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Mining & the mines, 1948

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Coal Strike Plan Upset by Bus Ban

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 2

LITHGOW, Wednesday.-- A black ban on one of Lithgow's largest bus companies has 'stopped a general strike at Mudgee Line coalfield tomorrow. TH7 bus ban was imposed two…

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Coal Strike Plan Upset by Bus Ban

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 2

LITHGOW, Wednesday.-- A black ban on one of Lithgow's largest bus companies has stopped a general strike at Mudgee Line coalfield tomorrow. TH7 bus ban was imposed two…

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Benefits for the Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 2

The latest move of the Joint Coal Board in assisting miners to build homes has been met by an excessively grudging response…

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Victoria's Gold Falls

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 16

Victorian gold yield for April was 5421oz. fine, a fall of 182oz. compared with the output for April, 1947…

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Alarm Over Coal Losses

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 2

Coal loss of 31,477 tons in N.S.W. this week threatened industry and might precipitate a crisis, said a Joint Coal Board spokesman today…

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Alarm Over Coal Stocks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.-- Loss in coal production this week on the northern field has…

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Alarm Over Coal Losses

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 2

Coal loss of 31,477 tons in N.S.W. this week threatened industry and might precipitate a crisis, said a Joint Coal Board spokesman today…

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Bus Ban Prevents Miners' Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 7

LITHGOW, Wednesday.— A "black" ban by unionists' against buses will prevent miners on the Mudgee line…

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Coal Deposits Found In N.T.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— Deposits of fourth grade coal, believed to be extensive, have been discovered accidentally in…

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Coal reserves threaten industry: goods trains are cut

The Sun · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 2

A serious crisis in industry is rapidly developing because of a falling off in coal supplies. A spokesman for the Joint…

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Gold Mining Hampered

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 10

KALGOORLIE, Friday.--The president of the Chamber of Mines (Mr. F. B. Brinsden) said at the annual meeting of…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 6

At CONSOLIDATED: Two weeks ended May 17, treated 590 tons for 60Soz. WATTLE GULLY: Treated 850 tons…

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Coal Strike Fears

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Friday. -- President of the United Mine Workers (John L. Lewis) has called another meeting of…

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Coal Strike Fears

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Friday.-- President of the United Mine Workers (John L. Lewis) has called another meeting of…

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Coal Strike Fears

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Friday. -- President of the United Mine Workers (John L. Lewis) has called another meeting of…

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Coal Cut On Talks

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 7

The need to ration coal would be largely removed if Tuesday's conference of miners' lodges was…

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Miners' Bid to Check Strikes

The Sun · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 8

Developments in the next few days will determine whether the Miners' Federation will succeed in its attempt to outlaw trivial stoppages, or whether there will be another crisis in its relations with the…

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Mine Host Swab Proves Negative

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 16

A saliva swab taken from Mine Host after he had run third in the Randwick Flying on Saturday, May 8, has proved negative. A.J.C. racing secretary…

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Coal Cut Depends On Talks

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 2

The need to ration coal would be largely removed if Tuesday's conference of miners' lodges was…

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Industry May Get Coal Cut

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

Unless coal production improved within one month, rationing of coal to industry would be unavoidable, the Coal Board stated last night…

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