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Mining & the mines, 1948

4,740 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 237

Six Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 3

ALL western mines are working today, but five are idle in the north and one in the south. Loss will be about 3500…

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Six Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 4

ALL western mines are work=ing today, but five are idle in the north and one in the south, Loss will be about 3500…

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Rush Visit By Mine Leaders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 1

Leaders of the Miners' Federation yesterday left Sydney by air on a rush visit to Queensland…

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Stop Press Qld. Miners Vote

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 12

BRISBANE,Monday. --Booval coal miners, by 510 votes to 278, rejected a resolution protesting against the Governments'…

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Angry Miners Reject Strike Moves

The Sun · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday. -- At a stormy meeting during which a fight started, Ipswich coal miners today overwhelmingly rejected a Queensland miners' board of management resolution calling for more aggressive…

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Coal Stoppage Threat to Jobs No Reserves For Major Industries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 5

All major industry in the State would close down within one or two days of the beginning of a general cool strike, a spokesman for the Joint Coal Board said last night…

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Old Miners Rebuff Strikers Rowdy Scene When Vote Taken Rail Men Remain Out

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

BRIBSBANE, Monday. -- Mine workers at mass meetings at Booval and Rosewood today overwhelmingly rejected resolutions protesting against…

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Qld. Miners Rebuff Strikers Rowdy Scene When Vote Taken Rail Men to Remain Out

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday. -- Mine workers at mass meetings at Booval and Rosewood today overwhelmingly rejected resolutions protesting against…

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Old Miners Rebuff Strikers Rowdy Scene When Vote Taken Rail Men to Remain Out

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday. -- Mine workers at mass meetings at Booval and Rosewood today overwhelmingly rejected resolutions protesting against…

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Old Miners Rebuff Strikers Rowdy Scene When Vote Taken Rail Men to Remain Out

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday. -- Mine workers at mass meetings at Booval and Rosewood today overwhelmingly rejected resolutions protesting against…

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Council Asks More Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY COUNCIL COUNCIL, lo win coal stocks, has asked the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Sen. Ashley) to…

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Mine Host in Record Run

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 15

Mine Host broke the 18-years-old six furlongs Moorefield record when he won his heat of the barrier trials on…

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County Council Plea for Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 10

SYDNEY COUNTY COUNCIL, low in coal stocks has asked the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Sen. Ashley) to…

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County Council Plea for Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 10

SYDNEY COUNTY COUNCIL, low in coal stocks has asked the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Sen. Ashley) to…

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Miners' Union Meeting on Qld. Strike

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

The central council of the Miners' Federation is meeting in Sydney today to consider proposals for…

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Big Coal Plan Grants For Amenities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

LITHGOW. Monday. —The Joint Coal Board has decided to grant £47,795/14/5 from its…

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No Case for a Coal Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

Miners' officials, more particularly the Communist general president, Mr. Williams, were given a hostile reception when…

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Qld. miners to work: rebuff to strikers

The Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- First big break in Queensland rail strike occurred today when miners throughout the State, who had struck in sympathy with railway men, voted to return to work. Meanwhile, in Sydney, a[?]…

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M'field Barriers Mine Host in Record Run

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 15

Mine Host broke the 18-years-old six furlongs Moorefield record when he won his heat of the barrier trials on…

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M'field Barriers Mine Host in Record Run

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 15

Mine Host broke the 18-years-old six furlongs Moorefield record when he won his heat of the barrier trials on…

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