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Mining & the mines, 1949

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Drop in Coal Production

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 December 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday — N.S.W mineworkers. last week produced 300.312 tons of coal, official figures released by the Joint Coal…

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N.S.W. Coal Output Still High

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: New South Wales mineworkers last week produced 300,312 tons of coal, official figures released by…

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Enough Coal for Xmas Period

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday—A Joint Coal Board spokesman said last night there would be a "white Christmas" for industrial users…

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Enough Coal to Cover Xmas Period

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: A Joint Coal Board spokesman said to-night there would be a "white Christmas" for industrial users…

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One Week's Coal Supply After Leave

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Industry would have about one week's supply of coal on hand when all mineworkers returned to work…

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Crane Crashes in Colliery; Two Killed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 December 1949 · page 1

WOLLONGONG. Sunday: A man was killed outright and another fatally injured when a crane collapsed and fell over 100…

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Production of Steel and Coal

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 December 1949 · page 2

Britain's steel output last month was a new record for November, and was slightly below the Industry's all-time record…

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Govt. Anxious for Peace in Coal Industry

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The new Minister for Fuel (Senator McLeay) has already conf[?]d with the Joint Coal Board on…

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Boat Strikes Mine

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday: Rome radio reports that eight members of the crew of a motor fishing boat died when it struck…

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Western Miners Postpone Holiday

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 1

LITHGOW, Friday—Mine-workers on the Western coalfields have agreed to load more than 70,000 tons at coal lying at grass…

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Miners Will Welcome New U.s. Machinery

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 December 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: As long as call for labor was not reduced and regulations were adhered to, the Miners' Federation…

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Britain Has Coal for 200 Years

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 December 1949 · page 5

Britain has enough workable coal to last more than 200 years assuming it is mined at the rate of 250 million tons a year…

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