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Mining & the mines, 1948

4,740 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 237

Mines Idle in West Ban On Buses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 9

LITHGOW, Friday. — A black ban imposed on a district bus service, by the Transport Workers' Union caused…

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N.S.W. Coal Waiting For Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 10

The Victorian railways had not been able to move all the coal sent to the border recently, the N.S.W…

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Threat To Send Less Coal To Vic

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 5

The Premier (Mr. McGirr) said last night that it might be necessary to reduce the quantity of coal being sent to Victoria. The New South Wales…

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Stable Puts Faith in Apprentice: Mine Host's Rider By the Turf Editor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 8

Despite that apprentices may not claim allowances in the race, Mine Host, the favourite, will be ridden in the Flying Handicap at Randwick to-day by R. Coles…

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All Gold a Real Mine

Truth · Sunday 9 May 1948 · page 13

NEWCASTLE, Saturday. —All Gold made it three in a row when he galloped away with the Newcastle…

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Mine Host's rider warned

The Sun · Sunday 9 May 1948 · page 11

Apprentice R. Coles, rider of Mine Host, was warned and advised to be more careful in future by the stewards…

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Miners Refuse to Leave Pit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 3

LONDON, May 9 (A.A.P.).— The National Coal Board yesterday served dismissal notices on 800 coal workers at Waleswood…

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Rail Strike To Close 12 Mines

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Members of the Maitland sub-branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and…

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Big coal hold-up will follow train strike

The Sun · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 2

All mines on the South Maitland field served by the South Maitland Railways Ltd. will stop work today when available empty trucks are loaded with coal. This follows a lightning…

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Sixty Strikers Will Close Mines 17,000-Ton Daily Coal Loss Likely

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 9

A decision by 45 enginedrivers last night not to return to work today will throw 8000 miners at 20 South Mainland mines out of work, and cause a…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 14

Boulder Perseverance (4 weeks to April 27). 11,021 tons, 2521oz. Golden Horseshoe (April), 56,270 tons of Perseverance dumps,…

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Fairplay Gold Reconstructs

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 14

Fairplay Gold Mines, N.L. (Adelaide), will reconstruct by forming a new company--New Fairplay Gold Mines, N.L.--…

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Threat to Gas Supply Strike Halts Main Coal Trains

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 1

Unless a strike by railway engine-drivers on the Maitland coalfield is settled at a compulsory conference to-day, Sydney's gas supply will be reduced within a few days…

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Threat to Sydney Gas Supply Rail Strike Holding Up Coal Compulsory Conference

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 2

RAILWAY enginedrivers on the Maitland coalfield last night rejected an order of the Industrial Commission to resume work this morning…

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Gold Seekers Warned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 3

The reported New Guinea gold strike in the Wabag-Mt. Hagen area was not an important one, the Administrator of…

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Miners' Demand for Subsidised Fares

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 2

MINERS from eight pits on the Western fields have threatened to stop work on Friday unless the Joint Coal Board…

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Miners' Demand for Subsidised Fares

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 1

MINERS from eight pits on the Western fields have threatened to stop work on Friday unless the Joint Coal Board…

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Miners' Demand for Subsidised Fares

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 1

MINERS from eight pits on the Western fields have threatened to stop work on Friday unless the Joint Coal Board…

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Trivial Strikes in Mines Opposed

The Sun · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 2

Miners' Central Council will support the campaign to minimise trivial and unauthorised stoppages. The council declared, however, that the problem of…

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A Gizzard Was Lined with Gold

The Sun · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 2

Preparing a young cockerel to send to her son in the city, Mrs. Dorothy Howland, of Tomingley (near Narromine)…

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