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Mining & the mines, 1950

286 stories in Riverina's papers · page 15 of 15

U.K. Miners' Gesture

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: Britain's mining leaders yesterday decided to call on the 970,500 workers in the industry to work six days a…

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Miners Refuse to Leave Tunnel Stay-in Strike When Claims Refused

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Miners to-day began a stay-in strike at Stockrington No. 1 pit, in the Minmi district…

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Record Coal Production By N.S.W. Miners

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday — New South Wales coal miners have made history by passing the 1942 record production of…

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N.s.w. Miners' Record Production

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: N.S.W. coalminers have made history by passing the 1942 record production of 12,206,000 tons…

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Fireman Killed When Coal Train Topples Over Driver Deliberately Breaks Ankle to Escape

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday — A young railway fireman was crushed to death, and a driver seriously injured, when a coal train jumped the points and toppled over an embankment between Tuggerah and…

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Record Coal Production

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 4

N.S.W. coal miners have made history by passing the 1942 record production of 12,206,000 tons. Tuesday's output, of 60,000 tons brought the…

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More Pay for Miners Conditional

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Under a new award announced by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today, miners in New…

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Four Mines Idle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Miners at four collieries in New South Wales were idle today as a protest against the judgment of the…

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