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Mining & the mines, 1951

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Gasification Trials in Old Coal Pits

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 6

More coalfields in Britain are to be included in the underground gasification experiments begun last year…

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Coal Ship Aground on Mud Bank

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: The 3089-ton ship Kooralya, loaded with coal, went aground on a mud bank in Newcastle harbor…

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Miners Threaten Action; Dismissal of Three Leaders

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The service of dismissal notices on three Western District miners' officials would be resisted by the organised strength of the Miners' Federation, the general president of the…

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Rise in Coal Price a Shock to N.s.w. Govt. Board's Action May Upset Price-freeze

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Last night's announcement of a rise in the price of coal as a shock, particularly in fete Government circles, in view of the…

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Film Review "King Solomon's Mines"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 2

The story of one of the most exciting safaris ever filmed is "King Solomon's Mines," now screening at the Capitol Theatre…

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Coal Price Rise Will Hit Industries and Services

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Increases in the price of coal will cost industry and public services hundreds of thousands of pounds a…

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Coal Price Rise Will Hit Services Huge Cost Forecast

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Increases in the price of coal will cost industry and public services hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. This was stated today by the Research Service…

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Unlimited Electricity Without Gas or Coal

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 3

A motion picture proprietor at Uranga, on the North Coast has invented a mechanical wonder—a unit that will produce…

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Miners Stop Work to Organise "No Vote

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday—Miners at 13 collieries in the northern and southern fields refused to resume work after tit-top…

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Coal Price Will Hit Services

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 1

Increases in the price of coal will cost industry and public services hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. This was stated by the…

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"Gold Over the Cootamundra Hills"

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 2

We consider it our duty to inform you, our readers, the residents of this rich area, that there in wealth right at your…

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44p.c. More N.S.W. Coal Needed in 1954 Than Mined in 1950

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Total requirements of New South Wales coal for Australian consumption in 1954 are estimated at 18,500,000 tons, or 44.6 per cent, above actual (N.S.W.) production in 1950,mption…

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British Coal Production Well Above Estimate

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 7

British coal output last month averaged 3,942,000 tons a week compared with 3,922,000 in July. 1950…

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Rising Coal Costs and Basic Wage Adjustments May Force Heavy Increase in Electricity Charges

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

JUNEE RESIDENTS, INDUSTRIAL CONCERNS, COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SPORTING ORGANISATIONS WILL BE CALLED UPON TO PAY. GREATLY INCREASED CHARGES FOR ELECTRICITY IF…

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Britain's Coal Output Exceeds Estimate

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 6

Britain's coal output last month averaged 3,442,000 tons a week, compared with 3,922,000 in July, 1950. Total production for the first seven…

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Miners Back Claims

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation today supported dairy; farmers' clsims for increased…

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Coal Output Exceeds Estimate

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 2

British coal output last month averaged 3,942,000 tons a week, compared with 3,922,000 in July, 1950…

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New Coal Vending Machine Developed in Us

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 2

A new coal vending machine has been developed in the United States where, as in Australia, coal is a major source of heating…

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Japan Will Get Coal from India

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

TOKYO, Thurs. (A.A.P.-Reuter): Japan will import her' coal in future from India instead of Communist…

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Miners Attack Long-Service Leave Penalty

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today took three weeks off miners' long-service leave as a penalty for holding weekly one-day stoppages early this year…

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