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Mining & the mines, 1947

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400 Tons a Shift From British Coal Cutter-Loader

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1947 · page 4

M[?] than 400 tons of coal a shift is a normal output from each A.B. Meco-Moore simultaneous cutter-loader now being instaled in British coal mines. An all-British machine it does away with shot firing in pits. It cuts [?] broken directly from the face and hands on…

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Victorian Wheat For N.S.W. Coal

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Referring to the wheat shortage in New South Wales, the Victorian Railway Commissioner (Mr. Canny)…

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U.s. Miners Win Big Concessions

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday: John L. Lewis is reported to have won the biggest concession ever granted by the major soft coal producers to…

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7-Day Week for German Miners in Russian Zone

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.): A seven-day week for all miners in the Russian zone of Germany has been decreed by a hand-picked…

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Mining Syndicate's Rich Return

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 July 1947 · page 1

KALGOORLIE, Thursday: A net return of £205,000 has been obtained in 18 months by the Day Dawn syndicate which owns the very rich Mountain…

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Constable Charged with Assault Mining Engineer Alleges He Was Punched in Cell Case Causes State-wide Interest Long hearing at Tumut Court

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 2

Osmond Archibald, mining engineer of Upper Gilmore said in the Tumut Court yesterday that after he was arrested by Snr. Constable Lewis, of Batlow, for driving a car under the influence, he was taken to the Batlow lock-up and, before he…

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An Incredible Diamond Mine Canadians' Lucky Strike in Sooth Africa

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 2

African diamond prospector John T. Willianson, 40-year old 'native of Montfort, Quebec, Canada, was so broke seven years ago that his car…

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Mine Explosions in Palestine One Soldier Killed; Others Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Thursday: it is officially revealed that two civilians were arrested alter a mine exploded under a road bridge near Petach…

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Miners' Leader Quits Communists

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 July 1947 · page 1

The Miners' Federation's former president, H. C. Wells, has resigned from the Communist Party and was seeking admission to the Australian Labor…

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27 Killed in U.s. Mine Explosion

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1947 · page 1

WEST FRANKFURT (Illinois) Friday (A.A.P.): Twenty-seven miners have been killed and three others are believed dead in a mine…

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Coal Anniversary to Be Celebrated

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 July 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: The 150th anniversary of the discovery of the first coal seam in Australia will be commemorated on the spot at Coal-…

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Dutch Take Sumatra's Biggest Coal Mine Overseas Supplies Not Needed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 1

BATAVIA, Monday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Dutch forces in their drive inland in Sumatra from the oil port of Palembang have secured the island's biggest coal mine…

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Coal Shortage Hits Lithgow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 2

LITHGOW, Monday: Although Lithgow miners art producing between 9000 and 10,000 tons a day, the majority of residents are…

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Bauloora Mines Shafts Being Reconditioned

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 2

A registered syndicate is re-working the old Bauloora base-metal mines, 7½ miles from Cootamundra, close to the boosting reservoir recently finished…

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Move to Give S.A. More Coal

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A recommendation that South Australia's coal quota from N.S.W. mines be increased from 17,000 to 19,000 tons…

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Wage Increases For 20,000 Coal Industry Workers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Wage increase for 20,000 lower-paid operators on mechanical units and youths in the coal industry were granted by the…

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Thousands Still Idle; Adelaide Coal Famine

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Sunday: No relief from the prevailing drastic electricity, gas and transport cuts in the Adelaide metropolitan area…

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Says Miners' Rise Will Add to Cost of Power, Freights

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: Wage increases that would cost the mining industry £500,000 a year would be reflected in increased charges for…

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Miners Offer Extra Work— on Condition

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Miners' Federation has agreed to recommend to its members in New South Wife and Victoria that they work…

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Miners' Conditional Offer of Extra Work

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Miners' Federation has agreed to recommend to its members in N.S.W. and Victoria that they work every second…

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