Debate Strike Action

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.— The Miners' Central Council will decide tomorrow whether to recommend a general strike to an aggregate…

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Miners to Decide

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Aggregate meetings of Queensland and Victorian coal miners to consider the…

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Miners'council Against Strike

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. —The Miners' Central Council decided to-day to recommend a no-strik[?] policy to the aggregate meetings…

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No Strike Order to Miners

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Instructions were broadcast to miners on the three New South Wales…

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Nsw Miners Vote Against Immediate Strike

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The New South Wales miners voted overwhelmingly today against an immediate general strike…

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Rich Gold Reef in Hut Floor

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.—The discovery of a gold nugget in the clay floor of his hut led…

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Only 10 NSW Coal Mines Idle Yesterday

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: All but 10 of the New South Wales coal mines were working today following…

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Coal Output Affected

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Fri: The Minister of Fuel and Power (Mr. Shinwell) stated that the continued severe cold and extensive snow-blocks…

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Miners' Contempt Conviction Upheld

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday (AAP).—The Supreme Court upheld the contempt of court convictions against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers, but ordered that the three and a half million dollar fine…

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Coal Talks on

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The Miners Federation leaders and colliery proprietors had agreed to confer in Sydney at 11 am…

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Contempt Conviction Against Lewis and U.S. Miners to Stand

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Friday: The Supreme Court up-held the contempt of court convictions against the miners leader (Mr. John L. Lewis), and the United Mineworkers, but ordered that the 3,500,000-dollar (£1,050,000) fine…

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