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Mining & the mines, 1949

6,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 250

Union Will Order Mine Resumption

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1

Federal Council of the Amalgamated Engineering Union decided today to order mine engineers on strike in the northern coal fields to resume work on…

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Miners Say Fight War Provokers

Tribune · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 8

THE annual meeting of the Southern District Miners’ Delegate Board has issued a call to all workers to fight against warmongers who…

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Union Will Order Mine Resumption

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1

Federal Council of the Amalgamated Engineering Union decided today to order mine engineers on strike in the northern coal fields to resume work on…

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Union Will Order Mine Resumption

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1

Federal Council of the Amalgamated Engineering Union decided today to order mine engineers on strike in the northern coal fields to resume work on…

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Another Disgraceful Coal Hold-up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 2

By staging their lightning strike on the northern coalfields yesterday, the mining engineers have complicated still further…

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Mirror Error on Coal Deputies

Tribune · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 8

With typical stupidity the Mirror on Monday night hailed the Deputies and Shotfirers’ Association talk of a general coal…

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Mine Strikers Ordered to Resume on

The Sun · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1

Striking mining engineers on the northern coalfield will be directed to resume work on Friday. This was announced by Mr. A. Wilson…

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Strike Stops Gas Coal Resumption Hopes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1

Sydney will be without gas by the week-end unless a strike on the northern coalfields ends quickly. Normal supplies of gas coal were cut off…

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"Gold War" Worry to Trygve Lie

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 20

ORONO (Maine), Wednesday. -- The Secretary General of U.N. (Mr. Trygve Lie) yesterday…

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Coal Strike Threat Kemeira Dispute in Reverse

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 9

A conference will be conducted by the Coal Industries Tribunal to-day between the warring…

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Blaming The Miners Won’t End Blackouts: State Control Need

Tribune · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 7

Unless the State Government takes control of all electricity supply undertakings under a centralised, coordinated plan, the people are doomed to face domestic and industrial power dislocations for years to come…

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A.W.U. Activities Captain's Flat Miners Attacked by Anonymous "Scribe" They Would Not Sell Their Principles

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 12

At Captain's Fiat a roneoed sheet styling itself "The Miner" goes to some length to attack two well-known and respected personalities, Mr. J. Kennedy and Mr. E. J. Berry, writes Branch Secretary R. W…

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A.W.U. Activities Mt. Isa Miners' Ultimatum to Captain's Flat Breakaway Loyalty to A.W.U. Insisted on

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 11

On Sunday, March 6, the Mount Isa miners invited J. Cahill, a Captain's Flat Rep., to address them on the question of support for Captain's Flat…

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Gold mine shares 'too high'

The Sun · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 9

Directors of Coolgardie Gold Mines, Ltd., are concerned at the high price of the company's shares on the…

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Board And Owner Argue While Coal Stays Down The Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 2

While the whole of Australia is crying out for more coal, 30,000 tons of slack coal, ideally suited for the generation of electricity at Bunnerong power station, is going to waste…

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Gold Yields

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 21
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Arahura: 76 hours, 45,000 c. yds., 169oz. bullion for first half of March. Kanieri: 237 hours, 96,000 c. yds., 285oz. bullion for first half of March…

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Repaying Gold Loan

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 19

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.).--The financial editor of The Times says that the South African Government is falling back…

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Aust. Gold to World Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wed.—Australia has lodged a total of 354,424oz of fine gold with the International Monetary Fund and the…

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Coal Stoppage Likely to End Tomorrow

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 4

The strike of engineers at northern coalmines, which began last Monday, is likely to end tomorrow. The strike today will…

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