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Mining & the mines, 1949

6,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 250

Coal in Doubt Gas Supply Crisis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 3

Unless more coal arrives, Sydney's gas and electricity will be dislocated during the Easter…

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N.s.w. Gold Output Rises

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 21

New South Wales gold production for the first two months of 1949 was 9120 fine oz., valued at. £98,159…

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A.W.U.'s Triumph in Captain's Flat Dispute Miners' Organisation Excluded by Industrial Commission "Not Entitled to Accept Members Engaged in Metalliferous Mining"

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 6

The important Captain's Flat judgment delivered in Sydney last week was the second triumph within a few days for the Australian Workers' Union against body-snatching by…

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Easter Power Supplies Coal Yield Main Factor Limited Supply Inhand

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 4

CONTINUITY of gas, electricity and other essential services would depend upon coal…

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Easter Power Supplies Coal Yield Main Factor Limited Supply in Hand

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 4

CONTINUITY of gas, electricity and other essential services would depend upon coal…

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Easter Power Supplies Coal Yield Main Factor Limited Supply in Hand

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 4

CONTINUITY of gas, electricity and other essential services would depend upon coal…

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"Kemira Tunnel is Not a Coalmine" says Judge Verdict for A.W.U. in Big Dispute with Miners' Federation Mine Leaders Trenchantly Castigated for Disruptive Industrial Tactics Conclusion of Mr. Justice Kelly's Judgment

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 2

The following is the conclusion of the Judgment given recently by the Arbitrator in the Kemira Tunnel dispute, when Mr. Justice Kelly gave a forthright verdict for the Australian Workers' Union against the bogus claims…

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Fans See Blue and Gold Horizon After Parramatta's Grand Kick-off

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 12

Timely realisation by skipper Jack Hobbs that he had "left his shooting boots at home" probably laid the foundations for Parramatta's shock defeat of premiers Western Suburbs, in Saturday's Rugby League curtain raiser at Cumberland Ovel…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 8

AUSTRAL NEW ZEALAND: Four weeks ended April 9, treated 201,000 cu. yds for 447oz bullion. Time lost through repairs…

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Coal Profit Unchanged

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 16

After charging £51,163 depreciation, Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., earned £36,549 net profit for the…

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Enough Coal For Easter

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 5

The Joint Coal Board announced yesterday that there would be sufficient coal supplies for gas and electricity…

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Adequate Coal Easter Gas, Power

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 4

The spokesman for the Joint Coal Board said yesterday that coal supplies this week would be sufficient to see…

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Full Yield of Coal Miners' Holiday Burst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 1

New South Wales mines produced to their full capacity yesterday for the first time this year…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 11

Mt. Morgan (four weeks) milled 60,450 tons (assay value 2.15dwt. gold, .52 p.c. copper), produced 4151 oz. gold, 259 tons copper…

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Prepares Two Gold Dredges

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 11

Central Victoria Dredging Co., N.L., expects that the Jim Crow dredge will operate in July…

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Profit From Gold Recedes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 11

Net profit of Golden Horseshoe (New), Ltd., for. 1948 was £5274, compared with £5602 for 1947…

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Mine Repairs to Cost £10,000

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 11

Great Boulder Pty. Gold Mines will complete repairs, to the Edwards shaft winding engine in about three months, at…

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56,000 Tons Of Coal Produced

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 8

All New South Wales mines worked yesterday and produced about 56,000 tons of coal. Miners will not work today or…

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Mining Issues

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 6

Kirk Gold Mines (Ravens[?] wood) Ltd. is offering 30,000 shares of 1/ each to shareholders pro rata to holdings…

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Falcon Gold Option

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 5

Falcon Gold Mines N.L., Adelaide, has acquired a five-year working option over the Edna Beryl mine at Tennant Creek. Purchase price is £40,000, payable…

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