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Mining & the mines, 1947

4,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 225

Bunnerong's Coal Margin Risk "Down To 24-Hours' Supply" Councillors' Plea to Govt

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 4

BUNNERONG power station has only 24 hours' supply of coal on hand, and the plant is running on what a bulldozer can scrape up from the yard…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday, February' 25, 1947 New Threat to Coal Supply

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

What has happened to the bright hopes of a new era of peace and reform on the coalfields? They have clouded over during the past few…

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Sweat and Toil Beating Fuel Crisis British Miners' Magnificent Effort Factories Will Resume Production Next Week

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--Industries throughout Britain are preparing to return to production. A MAGNIFICENT, united effort by coalminers throughout England…

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Sweat and Toil Beating Fuel Crisis British Miners' Magnificent Effort Factories Will Resume Production Next Week

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--Industries throughout Britain are preparing to resume production. A MAGNIFICENT, united effort by coalminers throughout England…

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Sweat and Toil Beating Fuel Crisis British Miners' Magnificent Effort Factories Will Resume Production Next Week

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 5

ONDON, Tuesday. Industries throughout Britain are preparing to resume production. A MAGNIFICENT, united effort by coalminers throughout England…

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Sweat and Toil Beating Fuel Crisis British Miners' Magnificent Effort Factories Will Resume Production Next Week

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.-- Industries throughout Britain are preparing to resume production. A MAGNIFICENT, united effort by coalminers throughout England…

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Sweat and Toil Beating Fuel Crisis British Miners' Magnificent Effort Factories Will Resume Production N Ext Week

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.-- Industries throughout Britain are preparing to resume production. A MAGNIFICENT, united effort by. coalminers throughout England…

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15,000 Coal Miners Stop Work

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 2

Miners have left south coast towns by trains en route to Sydney where today they will stage a mass demonstration…

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15,000 Coal Miners Stop Work

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 2

Miners have left south coast towns by trains en route to Sydney where today they will stage a mass demonstration…

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All Mines Idle Today Chifley Appeals To Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 1

All coal miners in New South Wales will stop work for 24 hours to-day when southern miners will demonstrate in Sydney. The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, has appealed to miners…

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Miners' Demonstration in Rain Wet March To Parliament House Collieries Idle As Protest Made

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 2

MORE than 2000 coal-miners, their wires and sympathisers paraded through rain in Sydney today. They marched to Parliament House to…

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Attlee Thanks Miners

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday. -- The Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee), on behalf of the nation, yesterday warmly thanked all miners for their "…

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Attlee Thanks Miners

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday. -- The Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee), on behalf of the nation, yesterday warmly thanked all miners for their…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 6

NORTH KALGURLI.—Period ended Feb. 4. treated 13,240 tons for 3,953oz fine,…

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Adelaide Coal Shortage

The Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--Suburban passenger steam trains for Sunday have been cut out because of critical shortage of coal…

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Chifley's Appeal to Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 1

The general secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. G. W. S. Grant, said last night that Mr. Chifley, in his letter…

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Ships Wary Of Mines

The Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 3

Eight mines having been reported adrift, shins are moving warily along the Queensland coast today…

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Coal Supplies Low at Bunnerong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 3

The chairman of the Sydney County Council, Councillor Pursell, said yesterday that Bunnerong had only 24 hours' supply of coal on hand and had never been in a worse position. This picture, showing the meagre stocks, was taken yesterday just before a train arrived loaded with coal…

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Germans Arrested for Coal Thefts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON. Feb. 25 (A.A.P.).—The British Military Government in Hamburg announced yesterday that the police had arrested 2,345 Germans…

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Coal and Minerals Antarctic Discovery

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 3

Members of the Byrd expedition in the Antarctic believe that a lake area they have, discovered may contain coal and…

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