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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

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Homes Wanted For Miners At Bonalbo

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday.—Casino Chamber of Commerce will support Bonalbo miners in their appeal to the Coal Board and Housing…

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Warning to Miners

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Coal Industry Tribunal Mr F. H. Gallagher, said today that he might…

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Housing Bar to Coal From Bonalbo

Northern Star · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.—The Bonalbo coal syndicate secretary (Mr. Greenwood) advised Casino Co-op. Dairy Society…

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Coal, Steel Losses "Hit Everyone"

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: The losses in the output of coal and steel in recent weeks was a matter of serious concern, as…

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Qld. Coal Survey by Federal Govt

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Minister for Fuel, Senator Ashley, at a meeting of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party…

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Sabotage In French Mines

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 1

PARIS, Friday: The independent conservative. newspaper Figaro declared that a systematic,…

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Coal and Steel Losses Serious

Northern Star · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 6

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Minister for Labour (Mr. Holloway) said yesterday the losses in the output of coal and steel in recent weeks…

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Callide Coal Plan Depends On Victoria

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday: The Callide coal deposits in Queensland could be developed if the Victorian…

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Mine Fire

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Miners at Aberdare Central Colliery near Cessnock have been working continuously since Friday [?]…

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Coal Mine Fire Thought Beaten

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A mine fire at Ayrfield No. 3 colliery, on the Maitland field, which yesterday seemed likely to cost a million…

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Trouble With Coal in Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The unloading of 30,000 tons of coal was delayed and the working of six colliers in Port Melbourne…

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1M. Ton Coal Loss Threatened by Newcastle Fire

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. — Some progress has been made with the work of controlling the fire which broke out in Ayrfield No. 3 Colliery…

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New Threat to Coal

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A dispute between two unions threatens to stop New South Wales coal production on March…

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State-wide Coal Strike Threatened

Northern Star · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A State wide coal strike from March 21 is threatened in a sudden demarcation issue between the miners, and…

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Decline in Output of Gold

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Gold production in Australia during 11948 was 888,429 fine ounces, worth £9,561,717 according to figures…

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Warning to jap coal miners Warning to Jap Coal Miners

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 7

TOKIO, Sunday: General Mac- Arthur told the Japanese Government sharply today to correct current malpractices in, the coal 'industry and to take steps to improve mining, operations…

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U.s. Coal Miners on Strike

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday: American railways will lay off at least. 40,000 men as a result of a two -week strike by coal…

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Miners Strike, Appointment of Aussie Opposed

Northern Star · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday (AAP).—American railways will lay off at least 40,000 men as a result of a two-week strike by coalminers that…

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Flow of Gold From South Africa

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 6

JOHANNESBURG, Monday: The Nationalist Party Afrikaans newspaper, Die Transvaalers, says that the South African Government…

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Protest Coal Strike In U.S.A.

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 3

PITTSBURGH, Mondays Australian-born Dr James Boyd, whose appointment as Director of the Federal…

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