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Mining & the mines, 1948

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Mike Strikes Threaten Coal Target Heavy Losses For 40 Days

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 7

Strikes and stoppages in New South Wales mines have caused a total coal loss of nearly 450,000 tons in the 40 working days of this year…

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Pit "Black," Say Miners

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 2

Miners at Lambton colliery, near Newcastle, declared the pit "black" today, and decided not to…

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Ruhr's Record Coal Output

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 3

LONDON, March 10 (A.A.P.).—Coal production in the Ruhr has reached the record post-war level of 306,800…

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Steel Output Slumps -- Coal Needed

The Sun · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 11

The Sun yesterday sent a special investigator to the BHP Newcastle Steelworks to obtain first hand information on the shortage of coal and how it affects the…

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Heavy Loss In Month's Mine Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 1

Strikes, absenteeism and breakdowns caused a loss of 28 per cent, of possible man-hours in New South…

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Miners Support Govt

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.--By a two-to-one majority miners leaders yesterday agreed to support the Government wages policy…

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Heavy Coal Losses

The Sun · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 5

Strikes, have caused a coal loss of 34,524 tons in NSW this week. Last week's loss 1 was 41,980 tons. Five mines…

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Coal Board Ends Strike

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

Prompt action by the Joint Coal Board has averted what was expected to have been a prolonged…

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Coal Board Ends Strike

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

Prompt action by the Joint Coal Board has averted what was expected to have been a prolonged…

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Coal Board Ends Strike

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

Prompt action by the Joint Coal Board has averted what was expected to have been a prolonged…

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Gold Production Shows Increase

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 21

AUSTRALIA'S gold production in 1947 increases by 13.7 per cent, over the previous year according to the soting-commonwealth Statistician…

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Pure Gold's Merit Apparent In Progeny

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 15

MESSRS E. A. HALEY PTY. LTD.'S To Koona thoroughbred stud, Wimnledon, has a specially selected team of three…

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B.H.P. Coal Lost Two Stoppages

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. —Strikes in two B.H.P. collieries to-day were a further blow to chances of building…

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Mine Host unplaced

The Sun · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 10

Backers were dealt a severe blow in the Second Parramatta Mixed Stakes at Rosehill, when hot…

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Higher British Coal Exports

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Saturday.--Britain's coal exports this year would be 15,000,000 to 16,000,000 tons, an…

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Moore to Replace Apprentice: Mine Host's Jockey By the Turf Editor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 8

G. Moore will replace apprentice J. Waterhouse as the rider of Mine Host in the Second Parramatta Mixed Stakes at Rosehill to-day. Paktong is still without a rider in the Rosehill Handicap, but,…

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Southern Coal Uses For Railways To the Editor of the "Herald."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 2

Sir,—While it is true as stated in the "Herald" of March 10 that southern coal is not suitable for use in gas works such as those at…

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Two Good Late Mounts for Mulley Paktong--R. Andrew Moore Rides Mine Host

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 12

PAKTONG will be a runner in today's Rose-hill Handicap, despite stories to the contrary. A. Mulley was engaged this morning to ride last Saturday's easy winner…

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Two Good Late Mounts for Mulley Paktong--R. Andrew Moore Rides Mine Host

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 12

PAKTONG will be a runner in today's Rosehill Handicap, despite stories to the contrary. A. Mulley was engaged this morning to ride last Saturday's easy winner…

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Mine Host weakened

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 March 1948 · page 10

Mine Host, favorite at 54, was beaten out of a place in the Second Mixed Stakes, at…

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