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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

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Denial by U.s. Miners' Leader

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: Forced by a Federal Court order to testify, the United Mine Workers' president (Mr John L. Lewis) told the Presidential fact-finding board today that he did not inspire the 16-day-old soft…

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Appeal To Miners To End Stoppages

Northern Star · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation tonight strongly appealed to miners to end the unauthorised stoppages on New South Wales coalfields. The Executive told miners they…

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Lewis Denies He Inspired Coal Strike

Northern Star · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday (AAP).--Forced by a Federal Court order to testify, the United Mine- workers' President, John L. Lewis,…

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Coal Production Behind Target

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 April 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Coal output in New South Wales is lagging 772,000 tons behind the 1948 target set by the Joint Coal Board…

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Ashley Warns Miners

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday: The Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley), speaking at Lithgow today, said that if the…

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Alleged Illicit Gold Deal

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: The special Federal Court today committed a former airlines steward for trial on charges arising from a large…

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American Miners Wounded

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

TUSCALOOSA (Alabama), Wednesday: Joe Avery, owner of a non-union mine is alleged to…

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Hopes of Settling U.s. Coal Strike

Northern Star · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday (AAP).--Hopes of an early settlement of the strike of 400,000 soft coal miners "which is having…

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U.S. Coal Strike Lewis's Request To Court

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday: The United Mine Workers' president (Mr John Lewis) today asked…

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New Coal Board Effort To End Petty Stoppages

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Joint Coal Board has taken steps to end petty stoppages on N.S.W. coalfields and keep the mines working. The board's action follows the…

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Help For Territory Gold Mining?

Tweed Daily · Saturday 10 April 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: The Federal Government was considering a request to assit gold mining in the Northern Territory…

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Miners Talking Fight

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Efforts by the Joint Coal Board to eliminate petty stoppages on the N.S.W. coal fields have been…

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Miners' Leader Sees "Challenge" by Coal Board

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: "The Federation is left with no alternative, but to accept the challenge of the Joint Coal Board," the general president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I…

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Miners Planning Action

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.-- The Miners' Federation today advised all Federal unions that serious trouble threatened in the coal industry and…

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Inquiry Into Gold Coast Riots

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 1

ACCRA (Gold Coast), Monday: The Government has released six men arrested after the February riots…

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U.s. Miners Sent Back

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday (AAP).--United Mineworkers district leaders at Pittsburgh have ordered members to resume work tomorrow as a result of a settlement of the miners pension dispute and advice from the union president (Mr. John L. Lewis) that their contract is now honoured…

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Pensions For U.S. Miners

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday: United Mineworkers' Association district leaders at Pittsburgh have ordered…

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New Guinea Gold Find

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 1

PORT MORESBY, Tuesday: Messages from Lae, Madang and other centres Report a gold find in an…

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New Guinea Gold Strike Reported

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 1

PORT MORESBY, Tuesday (AAP-Renter). --A gold strike is reported in messages from Lae, Madang and other centres. The precious metal is said…

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Miners' Leaders to Discuss Strike Action Today

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The miners' leaders will decide in Sydney tomorrow whether to recommend strike action to mines on the N.S.W. coalfields against a twofold plan by the…

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