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Mining & the mines, 1948

394 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 20

Miners May Be Directed to Return

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Federal and State Governments are believed to be considering a joint direction to the striking N.S.W…

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May Direct Striking Miners to Return

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Federal and State Governments we believed to be considering a Joint direction to the striking…

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Most Drastic Coal Cuts Ever Imposed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The most drastic rationing system ever introduced on the consumption of coal was announced by the Joint Coal Board today because of the general coal strike in New South Wales…

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Labor Council Calls on Miners to Resume Work

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The N.S.W. Trades and Labor Council in a stormy meeting tonight carried a resolution calling on…

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Serious Crisis Threatened All Sections will be Hit by General Coal Strike Decision

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 2

The State fates almost immediately one of its worst industrial crisis as a result the decision of the Northern and Western miners to join…

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State Govt Orders Miners to Return

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The State Government to-night ordered all New South Wales striking miners to return to work on Monday. The Acting Premier (Mr. Baddeley) said that…

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Coal Strike May Cause Wheat Loss

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The disruption of transport by the coal strike and the railway ban on the carriage of cornsacks may…

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State Government Orders Miners To Return

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 8 November 1948 · page 5

The State Government has ordered all New South Wales striking miners to return to work to-day. The Acting Premier (Mr…

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Miners' Central Council Calls off State Coal Strike Unanimous Decision Recorded at Vital Meeting Men to Resume Work Tomorrow

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—The Miners' Council decided unanimously today to call off the general cool strike, and directed the striking miners to return to work tomorrow…

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Ulterior Motives Behind Coal Strike, Says Mr. Fairbairn

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 November 1948 · page 2

ALBURY, Sunday: The Liberal Party's candidate for the new Farrer electorate, Mr. David Fairbairn, D.F.C., declared yesterday that the Miners' Federation had precipitated the coal strike because it…

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Coal Strike Is Over Resumption of Work Tomorrow SYDNEY

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 November 1948 · page 1

The NSW coal strike was settled today. The Central Council of the Miners’ Federation has directed a resumption of work on all NSW coalfields, tomorrow (Tuesday). The Government will set up a…

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Must Fight Communists Says Minister All Parties Should Pull Together in Coal Strike Crisis

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 November 1948 · page 1

Speaking at Gundagai on Friday the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. G. Graham) stated that present coal strike would…

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Drastic Rationing Result Of General Coal Strike Industrial Power to Be Restricted to Two Days a Week

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 8 November 1948 · page 4

The most drastic rationing system ever introduced on the consumption of coal has been announced by the Joint Coal Board…

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Present Coal Strike Cannot Be Justified Says Billy Sheahan “Dispute Only a Pretext Being Used by Communists” Harden Railway Men Applauded Statement by Member for Yass

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 November 1948 · page 1

Speaking- at Harden Railway Employees’ Annual Dinner (on Friday last) the Minister for Lands, Hon W. F. Sheahan MLA,…

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Freezing the Earth to Find Coal Britain's Novel Method to Sink Shaft of New Mine

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 4

Mining engineers in Britain are freezing a section of the earth surface to a depth of over 100 feet. This is a preparatory step to the opening…

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The Late Coal Strike

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 2

The Prime Minister expressed the feelings of the community when he sold that the coal strike was a disgrace to unionism; and…

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Freezing the Earth to Find Coal Novel Methods Used In Britain to Sink The Shaft of New Mine

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 4

Mining engineers in Britain are freezing a section of the earth's surface to a depth of over 400 feet. This is a preparatory step to the opening…

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Coal Strike Ended Restrictions Lifted

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 2

Following upon the decision of the coal miners yesterday, that they would resume work to-day, the Government announced that all restrictions would…

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Coal Strike Settled SYDNEY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 2

The New South Wales coal strike has been settled, and it is expected the men will resume work early this week…

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Coal Strike Ends; Men Back Today Some Power Cuts Remain

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Miners' Central Council decided unanimously today to call off the general coal strike, and directed the striking miners to return. The miners' general president (Mr. I. Williams)…

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