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Mining & the mines, 1947

4,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 225

Temporary Coal Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 4

Mr. W. S. Winning is to succeed, temporarily, Mr. H. R. Williams, who retired yesterday from the position of Coal Commissioner…

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Miners Delay Meat Protest

The Sun · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--Coal miners in the northern district will report for work on Monday. The Miners' Federation…

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A Gold Comfort Honeymoon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 9

A TEN days' honeymoon, in a centrally-heated, well-furnished flat, in one of England's loveliest country districts—and…

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Gold Reef Didn't Pay

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 15

GOLD REEF was the horse in which trainer D. L. Burke and jockey R. Mclntosh were interested in the First Novice at…

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Gold Reef Didn't Pay

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 15

GOLD REEF was the horse in which trainer D. L. Burke and jockey R. Mclntosh were interested in the First Novice at…

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Gold Reef Didn't Pay

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 15

GOLD REEF was the horse in which trainer D. L. Burke and jockey R. Mclntosh were interested in the First Novice at…

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Joint Coal Board To Function Today

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 7

CANBERRA, Friday.--The join Coal Board will function from tomorrow. A proclamation presented today states that the necessary section of the Coal…

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Miners Threaten Two Strikes Carpenters Also Restless

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 4

Strike action threatened in New South Wales industries yesterday included: Northern miners—as a protest against dearer meat (four…

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Refugees' gold will be confiscated

The Sun · Sunday 2 February 1947 · page 5

THE two-inch gold bars, discovered by Customs officers when the steamer Hwa Lien reached Sydney with Jewish refugees from the East, will be confiscated by the Federal Treasury…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 6

GREAT BOULDER PTY. GOLD MINES, LTD.—Four weeks ended Dec. 10: Treated 33,757 tons for 7,585.75oz fine…

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New Coal Control

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

This week the new Joint Coal Board set up by the Commonwealth and State Governments embarks upon its exacting task. It takes over the…

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Miners Want Strike Action

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--South coast miners today, by 479 votes to 210, instructed their delegate to next Wednesday's special meeting of the Miners' Central Council to move for a complete stoppage in…

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Miners Want Strike Action

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--South coast miners today, by 479 votes to 210, instructed their delegate to next Wednesday's special meeting of the Miners' Central Council to move for a complete stoppage in…

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Miners Want Strike Action

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--South coast miners today, by 479 votes to 210, instructed their delegate to next Wednesday's special meeting of the Miners' Central Council to move for a complete stoppage in…

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Miners Want Strike Action

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--South coast miners today, by 479 votes to 210, instructed their delegate to next Wednesday's special meeting of the Miners' Central Council to move for a complete stoppage in…

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Miners Want Strike Action

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--South coast miners today, by 479 votes to 210, instructed their delegate to next Wednesday's special meeting of the Miners' Central. Council to move for a complete stoppage in…

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Southern Miners Vote for Strike

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--South coast miners today, by 479 votes to 210, instructed their delegate to next Wednesday's special meeting of the Miners' Central Council to move for a complete stoppage in…

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Miners' Leader May Be Red

The Sun · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 5

The Miners' Federation may have another well-known member of the Communist Party as its general president, in…

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State Coal Strike Move South Coast Miners Plan General Stoppage

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 9

South Coast delegates to the Miners' Federation Central Council meeting in Sydney tomorrow will press for a State-wide coalmine strike. A mass meeting of miners at Wollongong yesterday gave delegates…

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Coal Strike Truce

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY (Nova Scotia), Feb. 3 (A.A.P.).—A fortnight's truce has been called in the Nova Scotia coal strike, which began on Saturday…

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