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Mining & the mines, 1946

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American Coal Strike Called Off

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 December 1946 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sunday (A.A.P.): The nation-wide soft-coal strike, which involved 400,000 miners and which resulted in their leader, John L. Lewis, being fined 10,000 dollars and the United Mine Workers 3,500,000…

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Mine Disaster in England

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: Five bodies have now been located by rescue squads working against time to rescue ten others still trapped in Lowea…

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Plenty of Coal for Christmas

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 1

There would be ample coal stocks for essential services and industry during the miners' Christmas holiday period, the Minister for Supply. Senator…

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New Coal Machine Cuts and Loads

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 3

A new British machine which should help materially to increase coal production in the United Kingdom is now going into some North…

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Appeal of Lewis and Miners To be Reviewed

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: The Supreme Court has agreed to review the case of John L. Lewis and the United Mineworkers' Association, and fixed…

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Nearly All U.s. Miners Return to Work

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: More than 280,000 of the nation's 400,000 soft coal miners returned to work yesterday, and produced 1,500,000 tons of…

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Plenty of Coal For Industry During Christmas

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: There would be ample, supplies of coal for all industries and services during the Christmas holidays, said the…

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U.s. Miners Back; Industry Recovering

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 December 1946 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: More than 280,000 of the nation's 400,000 soft-coal miners returned to work yesterday and produced an…

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Mines Idle

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 December 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: All mines on the South Coast were idle today while miners held mass meetings to discuss grievances relating to dust and…

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Christmas Coal

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 December 1946 · page 1

There would be ample coal stocks for essential services and industry during the miners’ Christmas holiday period, the Minister for Supply,…

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All South Coast Mines Idle To-day

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY. Sunday: All South Coast mines will be idle to-morrow, involving a loss of more than 10,000, tons of coal…

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Hogan Gold Cup Competition

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 4

In the above competition on Sunday. Brungle 174 (R. Bower 80) and 2 for 18, defeated Coolac 153 (B. Carberry 54), and 66…

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Southern Miners Decide to Carry On

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Monday: Southern miners at a mass meeting to-day decided, by 445 votes to 227. not to stop work…

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Effort to Widen Gas Strike Coal Transport May Cease

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 1

While a compulsory conference called by Judge Foster in Melbourne, was attempting to settle the interstate gas strike yesterday afternoon, a meeting of representatives of 13…

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Rich Gold Strike Reported

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 December 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: A rick gold strike is reported from the Siberian Gold Fields, where according to Moscow Radio a miner found a gold…

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Chairman Chosen for Coal Board

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Mr. Keith Addison Cameron, of Broken Hill, manager of North Broken Hill Ltd., will the chairman…

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New Coal Board Chairman Chosen

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 December 1946 · page 1

Mr. Keith Addison Cameron has been appointed chairman of the Joint Coal Board, recently set up under Commonwealth and State legislation…

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Miners to Receive Wage Increase

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: New South Wales miners will receive the 7 a week wage increase as from the first pay period in December, but…

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Rich Siberian Gold Strike

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: A rich gold strike is reported from the Siberian gold fields, where, according to Moscow radio, a miner…

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Coal Stocks Shrink in England

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: The electricity supply department at Birmingham, England's second largest city, warned the people that it might have to…

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