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Riverina · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Miners' Prot[?]

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Sun. [?] Delegates of 2800 [?] passed a resolution in [?] sea, Wales, yesterday, [?]…

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Mine coys. to buy Coal Board plant?

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Federal Cabinet has decided to authorise the Joint Coal Board to sell to N.S.W…

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Record Coal Output Claimed

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Record coal production this year was not being reflected in any improvement in miners'…

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Another Gold Discovery Rich Find Reported Near Reno

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 1

Mesrss R. True and T. O’Grady, have discovered what they believe will be a good, if not a sensational, gold discovery in the hills northwest of the town. The new find is the Shaw’s…

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The Miners and Mechanisation

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—The New South Wales Minister for Mines, Mr. Arthur, has appealed to miners to accept mechanisation…

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Appeal to Miners on Mechanisation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The N.S.W. Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) today appealed to miners to accept…

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Talk of opening up Q'land coal

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, TOUTS.: The Government might have to open up deposits of coking coal in Queensland to feed…

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Gold Discovery Near Gundagai Rich Find Reported in Reno Area

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 1

Messrs. R. True and T. O'Grady have discovered what they believe will be a good, if not sensational, gold discovery…

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Menzies Firm on Coal Board Plant Decision

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Mr. Menzies flatly refused to support the N.S.W. Premier (Mr. McGirr) in cancelling the…

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Evatt Urges Review of Sale of Coal Machinery

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday: The leader of the Opposition (Dr. Evatt) today urged a conference between the Commonwealth and New South Wales Governments to review the Coal Board's decision to sell plant and equipment…

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"Cage of Gold" Now at the Roxy

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 2

Ealing Studios, renowned for their production of the factual type of semidocumentary picture, state frankly that the new Michael Balcon…

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Holt Charges Miners

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.: Forces inside the Miners' Federation which made no secret of their objective to retard coal…

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Coal Tribunal to have greater power

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.: The Government hoped to legislate during the present session to widen the jurisdiction…

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Reds Expected to Lose Miners' Central Council Control

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Communists are expected to lose co[?] the Central Council of the Miners' Federation in elections now [?] place. Left-Wing supporters at…

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Cannot transport coal

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Unless the Railway Department got immediate migrant labor, it could not handle all the coal…

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Conference on Mechanical Coal Extraction

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: A conference between miners' leaders and Federal Government representatives in Sydney tomorrow is expected to lead to talks on the vital question of mechanical…

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Meeting on machine coal

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Australian miners will decide their attitude to mechanical extraction of pillar coal at…

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Sale of Coal Board's plant

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1951 · page 8

CANBERRA, Friday: The Joint Coal Board, in consultation with the Treasury would determine the price at…

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Bushfire May Destroy Small Town in Lithgow Area Threat to huge coal-

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The small mining township Angus Plate is threatened with complete destruction bushfires. The fires have completely encircled the township…

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Talks on Xmas Coal-lift

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. S. F. Cochran) and representatives of miners…

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