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Mining & the mines, 1948

4,740 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 237

Miners' 35-Hr. Week Bid Condemned "Industry In Need Of More Production" Chaos Seen in Shorter Week

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 2

INTRODUCTION of a 35-hour week for miners would be a disastrous interference with our national economy, said Mr. L. Withall today…

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State-wide Tie-up of Coal Mines Feared Threat From Union Council

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 1

ANOTHER State-wide tie-up of coal production is feared by milling officials. This follows the decision of the Combined Mining Unions Council to bach the militant…

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Queensland Miners Win Skip Payment

Tribune · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 6

BRISBANE.—Following a four-day stoppage, miners at Rhondda Colliery (Ipswich District) won 2d. a ton for handling empty skips from…

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Coal Upheaval Feared Threat By Unions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 1

There are grave fears of another industrial upheaval on the coalfields. With basic industries short of coal, and steel output falling, such a dispute would have…

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Move to Avert Strike Minister Calls Conference Approach to Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 3

A MOVE to prevent the threatened State-wide tie-up of coal production was made today by the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley)…

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Move to Avert Strike Minister Calls Conference Approach to Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 3

A MOVE to prevent the threatened State-wide tie-up of coal production was made today by the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley)…

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Move to Avert Strike Minister Calls Conference Approach to Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 3

A MOVE to prevent the threatened State-wide tie-up of coal production was made today by the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley)…

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Move to Avert Strike Minister Calls Conference Approach to Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 3

A MOVE to prevent the threatened State-wide tie-up of coal production was made today by the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley)…

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Miners Warn on Output Special Effort Depends On Extra Amenities

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 4

The Miners' Central Council decided yesterday that miners would not attempt to reach the Joint Coal Board's 1948 production target of…

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Move to Avert Strike Minister Calls Conference Approach to Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 3

A MOVE Prevent the threatened State-wide tie-up of coal production was made today by the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley)…

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Move to Avert Strike Minister Calls Conference Approach to Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 3

A MOVE to prevent the threatened State-wide tie-up of coal producfrion was made today by the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley)…

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Mining unions to see Minister on dispute

The Sun · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 2

Members of the Combined Mining Unions Council will confer with Supply Minister (Senator Ashley) on Monday in an effort to settle the dispute between the Coal Reference Board and the Federated engine-drivers and…

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Fear of Coal Tie-up Dispute Over New Award Defiance by Unions

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 3

ANOTHER State-wide tie-up of coal production is feared by mining officials. This follows the decision of the…

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What to Buy in Gold Shares Beware Rubbish Smiths Financial Review

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 9

Although it's useless, maybe dangerous, to try to tip whether sterling will hold or go down, many speculators are rushing somewhat blindly into gold shares…

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Miners Find 'Good Wicket'

Truth · Sunday 8 February 1948 · page 2

PERTH, Saturday.—A lead ore discovery in the north-west which has already yielded a fortune to…

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A crook was sent to the mines

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1948 · page 7

Sheffield Recorder N. L. C. Macaskie during the week finally buried the Victorian tradition of…

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One killed, one hurt in mine blast PERTH

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1948 · page 28

A MINER who struggled 30ft. down a shaft to reach a doctor after an explosion at Big Bell mine,…

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Attempt by Minister to Avert Coal Tie-up Conference Called For Tomorrow Invitations to Union Officials

Truth · Sunday 8 February 1948 · page 2

In an effort to avert the threatened State-wide coal strike, the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley) has asked officials of the Combined Mining Council and the…

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Miners Decide to Obey Board Order Resumption At B.H.P. Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 7

Miners at John Darling Colliery will return to work today in compliance with an order by the Central Coal Reference Board…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 8

Morning Star, two weeks, 534 tons, 181 fine oz.; 9 tons concentrates, est. grade 40dwt. Victoria Dredging, two weeks. 70,044…

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