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Mining & the mines, 1949

6,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Qld. Miners Stop Work

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.— Queensland lost about 5500 tons of coal yesterday and miners £5000 in wages…

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Qld. Miners Stop Work

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.— Queensland lost about 5500 tons of coal yesterday and miners £5000 in wages…

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Qld. Miners Stop Work

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.— Queensland lost about 5500 tons of coal yesterday and miners £5000 in wages…

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Qld. Miners Stop Work

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.— Queensland lost about 5500 tons of coal yesterday and miners £5000 in wages…

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Coal Man Found Dead

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 7

L[?]THGOW, Wed.--Campbell Roy, 61, chairman of the local Coal Reference Board, died last night while looking after…

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Catholic Amenities And The Joint Coal Board A Sinister Move

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 4

THE Australian Joint Coal Board was constituted upon the conclusion of World War II. for the purpose of boosting coal production and of distributing equitably throughout the Commonwealth all available N.S.W. coal. It was established…

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More Coal in Europe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 27 (A.A.P.). — Europe's seven major coalfields produced nearly 50 million tons more…

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Miners'Tribute To Dead Leader

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 4

LITHGOW, Thursday.— As a tribute to the memory of their former president, who died on Tuesday,…

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Smuggling of Gold Charged

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 10

ATHENS.--Since Caesar Rubirosa, former San Domingo Charge d'Affaires in Berne, and his beautiful…

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Smuggling of Gold Charged

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 10

ATHENS.--Since Caesar Rubirosa, former San Domingo Charge d'Affaires in Berne, and his beautiful…

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Smuggling of Gold Charged

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 10

ATHENS.--Since Caesar Rubirosa, former San Domingo Charge d'Affaires in Berne, and his beautiful…

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Threat To Halt Coal Haulage

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 5

A serious reduction in the distribution of coal to industry is feared as a result of the refusal today of the Federal Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. Murray Stewart) to grant treble time pay for work on Monday…

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Carriage of Coal May Stop

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 6

The distribution of coal to industry would be seriously disorganised most of next week unless…

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Threat To Halt Coal Haulage

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 5

A serious reduction in the distribution of coal to industry is feared as a result of the refusal today of the Federal Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. Murray Stewart) to grant treble time pay for work on Monday…

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Carriage of Coal May Stop

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 6

The distribution of coal to industry would be seriously disorganised most of next week unless…

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Threat To Halt Coal Haulage

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 5

A serious reduction in the distribution of coal to industry is feared as a result of the refusal today of the Federal Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. Murray Stewart) to grant treble time pay for work on Monday…

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U.k. Plan by Coal Board

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON.--Lord Hyndley, chairman of National Coal Board in Britain, announced that the board…

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Rail Strike Threat To Holiday Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 3

A strike threatened by railwaymen may seriously reduce the amount of coal produced by the miners'…

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Miners May Produce 56,000 Tons Today

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

COAL production today is expected to approach 56,000 tons--the best this year. All southern and western…

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Miners May Produce 56,000 Tons Today

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

COAL production today is expected to approach 56,000 tons--the best this year. All southern and western…

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