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Mining & the mines, 1949

6,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Coal Truck Congestion

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 14

Unless more coal trucks can be made available on the western field, there may be an unexpected loss…

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Coal Truck Congestion

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 14

Unless more coal trucks can be made available on the western field, there may be an unexpected loss…

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Most mines ore working

The Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 7

Most mines in NSW worked today, in spite of the 30-hours hold-up in rail haulage, which ended at 6 am today…

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Family Belief Starts a Mine

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 12

LONDON. -- To prove a 200-years-old family belief, four men are tunnelling into the [?]side at Moss Valley,…

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New Coal Hope Emergency Rail Plan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 1

Railway authorities hope to prevent a serious hold-up in northern coal supplies to-day…

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Bid to End Coal Truck Congestion

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 7

Unless more coal trucks can be made available on the western field, there may be an unexpected loss…

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Mines Short of Trucks 1-Day Railway Strike May Cut Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 9

A shortage of empty coal trucks is likely to cause confusion and reduce coal production in the western coalfield today…

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Appalling Conditions in Mines Reds' Slave Labor In Germany Grim Story by Escapee

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 7

GENEVA, Tuesday. -- A former high official of the German Communist party who escaped to the American zone has told a grisly story of how the…

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Coal Output Lost Collieries Idle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 4

Coal loss yesterday in New South Wales was, according to Joint Coal Board figures, 1,151 tons…

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13 Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 9

THIRTEEN mines were idle in N.S.W. today, causing a production loss of 8660 tons of coal…

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13 Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 9

THIRTEEN mines were idle in N.S.W. today, causing a production loss of 8660 tons of coal…

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13 Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 9

THIRTEEN mines were, idle in N.S.W. today, causing a production loss of 8060 tons of coal…

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13 Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 9

THIRTEEN mines were idle in N.S.W. today, causing a production loss of 8660 tons of coal…

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13 Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 9

THIRTEEN mines were idle in N.S.W. today, causing a production loss of 8660 tons of coal…

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13 Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 9

THIRTEEN" mines were idle in N.S.W. today, causing a production loss of 8660 tons of coal…

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Break for Mine Host

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 8

Mr. E. J. Plasto, mine host of the Granville Hotel, intends to have a break from business…

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Q'Sand Miners Beat Lockout

Tribune · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE.—Lockout of miners by the Buragowan coal coy. here ended last week with the company capitulating in the face of a general…

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13 Mines Not Working Today

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 3

THIRTEEN mines were idle in N.S.W. today, causing a production loss of 8660 tons of coal…

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Gold Option Not Renewed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 21

Western Mining Corporation Ltd., will not renew the option on the Radio Deeps property of Manxman Gold, N.L., because…

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Railmen Avoid Coal Hold-up

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 11

Railway officials who yesterday organised a truck shuttle service to northern and western mines prevented coal losses…

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