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Mining & the mines, 1949

6,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250

Coal stoppages threaten gas supplies-- 28 mines idle

The Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 3

A lightning strike by mining engineers, and other stoppages, lost 20,734 tons of coal today in NSW. A Joint Coal Board spokesman warned that if the mass…

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Gas Companies Facing Crisis Coal Stocks Exhausted Friday 16 Mines in North Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

UNLESS gas cool producing mines in the north resumed immediately, gas companies might get through Thursday, but they would be "in a state of crisis"…

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Gas Companies Facing Crisis Coal Stocks Exhausted Friday 16 Mines in North Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

UNLESS gas coal producing mines in the north resumed immediately, gas companies might get through Thursday, but they weald be "in a state of crisis"…

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Gas Companies Facing Crisis Coal Stocks Exhausted Friday 16 Mines in North Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

UNLESS gas coal producing mines in the north resumed immediately, gas companies might get through Thursday, but they would be "in a state of crisis"…

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Dummy Red Mines

The Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 13

HAMBURG, Tuesday. -- German shipping services have told their owners that Russia has laid a dummy…

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Gas Companies Facing Crisis Coal Stocks Exhausted Friday 16 Mines in North Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

UNLESS gas cool producing mines in the north resumed immediately, gas companies might get through Thursday, but they would be "in a state of crisis"…

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Stop Press Mine Strike

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 24

No settlement of strike of northern mine engineers was reached at compulsory conference today before chairman of Central Coal Reference…

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Engineers Strike In Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 5

Some of the largest collieries in the South Maitland coalfields will be idle…

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Gold Issue Filled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 6

Great Fingall Exploration Co. Ltd. issue to the public of 64,000 5/ shares has been heavily oversubscribed, and the lists have…

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Stop Press Mine Talks Called

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 24

The chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board (Mr. Gallagher) summoned the parties to the strike of A.E.U. men at northern collieries…

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Last Minute News Coal Dispute

The Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 28

The coal conference called by Mr. Gallagher adjourned late this afternoon until 1 pm tomorrow without a…

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Deputies Reaffirm Coal Strike Threat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 1

A general coal strike in New South Wales is threatened from next Monday unless an inter-union dispute on the northern coalfields is settled in the meantime…

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One Job Stops 425, 9O0O Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

NEW YORK, Mon. (A.A.P.).--Cool production east of the Mississippi ceased today when 425,000 miners stopped work. They struck on the…

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Sth. African Gold Future In Doubt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 7

Production of gold in South Africa after 1960 may fall steadily, according to an estimate made by the Government…

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Coal Strike in U.S.A. 57,425 Railmen Laid Off

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, March 14 (A.A.P.).—Coal production virtually ceased in the United States to-day…

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Coal Miners Fighting For All Workers

Tribune · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 3

The forward move of coal miners for a 30/- rise, long service leave and a 35 hour week will benefit every Australian worker in two ways…

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Protest Against Australian Mine Expert U.S.A. Miners' President Orders Strike

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 3

The President of the United Mineworkers' Union in America (John L. Lewis) has called on 400,000 miners east of the…

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Gold Yield

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 26

FOR the fortnight ended March 11, the Ngahere dredge ran 231 hours and dug 105,102 yards for a yield of 281 ounces of bullion…

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Gold Yield

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 26

FOR the fortnight ended March 11, the Ngahere dredge ran 231 hours and dug 105,102 yards for a yield of 281 ounces of bullion…

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Gold Yield

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 26

FOR the fortnight ended March 11, the Ngahere dredge rah 231 hours and dug 105,102 yards for a yield of 281 ounces of bullion…

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