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Mining & the mines, 1947

4,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 225

Minister Compliments Coal Mines in Britain

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Minister for Fuel and Power (Mr. Shinwell) yesterday congratulated British coalminers on their output last week…

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Trapped Miners All Dead

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 14 (A.A.P.).—The 14 miners trapped in the Burn Grange shale mine, Midlothian, were all found dead by rescue squads…

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Miners Are "Tired Of Ben"

The Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 7

An open letter to the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) in the Miners' Federation's official organ "Common Cause" today…

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Coal Board Not Yet Complete

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The appointment of a third member to the Joint Coal Board was still under consideration, the Prime Minister, Mr…

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British Chemical Industry Held Up by Lack of Coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 18

LONDON, Wednesday.--Britain's chemical industry is held up by the coal shortage, writes Lord McGowan, chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, in the Board of Trade…

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British Chemical Industry Held Up by Lack of Coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 18

LONDON, Wednesday.--Britain's chemical industry is held up by the coal shortage, writes Lord McGowan, chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, in the Board of Trade…

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Vital Legal Battle Govt. v. Miners' Chief Nine Justices Hear Arguments

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wednesday. -- The legal battle between miners' chief John L. Lewis and the Government began in the Supreme Court…

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Vital Legal Battle Govt. v. Miners' Chief Nine Justices Hear Arguments

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--The legal battle between miners' chief John L. Lewis and the Government began in the Supreme Court…

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Vital Legal Battle Govt. v. Miners' Chief Nine Justices Hear Arguments

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wednesday. -- The legal battle between miners' chief John L. Lewis and the Government began in the Supreme Court…

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Vital Legal Battle Govt. V. Miners' Chief Nine Justices Hear Arguments

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--The legal baffle between miners' chief John L. Lewis and the Government began in the Supreme Court…

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Vital Legal Battle Govt. v. Miners' Chief Nine Justices Hear Arguments

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--The legal battle between miners' chief John L. Lewis and the Government began in the Supreme Court…

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Vital Legal Battle Govt. v. Miners' Chief Nine Justices Hear Arguments

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--The legal baffle between miners' chief John L. Lewis and the Government began in the Supreme Court…

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Vital Legal Battle Govt. v. Miners' Chief Nine Justices Hear Arguments

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wednesday. -- The legal battle between miners' chief John L. Lewis and the Government began in the Supreme Court…

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In Terms of Gold Basic Wage Lower Than in 1907

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 12

Briefly, the story about gold being accepted as the measure of the value of other commodities is that, in the first instance, it was found as the result of many years experience in trading to be much…

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Communist Party Disciplines "Forgetful" Wells For Failing to Contest Miners' Federation Ballot "Comrades" Allege "Political Deterioration" Had Been Noted

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 7

Commissar H. ("Forgetful") Wells was last week stripped of his Communist Party decorations and placed on probation by the Marx House High Command…

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Bourgeois Mediocrity Are we not prone to place the Gold Standard above the God Standard?

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 10

"AT the present hour no one has the right to take refuge in mediocrity, and I am certain that this…

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Coal Bd. Delay Angers Miners

Tribune · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 6

THE Miners’ Federation paper, Common Cause, this week publishes an open letter to Prime Minister Chiefly, strongly attacking Federal…

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Trade and Finance Norseman Gold Mines Lose £25,032

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 17

Norseman Gold Mines, N.L., occurred a loss of £25,032 for the [?]ear ended October 31, against [?] loss of £39,176 in 1944-45…

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Big Coal Loss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

Stoppages at eight N.S.W, collieries yesterday caused a production loss of about 600 tons. There were strikes at seven mines:…

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Tim O'hara Gold Comfort

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 15

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