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Mining & the mines, 1948

4,740 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 237

Wall Street Plans To Buy Europe With Gold

Tribune · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 1

LONDON.—The plan for a free market in gold, which may yet wreck the French Government is one of the most…

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Miners' executive acts to avert new coal stoppage

The Sun · Sunday 1 February 1948 · page 5

Miners' leaders acted last night to prevent a new coal stoppage tomorrow on South Maitland coalfields. . NSW mines resumed only last Monday after…

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Drive to get mine amenities

The Sun · Sunday 1 February 1948 · page 5

SYSTEMATIC stoppages at collieries which fail to provide "adequate amenities" for…

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Miners' holiday proposal

The Sun · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 5

A proposal that miners' annual holidays should consist of two periods of a fortnight…

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French Gold Bill Passed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Feb. 1 (A.A.P.). —The French National Assembly adopted the Free Gold Market Bill by 324 votes to…

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More Gas But Not Enough Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

Gas rationing has ended, for the time being at any rate. How long supplies will remain normal depends entirely on the…

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No Coal Strike Swift Union Moves

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

Union officials acted swiftly at the week-end to prevent another coalfields strike…

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Deep Sea, Mine Host To Miss Oakleigh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 7

Sydney sprinters Deep Sea and Mine Host are to miss the Oakleigh Plate (5½f), to be run at Caulfield on Saturday week. Dowborough and Lackaboy…

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Trade and Finance Gold Shares In Demand

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 8

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).--Currency problems influenced London stock markets during the…

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Move To Aid Gold Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 6

CANBERRA, Monday. -- The Federal Government is trying to devise means of saving low-yield gold mines in Australia from closing…

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Strike Delays Coal Loading

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--A strike by 150 crane employees at the Basin, Newcastle Harbor, at 10 o'clock last night…

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New Coal Threat Cranemen Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Crane-drivers at Carrington struck at midnight to-night and halted…

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B.H.P's Coal Stocks Low

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--With coal stocks rapidly deteriorating, the B.H.P. steelworks, Newcastle, and…

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B.H.P's Coal Stocks Low

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--With coal stocks rapidly deteriorating, the B.H.P. steelworks, Newcastle, and…

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B.H.P's Coal Stocks Low

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--With coal stocks rapidly deteriorating, the B.H.P. steelworks, Newcastle, and…

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B.H.P's Coal Stocks Low

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--With coal stocks rapidly deteriorating, the B.H.P. steelworks, Newcastle, and…

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B.H.P's Coal Stocks Low

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--With coal stocks rapidly deteriorating, the B.H.P. steelworks. Newcastle, and…

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Grave Warning to Miners "Nation Cannot Be Blackmailed"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. H. Gallagher, warned miners to-day that the nation could not be blackmailed into meeting unjustified claims…

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Tin Mining Prospects Austral Malay Group

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 5

Operating results of the Austral Malay group of tinmining companies in Malaya and Burma in the current…

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Railways Facing Coal Crisis Stocks Down To Few Days

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 7

Union officials said yesterday that the Assistant Commissioner of N.S.W. Railways (Mr. Garside) had warned them that the State's railways were…

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