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Mining & the mines, 1947

4,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 225

Wagga Gold Cup Meeting

The Sun · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 8

Sydney will be strongly represented this year at the Wagga Gold Cup meeting on April 30 and May 1…

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Vital Coal Talks Next Week

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 3

The Miners' Federation's log of 19 claims will be discussed by representatives of the federation and colliery…

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Lewis Says Miners Were 'Black-Jacked'

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--American miners' leader, John L. Lewis, yesterday launched a violent attack oh the Government, saying that the soft coal strike was prolonged because it attempted to "black jack" the miners into submission…

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Lewis Says Miners Were 'Black-Jacked'

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--American miners' leader, John L. Lewis, yesterday launched a violent attack on the Government, saying that the soft coal strike was prolonged because it attempted to "black jack" the miners into submission…

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Lewis Says Miners Were 'Black-Jacked'

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--American miners' leader, John L. Lewis, yesterday launched a violent attack on the Government, saying that the soft coal strike was prolonged because it attempted to "black jack" the miners into submission…

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Lewis Says Miners Were 'Black-Jacked'

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--American miner's leader, John L. Lewis, yesterday launched a violent attack on the Government, saying that the soft coal strike was prolonged because it attempted to "black jack" the miners into submission…

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Lewis Says Miners Were 'Black-Jacked'

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--American miners' leader, John L. Lewis, yesterday launched a violent attack on the Government, saying that the soft coal strike was prolonged because it attempted to "black jack" the miners into submission…

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Lewis Says Miners Were 'Black-Jacked'

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--American miners' leader, John L. Lewis, yesterday launched a violent attack on the Government, saying that the soft coal strike was prolonged because it attempted to "black jack" the miners into submission…

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Court Upholds Conviction of U.s. Coal Chief

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 4

NEW YORK, Friday (A.A.P.).--The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday, by a seven to two majority, upheld the convictions of John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers of…

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U.S. Union Guilty Miners' Strikes "Threat To Lawful Order"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, March 7 (A.A.P.). — The Supreme Court decision to uphold the convictions against John L…

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Gold Caste Set To Race In Edensor; Thompson's Mount

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 12

Gold Caste will contest the second division of the Edensor Park Handicap at Randwick to-day, with J. Thompson as his rider. He is among the acceptors for the Denham Court Handicap, but…

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England Nears Chaos Blight Of Long Freeze Trains Held, Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday--The prolonged freeze is bringing England to a standstill. The road and rail situation is…

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Buzzards Rage in Britain Coal Transport Sets Problem For Industries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.--Three-quarters of England and Wales has been snowed under by blizzards which have been raging for the past three days…

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England Nears Chaos Blight Of Long Freeze Trains Held, Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--The prolonged freeze is bringing England to a standstill. The road and rail situation is…

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Snow Binds England Mines Mainly Idle From Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

LONDON, March 7.—The sun shone over southern England this morning, but because of yesterday's blizzard industry is in almost as great confusion as at…

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Mystery wires in 'black' gold case Sydney mine manager jailed on £1000 charge

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 March 1947 · page 3

KALGOORLIE, Sat.--Mysterious telegrams which, police alleged, referred in code to black-market gold dealings were quoted in the Kalgoorlie Police Court yesterday…

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Sydney Man Gaoled for Illicit Gold

Truth · Sunday 9 March 1947 · page 31

PERTH, Saturday.—Walter Stuart McColl (50), mine manager of Sydney, was today sentenced to one years gaol for unlawful possession…

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Sydney man gaoled after £1000 illicit gold case KALGOORLIE

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1947 · page 1

A SYDNEY man was sentenced to 12 months' hard labor by Resident Magistrate H. G. Smith today on an illicit gold dealing charge. He is 50-years-old mine manager Walter Stuart McColl. Kalgoorlie…

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Mines Talks Achieve Nothing

The Sun · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 2

At a conference today with the NSW Combined Colliery Proprietors' Association the…

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Stop-press Coal Conference

The Sun · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 1

Coal conference decided this [?] that information avenine to Federal and NSW State Governments…

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