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Mining & the mines, 1949

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Aggregate Meetings to Discuss Strike Miners to Decide On Return To Work Move Next

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 1

The Coal Mining Unions council decided yesterday to call aggregate meetings to discuss a return to work. Earlier a Conference of Federal and New South Wales Governments, Trades and Labor Council and ALP representatives decided…

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You May Not Have Read of These Facts in Your History of Australia Pieces of Gold Flew in All Directions

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 7

The “Welcome Stranger” is the only nugget in the world that has a monument erected to it. An obelisk marks the site at Moliagul, central…

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Miners to Vote on Coal Strike Poll Expected On Monday-- Day Before Army Begins

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 5

The Coal Mining Unions' Council on Wednesday decided to call aggregate meetings on the coalfields to take a vote on the coal…

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Army "Not Being Used to Destroy Miners"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

SINGLETON, Thursday: "A few hundred Commos—thieves, rogues and vagabonds—are trying to wreck the country," the…

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Vic. to Charge Miners' Leaders Over Strike

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The Victorian Government intends issuing summonses under the Essential Services Act against…

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Business Almost As Usual Despite Coal Strike

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 2

When the power strike made it necessary for power cuts to be imposed on business firms and industrial undertakings a serious dislocation of…

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30,000 Tone of African Coal on Way

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4

The first shipment 0f imported coal from South Africa [?] is now on its way to coa[?]starved New South Wales. This will be the…

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Why A.W.U. Not Urged to Wrok Mines

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Federal Government would not make any attempt to induce A.W.U…

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Coal Strike Hits Primary Producers Government's Half Measures Criticised

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4

Reports reaching the Government in Canberra from the State capitals during the four weeks of the coal strike have indicated…

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Coal Goes From Junee Railway Dump to Northern Centres

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

Fourteen hundred tons of coal has been transported out of Junee and sent "North." One train load left Junee yesterday afternoon, one this morning,…

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To Work Open-cut Mines Troops Move North and West

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 2

More than 700 troops started to move by train yesterday morning from Ingleburn Camp near Liverpool, for the…

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Miners May Stay on Strike Bitter Fight Expected Between Two Factions

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Miners Central Council is not expected to oppose the holding of aggregate meetings on the coalfields, but may…

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Troops Arrive on Coalfields With Rifles Ready to Work Open-cut Mines

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Two forces comprising more than 1300 troops arrived on the Western and Northern coalfields this afternoon. The men were wearing marching equipment and…

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Success If Miners Can Be Rounded Up for Meeting Back to Work Decision Only if Majority Vote

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday; Moderate elements on the coalfields believe that if a large percentage of the sixteen thousands members of the…

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Miners' Pay for Troops

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said today that Service personnel working open-cut mines would…

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Eight Seamen From Coal Ship Charged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: Eight striking seamen from the Haligonian Duke were today arrested and charged with having…

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Troops Settling Down at Mines; Ready to Start

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Plans for working open-cut mines with Army labor are almost completed, and unless there is a speedy…

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Miners' Breakaway Movement Navy May Handle Coal

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—Singleton end Muswell brook miners, at meetings held today, may decide break away from the Miners Federation and return to work…

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Mackay's Aldermen Get Plenty Coal!

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 2

Open cut mining has ended the coal, emergency in Mackay (Q). Surface coal exists at Bee Creek. 100, miles out— better coal…

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Early End to Coal Strike Now Unlikely Moderates Walk Out of Meeting of Mining Unions Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 1

Hopes of an early end to the coal strike were dashed yesterday when the acting chairman (Mr W. Blair) and four other moderate ate delegates walked out of a meeting of the Coal Mining Unions Council called to fix a date for aggregate meetings of strikers…

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