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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

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"Something Old--And Something Borrowed" Gold Brooch, Pearl Necklace Worn By Bride

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 3

FOR "SOMETHING OLD AND SOMETHING BORROWED," Norma Gertrude, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Oaten, of…

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Rank and File Voice Likely In Mayor Miners' Issues

Northern Star · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The left-wing controlled central council of the Miners' Federation, which is the miners' governing body, is expected to lay down a new policy on future major issues. This new policy is expected to…

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Hospital Board Local Coal Can Be Used For New Steam Plant

Northern Star · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 5

Nimbin coal could be used in the new steam raising plant at the Lismore Base Hospital if mixed with an equal quantity of coal from Muswellbrook or the northern coal fields, stated a letter from the…

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Queensland Coal for Victoria

Northern Star · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The State Government intends buying 30,000 tons of coal from Queensland to meet the needs of the State…

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Gold Cup for Sculls Winner

Northern Star · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 5

The committee arranging the world professional sculling match between Evans Paddon and George Cook at Evans Head next Sunday…

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Split Among Miners' Leaders

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A split has developed in the central executive cir the Miners' Federation. The miners' general secretary…

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Miners' Threat If Officials Charged

Northern Star · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The miners' central council decided to-day that rank-and-file stopwork meeting's would be called…

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4 Men Trapped in Burning Colliery

Northern Star · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 5

NEW YORK, Thursday (AAP).—Rescuers were tanding by at Girardville, Pennsylvania, yesterday ready to enter the shaft of a…

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No Arbitration Declaration by Miners Onstrikes

Northern Star · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The miners' central council declared to-day in a resolution that the Miners' Federation "never has and never will accept arbitration as the desirable method of…

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Jurisdiction of Coal Reference Board Challenged

Northern Star · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) to-day declined to make a decision on an…

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Trapped Miners Found Dead

Northern Star · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday.—Four miners who were trapped in a burning coal mine at Girardville, Pennsylvania, since last Tuesday,…

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13 Miners Killed in Snowslide

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 5

LIMA (Peru), Tuesday (AAP).—At least 13 miners were billed and some others are believed to be still trapped in a huge snowslide which…

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Federal A.L.P. To Examine Miners' Claims and Threats

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — A Special sub-committee of the Federal executive of the A.L.P. was appointed today to investigate immediately the N.S.W. mining unions' log of claims for increased pay and a…

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Miners' Ultimatum on Arbitration Opposed by A.l.p

Northern Star · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — The coal mining unions' council ultimatum on arbitration was today flatly opposed by the Federal…

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Conference Called On Coal Dispute

Northern Star · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) has called a conference for tomorrow on a dispute which threatens to throw most New South Wales mines…

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Coal Production Hold-up Averted

Northern Star · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — A joint Coal Board representative told the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) today that the Commonwealth Government intends to end wartime legislation as soon as…

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Doctors and Coal Miners

Northern Star · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 3

Sir,—Without wishing [?] enter into an argument whether the B.M.A. should or should not agree to the Federal Government's free…

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Miners' Claims: Crisis Feared If Conference Breaks Down

Northern Star · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Any breakdown of the conference between the Miners' Federation and Federal and State Government representatives next Thursday could produce an industrial crisis, said Mr. J. Martin, of the southern district of the Miners' Federation, this afternoon…

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Agreement On Miners' Claims Most Vital

Northern Star · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) said to-day that he hoped agreement would be reached…

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Mining Unions to Confer on Future Action

Northern Star · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — A five-hour conference today, called to discuss the mining unions' log of claims, did not reach agreement, but the way has been left open for further negotiation…

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