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Mining & the mines, 1949

6,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

Miners earn £35 a week Lead bonus crippling Broken Hill Broken Hill

The Sun · Sunday 13 March 1949 · page 10

The Broken Hill lead bonus is crippling the town's economy. Started by mining companies here in 1925 as an…

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Mt. Magnet Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 6

Shareholders of Mt. Magnet Gold Mines, N.L., have agreed to change the name of the company to Falcon Gold Mines, N.L., and to subdivide the…

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Disgraceful Coal Strike Threat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 2

The prospect of a general hold-up of New South Wales coal production as a result of inter-union friction on northern…

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Britain's Coal Output Rises

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.--During the war, the output of deep-mined coal in Britain fell by about 50,000,000 tons--more than 20…

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General Coal Strike Fears

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 2

A major coal strike threatened for next Monday, could lead to a general stoppage, according to miners' officials. THEY expressed the view…

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General Coal Strike Fears

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 2

A major coal strike threatened for next Monday, could lead to a general stoppage, according to miners' officials. THEY expressed the view…

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General Coal Strike Fears

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 2

A major coal strike threatened for next Monday, could lead to a general stoppage, according to miners' officials. THEY expressed the view…

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Bigger Coal Output Plan

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 12

The Joint Coal Board planned to increase coal production by 50 per cent, in the next three years, a spokesman for the Board said last night…

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Coal Owners' Claim Rejected

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Monday. --The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today rejected a claim by coal owners for…

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Canada Doubles Gold, Dollars

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 2

OTTAWA, Sun.(A.AP.).--Canada almost doubled holdings of gold and United States dollars in 1948 by…

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Stop Press Coal Strike Threat

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 20

A major coal strike threatened for next. Monday could cause a general stoppage, according to mining officials. State Council of…

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Railways Hit in U.S. Coal Strike Threat Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 3

NEW YORK, March 13.— American railways will suspend at least 40,000 men as a result of a two-week coal strike due…

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Malaya Bandits "Increasing" Mining Engineer Won't Return Jungle Night Raids

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 7

A TIN -MINING engineer, who returned to Sydney from Malaya today on the freighter…

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Malaya Bandits "Increasing" Mining Engineer Won't Return Jungle Night Raids

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 7

A TIN - MINING engineer, who returned to Sydney from Malaya today on the freighter…

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Malaya Bandits "Increasing" Mining Engineer Won't Return Jungle Night Raids

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 7

A TIN - MINING engineer who returned to Sydney from Malaya today on the freighter…

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Malaya Bandits "Increasing" Mining Engineer Won't Return Jungle Night Raids

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 7

A TIN - MINING engineer, who returned to Sydney from Malaya today on the freighter…

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Malaya Bandits "Increasing" Mining Engineer Won't Return Jungle Night Raids

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 7

A TIN - MINING engineer, who returned to Sydney from Malaya today on the freighter…

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Malaya Bandits "Increasing" Mining Engineer Won't Return Jungle Night Raids

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 7

A TIN-MINING engineer, who returned to Sydney from Malaya today on the freighter…

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Terrorists in Malaya "Increasing" Tin - mining Engineer Won't Return Reds at Root of Trouble

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 5

A TIN mining engineer, who returned to Sydney from Malaya today on the freighter Burnside, said he would not go back because terrorism was…

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Britain's Nationalised Mines Are Now Producing More Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

For the first winter since Dunkirk, Britain has sufficient coal both to feed her industry and keep herself warm. This is due to a supreme effort by British…

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