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Mining & the mines, 1949

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Miners may end strike tomorrow

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 20 February 1949 · page 48

Miners' Union officials said yesterday they were confident that all B.H.P. mines would resume Work tomorrow…

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Miners expected to resume work: Govt. ultimatum

The Sun · Sunday 20 February 1949 · page 44

HIGH Federal and State Government officials were confident last night that striking BHP miners would resume work tomorrow. Settlement terms, approved by miners' leaders, will be…

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Gold Thread, Jewels on Latest Sweaters

The Sun · Sunday 20 February 1949 · page 37

AUSTRALIAN girl embroiderers, who do elaborate decoration on expensive model gowns and sweaters, are better at the work than their French counterparts. M. Charles Fels, proprietor…

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Miners More Concerned About The Races By A Special Reporter

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 20 February 1949 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Saturday. —I spoke to many miners in the bars of Newcastle hotels this morning about…

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B.H.P. Mine to Resume Lambton Miners' Decision

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 9

Miners at the Broken Hill Proprietary's Lambton colliery decided…

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The Sydney Morning Herald Monday, February 21, 1949 Coal Miners Are Determining Australia's Future

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

Miners of two of the B.H.P. collieries having now decided to return to work, the John Darling men should no longer…

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Move by mine owners

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 3

Northern coal owners today asked the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher), for the right to…

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All Available Coal Promised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board would continue to divert all available supplies of coking coal to B.H.P. this week, said the…

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A.W.U. Says Miners Blackmailed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 4

Communists were adopting intimidation and blackmailing methods in the Captains Flat lead bonus…

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B.h.p. Miners Go Back to Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- The threatened complete closing down the B.H.P. steel works, which employ 7,000 workers, has been averted by the return to work today of…

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B.h.p. Miners Go Back to Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- The threatened complete closing down the B.H.P. steel works, which employ 7,000 workers, has been averted by the return to work today of…

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B.h.p. Miners Go Back to Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- The threatened complete closing down the B.H.P. steel works, which employ 7,000 workers, has been averted by the return to work today of…

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B.h.p. Miners Go Back to Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- The threatened complete closing down the B.H.P. steel works, which employ 7,000 workers, has been averted by the return to work today of…

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B.h.p. Miners Go Back to Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- The threatened complete closing down the B.H.P. steel works, which employ 7,000 workers, has been averted by the return to work today of…

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B.h.p. Miners Go Back to Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- The threatened complete closing down the B.H.P. steel works, which employ 7,000 workers, has been averted by the return to work today of…

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B.h.p. Miners Go Back to Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- The threatened complete closing down the B.H.P. steel works, which employ 7,000 workers, has been averted by the return to work today of…

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Miners at B.H.P. pits end strike

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 5

Work was resumed at all three BHP coal mines on the northern coalfields today after miners had voted…

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B.h.p. Miners Go Back to Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- The threatened complete closing down the B.H.P. steel works, which employ 7,000 workers, has been averted by the return to Work today of…

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End of Strike in Sight Miners Vote To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—Striking miners at B.H.P. collieries are expected to return to work to-morrow morning on terms which they…

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Coal Unions Planning Log

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 7

All coal-mining unions arc expected to lodge a log of claims with the Commonwealth and State Governments and owners in about three weeks…

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