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Mining & the mines, 1949

6,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

Bad Start In New Coal Year

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 1

In the New South Wales collieries' first three working days this year 19,569 tons…

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Apprentice for Mine Host in Rosehill sprint race

The Sun · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 31

Mine Host will run in the Flying Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday with apprentice J. Waterhouse as his rider. Waterhouse replaces G. Moore for this race, but…

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Trade. Finance, Produce, Overseas Markets N.G. Gold Earns £27.503 Profit

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 18

New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., earned £27,503 profit for the year ended September 30, compared with a loss of £3045 for the previous year…

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N.G. Goldfields Shows Net Profit Of £27,503

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

New Guinea Goldfields Ltd. shows a net profit of £27,503 for the year ended September 30, against a loss of…

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Newcastle Coal Mining Profit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 6

The Newcastle Coal Mining Co., Ltd., shows a net profit of £107 for 1948, compared with £3,204 for 1947…

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Coal Strikes

The Sun · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 8

Strikes in NSW coalfields his week cost more than 12,00 tons of coal. Today's loss of output was 1800 tons…

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Wallsend Coal Dividend

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 6

The Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co. is paying a dividend of 5 per cent., unchanged, for the year ended December 31…

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Another Coal Crisis Looming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

Their three weeks' holiday does not seem to have induced a better frame of mind among the miners, whose return to…

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Less Profit From Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 14

Newcastle Coal Mining Co., Ltd., earned £107 net profit for the year ended December 31…

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Increased Output More Coal "Possible"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 5

The N.S.W. coal industry could increase its output this year to 13,400,000 tons, the…

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Labor Drift To Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 7

BROKEN HILL, Thurs.--the drift of skilled and unskilled labor from town establishments to mines…

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Pensioned Miners Urge Coal Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 1

Members of the N.S.W. branch of the Retired Mineworkers' Association want an increase in their…

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Lead Miners Continue Stand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 4

CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Friday. —A mass meeting of combined unions unanimously reaffirmed the decision that striking lead…

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Less Profit From Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 9

After charging £4000 for renewals and depreciation, Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co. earned £8297 net profit…

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First Week's Coal Loss 30,000 Tons

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 3

This week-the first week's work in 1949—N.S.W. coalmines lost nearly 30,000 tons of their possible output…

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Short Odds Against Romany King Mine Host Two Points Behind

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 23

Last-start winner Romany King is d short-priced favorite for the Flying Handicap (7f.) af Rosehill today. In pre-post betting, Romany King is two…

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Iron, Steel Output Drops Lack Of Coal Blamed As "Major Factor"

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 4

Production of pig-iron, steel billets, and ingot steel was lower last December than in December, 1947. The Acting Commonwealth Statistician…

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Shock by Mine Host

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1949 · page 15

Well backed Mine Host shocked his backers when he lost about six lengths at the start…

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Mine Holiday Work Proposal

Truth · Sunday 23 January 1949 · page 2

The Joint Coal Board has asked miners to work on the Anniversary Day holiday, Monday, January 31…

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Mine Host loses ground at start

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1949 · page 14

Starter Jack Gaxieu reported that Mine Host repeatedly backed away from the stalls before the Flying…

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