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Mining & the mines, 1947

4,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 74 of 225

Round-table Move by U.s. Miners

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 23

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--John L. Lewis, leader of the American Miners' Union, met representatives of the mine owners yesterday, in an…

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Round-table Move by U.s. Miners

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 23

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--John L. Lewis,leader of the American Miners Union, met representatives of the mine owners yesterday, in an…

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Round-table Move by U.s. Miners

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 23

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--John L. Lewis, leader of the American Miners' Union, met representatives of the mine owners yesterday, in an…

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Hunt for Gold Coins Sequel To French Crash Clues to "Mr. X" Sought

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 7

PARIS, Wednesday. -- In a dramatic sequel to the crash of a French Dakota near Grenoble on March 13, when…

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Hunt for Gold Coins Sequel To French Crash Clues to "Mr. X" Sought

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 7

PARIS, Wednesday. -- In a dramatic sequel to the crash of a French Dakota near Grenoble on March 13, when…

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Seven Trapped in Mine

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 24

NEW YORK, Thursday. -- Three men escaped, but at least seven are believed to have been trapped as a result of an explosion yesterday in…

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Seven Trapped in Mine

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 24

NEW YORK, Thursday. -- Three men escaped, but at least seven are believed to have been trapped as a result of an explosion yesterday in…

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Land-mines Near Jerusalem

The Sun · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 8

JERUSALEM, Thursday. -- Two large land mines were discovered just outside Jerusalem yesterday, hidden behind a wall…

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"Costs Making Coal Price Prohibitive"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 6

Recent additional financial burdens on the coal industry, without any sign of increased production, were tending further towards making the…

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Short Life for Open Cut Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 26

Improvement in last year's result was due partly to the satisfactory operation of Caldare Open-cut Colliery, said the…

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Case For Revision Of Taxation On Mine Dividends

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 6

During the life of its tinmine, now ncaring an end, Briseis Consolidated, N.L., paid £127,500 in dividends and £64,315 in…

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Diesel Logos in Favor Coal Position Vital Factor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 19

LONDON, Thursday. -- Britain's fuel crisis has restarted the old battle of steam engines versus diesel-electric locomotives…

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Diesel Locos in Favor Coal Position Vital Factor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 19

LONDON, Thursday, -- Britain's fuel crisis has, restarted the old battle of steam engines versus diesel-electric locomotives…

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Big Coal Loss This Year 704,450 Tons In Four Months

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 1

Loss of coal from strikes in New South Wales had reached serious proportions this year, the secretary of the Northern Colliery…

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Jockeys Doon, Darke Reprimanded Wagga Gold Cup Foul Riding Accusations

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 32

WAGGA, Thursday.--The allegations against jockey E. Doon by an other Sydney jockey, H. Darke, of rough riding in yesterday's Wagga Gold Cup were further investigated on the course this afternoon by the stewards of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club. After long…

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Jockeys Doon, Darke Reprimanded Wagga Gold Cup Foul Riding Accusations

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 32

WAGGA Thursday.--The allegations against jockey E. Doon by another Sydney jockey, H. Darke, of rough riding in yesterday's Wagga Gold Cup were further investigated on the course this afternoon by the stewards of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club. After long…

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Model Towns For Miners At New Collieries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 5

The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Cahill, speaking at St. Peters last night, forecast the creation of model…

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Five Bodies Found in U.s. Coal Mine

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 14

NEW YORK, Friday.--The bodies of five coal miners were, recovered last night from the scene of the Terre Haute, Indiana, disaster…

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Five Bodies Found in U.s. Coal Mine

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday.--The bodies of five coal miners were recovered last night from the scene of the Terre Haute. Indiana, disaster…

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Mine Host-1947 Version

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 16

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