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Mining & the mines, 1948

4,740 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 237

Left-wing Setback Miners' Vote In North

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—Miners' lodge delegates severely rebuffed the Communist element" in the…

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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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Gold Find Sets Land Price Up

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 11

CAPETOWN, Wednesday. -- Reported gold finds have sent the price of land rocketing from 10s to £150 a plot in the little town of Vosburg, 76 miles wesf of De Aar, in the…

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Acute Shortage of Coal Threat To Industry Railways and Utilities Hit

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 7

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

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Acute Shortage of Coal Threat To Inddustry Railways and Utilities Hit

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 7

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

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Coal famine threatens jobs--12 mines idle

The Sun · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 5

Jobs of steelworkers at Newcastle BHP are threatened by a dispute at Burwood, Australia's biggest coal producer, which should be contributing 3[?]90 tons of coal a day to the works. The hold-up has been…

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Important Coal Talks at Lithgow Support For Miners' Council Expected Left-wingers Predominate

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 2

LODGE delegates at a conference in Lithgow today are expected to support the opposition of the Miners' Central Council to pit-top conciliation…

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Important Coal Talks at Lithgow Support For Miners' Council Expected Left-wingers Predominate

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 2

LODGE delegates at a conference in Lithgow today are expected to support the opposition of the Miners' Central Council to pit-top conciliation…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 6

BLUF. SPEC.: Period ended May 8. treated 1.058 tons of head value 12.79 dwt; yield 35.5 tons antimony concentrates, containing 7oz 7dwt gold, 35 p.c…

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Vital Lithgow Coal Meeting

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 4

Lodge delegates at a conference in Lithgow today are expected to support the opposition of the Miners' Central Council to pit-top conciliation committees…

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Vital Lithgow Coal Meeting

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 4

Lodge delegates at a conference In Lithgow today are expected to support the opposition of the Miners' Central Council to pit-top conciliation committees…

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Vital Lithgow Coal Meeting

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 4

Lodge delegates at a conference in Lithgow today are expected to support the opposition of the Miners' Central Council to pit-top conciliation committees…

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Coal Shortage In Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--Adelaide faces more drastic restrictions because of shortage of coal…

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Vital Lithgow Coal Meeting

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 4

Lodge delegates at a conference in Lithgow today are expected to support the opposition of the Miners' Central Council to pit-top conciliation committees…

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Vital Lithgow Coal Meettng

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 4

Lodge delegates at a conference in Lithgow today are expected to support the opposition of the Miners' Central Council to pit-top conciliation committees…

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Dispute over mine pay cuts

The Sun · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 3

A decision by mine owners to deduct miners' time in excess of 30 minutes taken for pit-top meetings would…

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Owners to Penalise Mine Pay

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 2

Northern coalfields minowners have decided to dock wages of miners for time lost attending…

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Owners to Penalise Mine Pay

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 2

Northern coalfields minowners have decided to dock wages of miners for time lost attending…

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Owners to Penalise Mine Pay

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 14

Northern coalfields minowners have decided to dock wages of miners for time lost attending…

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Drop in British Coal Production

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).--Because of the Whitsun holidays, output of coal from Britain's mines last week…

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