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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

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Mine Host Likely Doncaster Starter

Northern Star · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Mine Host will be kept in training until the Autumn and is a likely Doncaster Handicap runner…

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Frank Talk On Coal Production

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A frank exchange took place today between delegates from the Central Council…

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From Miner To Coal Board Chairman

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 7

[?]D HYNDLEY, C.B.E., CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL COAL [?]ARD, was born in 1883, and was educated at Timsbury School, East[?]rne, and Weymouth College. He started work at a Durham coal mine spent six months travelling round the workings, subsequently he…

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Miners Affirm Right to Strike

Northern Star · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--The Joint Coal Board was Under fire from the Central Council of the Miners' Federation today when the Council…

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Still Threat of Coal Stoppage

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Threat of another coal stoppage by members of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's…

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Threat of Coal Strike

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Another general coal strike in New South Wales is threatened next week…

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Award Dispute May Cause Coal Strike

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- The dispute over the suspension of the F.E.D.F.A. award by the Chairman of the Central Coal Reference…

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Baseball Souths Club Selects Green and Gold As Official Colours

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 7

Bottle green and gold were selected as the official colours of the Souths Baseball Club at the first annual meeting…

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Coal Threat

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 2

WITH basic industries alarmingly short of coal another upheaval is threatened on the coalfields, when Mr Gallagher,…

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May Be Coal Stoppage

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: To-morrow s meeting of the Combined Mining Unions' Council will decide whether…

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Miners Decide Against Strike

Northern Star · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--The Combined Mining Unions Council to-day decided against calling a general strike over the suspension of the…

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Move to Avert Coal Stoppage

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Combined Mining Unions' Council today moved to avert a general coal stoppage which the engine drivers threatened to cause next week. It advised the Federated…

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Fluorescent Lighting for Mines

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 6

Tests are being carried out in Britain to determine whether fluorescent lighting provides the most suitable form of…

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Bowen Miners Back to Work

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

IPSWICH, Monday: State owned coalmines in the Bowen field resumed work today. The miners, who number about…

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Russians Work New Atomic Ore Mines

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: A message from Frankfurt says: The United States Army newspaper Stars and Stripes says that the…

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Britain Exports Coal

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 3

To the Scottish Division of the National Board went the honor of opening a regular coal export programme. December 1947 saw the first shipments to Sweden by S.S. Vestra, closely followed by two other Swedish colliers. Now this Swedish trade is taking on…

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Council's Coal Stocks Down

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

With less than four weeks supply of coal in hand, Tweed Shire Council has not deceived any stocks for…

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Coal Chairman Slates Pit Enginemem

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

Mr F. Gallagher, chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board, who has refused to rescind his order…

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Gold Production in N. Territory

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Government batteries at Tennent Creek, main gold producing area in the Northern Territory, were…

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Miners to Ask for Amenities

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Miners' leaders will ask for amenities on the New South Wales coalfields as a condition to higher production when…

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