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Mining & the mines, 1947

4,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 225

A.L.P. Bids for Key Miners' Post New Deal On Coalfields, Higher Production Sought

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 7

The Australian Labor Party Industrial Group is making an all-out bid to win the ballot next month far general president of the Miners' Federation…

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N.g. Goldfields Loses £7393

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 26

New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., reports for the year ended September 30 last, a loss of £7393, Which has been transferred to "close down expenses account."…

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Loss Incurred By N.G. Goldfields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 6

A loss of £7,393 was incurred by New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., for the year ended September 30, compared with a loss of £1,415…

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Coal Production Showed Increase

Tribune · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 3

FIGURES published in the press this week show a marked increase in black coal production in Australia in September of last year as compared…

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World Coal Conference Held in Paris

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 1

The W.F.T.[?] with a view to finding a solution to the [?]al shortage brought together delegates from miners throughout the world to attend a…

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Submarines to Save Coal Generating Power

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 9 (A.A.P.).— Submarines are to be used at the principal British naval dockyards to generate power in order to save…

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Bitter Fight In Election Of Miners' Leader

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 4

A bitter underground struggle between A.L.P. and Communist supporters is expected in the election of a general president…

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Forced Labour in Ruhr Mines Experts' Proposal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 3

PARIS, Jan. 9 (A.A.P.).—An international conference of coal experts has recommended extreme measures, even forced labour if…

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Women Volunteer to Cart Coal for Gas

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Hundreds of women have answered the call of the United Women's Movement for volunteers to cart coal to Melbourne gasworks. THE Lord Mayor (Councillor…

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Women Volunteer to Cart Coal for Gas

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Hundreds of women have answered the call of the United Women's Movement for volunteers to cart coal to Melbourne gasworks. THE Lord Mayor (Councillor…

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From the Four Corners Coal and Industry in Britain

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 8

Just as Christmas was on us. the big Austin Motor Company issued a notice to its employees that its enormous factory at Longbridge, Birmingham. would have to close down if no supplies of coal were made availlable by the authorities…

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Women Offer to Cart Coal for Gas Will Arm With Truncheons Leader Expects General Strike

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Hundreds of women have answered the call of the United Women's Movement for volunteers to cart coal to Melbourne…

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Women Offer to Cart Coal for Gas Will Take Truncheons With Them Leader Expects General Strike

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Hundreds of women have answered the call of the United Women's Movement for volunteers to cart coal to Melbourne…

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Women Offer to Cart Coal for Gas Will Take Truncheons With Them Leader Expects General Strike

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Hundreds of women have answered the call of the United Women's Movement for volunteers to cart coal to Melbourne…

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Women Offer to Cart Coal for Gas Will Take Truncheons With Them Leader Expects General Strike

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Hundreds of women have answered the call of the United Women's Movement for volunteers to cart coal to Melbourne…

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Coal Talks Urged Miners' Move

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 3

A "peace in the coal industry" conference has been suggested to the chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. Cameron, by the…

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30 Coal Mines for £3,000,000

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 13

IF the Federal Government ever decides to copy the British example of nationalising the coal industry, it…

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Illawarra Coke to Sell Colliery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 5

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders of Illawarra Coke Co. Ltd. yesterday carried a resolution sanctioning the disposal of the company's…

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Southern Mine's Sale Approved

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 23

Shareholders of Illawarra Coke Co., Ltd., yesterday agreed to a resolution sanctioning the disposal of the company's colliery at Mt. Kembla, known…

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Demands Action On Coal Board

The Sun · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 3

Delay of the Federal and State Governments in appointing the new joint Coal Board was criticised today by the general…

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