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Mining & the mines, 1948

4,740 stories in Sydney's papers · page 75 of 237

Scot Here to Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 4

THOMAS DOCHERTY, a Scottish coalminer, who came to Australia because he believed that…

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Job Keeps Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 7

Two hundred employees of Excelsior colliery, Thirroul, have been idle for four days because of a…

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Job Keeps Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 7

Two hundred employees of Excelsior colliery, Thirroul, have been idle for four days because of a…

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Ex-miners' chief dies

The Sun · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 1

Mr. Charles Nelson (50), a former general president of the Miners' Federation died today at his farm…

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Acute Coal Shortage Threatens

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-- The acute coal shortage in the Newcastle district is expected to…

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Acute Coal Shortage Threatens

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- The acute coal shortage in the Newcastle district is expected to…

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Coal Shortage Becomes Acute

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- The acute coal shortage in the Newcastle district is expected to seriously hamper industry, railways and public utilities within a week…

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Ex-chief of Miners Dies

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 5

Former general president of the Miners' Federation Mr. "Charlie" Nelson died at his home, a…

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Ex-chief of Miners Dies

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 6

Former general president of the Miners' Federation Mr. "Charlie" Nelson died at his home, a…

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Ex-chief of Miners Dies

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 6

Former general president of the Miners' Federation Mr. "Charlie" Nelson died at his home, a…

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Miners Decide For Pit Committees

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--More than 50 delegates representing northern miners today decided in favor of pit conciliation committees…

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Ex-chief of Miners Dies

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 5

Former general president of the Miners' Federation Mr. "Charlie" Nelson died at his home, a…

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Ex-chief of Miners Dies

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 2

Former general president of the Miners' Federation Mr. "Charlie" Nelson died at his home, a…

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Lower Div. From Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 14

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).--Boulder Perseverance, Ltd., earned £21,359 net profit for 1947…

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Coal Miner Seeks a Job

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 4

A Scottish coalminer, Mr Thomas Diysdale Docherty, arrived in Sydney by PanAmerican Clipper yesterday to…

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Militant defeat blamed for idle mines

The Sun · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 8

Today's heavy loss of 15,000 tons of coal, caused by 19 idle mines, is regarded in seme quarters as a reprisal by militants for their defeat yesterday on the question of pit-top conciliation committees as…

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World Gold Yield Increasing Finance

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 12

WORLD production of gold, with ail its capacity for earning dollars, showed an increase in 1947 but was still well below the record figure established in 1940…

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Gold Expedition to N.g

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 6

Permission ' has been granted for Gold Prospecting and Development N.L. to send an expedition intp uncontrolled…

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Coal Shortage Worse Steel Cuts Looming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 4

Developments yesterday indicated that the chronic coal shortage is approaching another crisis. Railway goods services were cat a further 10 per cent.; the B.H.P. will have to retrench…

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Bid To Fill Job Keeps Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 7

Two hundred employees of Excelsior colliery, Thirroul, have been idle for four days because of a…

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