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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Miners' Request on Basic Wage Adjustments

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Federation today lodged an application with the Coal Industry Tribunal…

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Penalty For Coal Miners

Northern Star · Saturday 22 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, to-day took three weeks off…

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Roxy Presents "King Solomon's Mines"--

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 2

tonight and tomorrow night at the Roxy the outstanding presentation, "King Solomon's Mines," will head the programme. Taken from the…

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Mines Idle Over Leave Penalty

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Five mines were idle in N.S.W. to-day as a protest against a decision of the Coal Industry…

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Miners' Policy On Open Cuts To Be Decided

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Representatives of mining unions will meet in Sydney tomorrow to discuss the formation of a…

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£12,700 Robbery at Gold Mines

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 5

OTTAWA, Tuesday (AAP).—Four hooded men tied up nine mine workers and knocked out another who tried to interfere…

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Tweed Coal Deposits to Be Examined

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There were unexamined coal deposits in the Tweed valley and he would have them inspected by…

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Coal Tribunal Decisions "Provocative"

Northern Star · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Recent decisions of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) were "highly provocative"…

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Mine Meetings Wednesday On Budget

Northern Star · Saturday 6 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Pit-top meetings of all N.S.W. northern district mines have been called for next Wednesday to discuss…

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Fox Gold to be Trained in Vic

Northern Star · Saturday 6 October 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Friday.—Fox Gold, winner of the S.T.C. Winter Handicap, has been sent to Melbourne to be trained at…

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"Blue And Gold" Ball Success

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 16 October 1951 · page 3

The first ball of the Urbenville branch of the C.W.A. was an outstanding success both socially and financially, and was held in the…

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9 Killed in Coal Mine Explosion

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday (AAP). —At least nine men were killed in a coal mine gas explosion at Morgantown, West Virginia, a…

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Record Nsw Coal Output Predicted

Northern Star · Saturday 20 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—With a little over two months to go, N.S.W. miners are expected to set a new coal production…

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Professor Appointed To Coal Board

Northern Star · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Senator Spooner announced the appointment of English profersor, D. W. Phillips, to a vacancy…

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Queensland Mines Idle

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.—About one third of Queensland coal mines were idle today because of a three month old hewing…

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7 Bodies Recovered After Mine Explosion

Northern Star · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 5

NEW YORK, Thursday (AAP).—Rescue workers late yesterday recovered the bodies of even [?]en killed in an…

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Welsh Miners Object to Support For Conservatives

Northern Star · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—Delegates of 2,800 miners passed a resolution in Swansea, Wales, yesterday, protesting against a…

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Falling Coal Hurts Shunter

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 5

A railway shunter was injured when a large piece of coal fell from a truck at Lismore goodsyard yesterday morning…

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Joint Coal Board Equipment for Sale to Industry

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Federal Cabinet has decided to authorise the Joint Coal Board to sell to N.S.W. underground…

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No Benefit by Miners for Record Output

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The record coal production this year was not being reflected in any improvement in miners'…

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