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Mining & the mines, 1949

6,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 250

Gold Mine Loss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 6

New Chum Syncline Gold Mine, N.L., Bendigo, shows a loss of £8,198 for the year to Nov. 30 last. Revenue was £4,909, from 478oz of…

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How Open-Cut Mining Helps To Ease N.S.W. Coal Plight

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 2

News from the coalfields this winter is going to be depressing. For the last 10 years output from underground coal mines has been steadily falling until to-day production…

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Most Miners Working Today

The Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 9

All NSW coal mines, except Aberdare Central and Abermain No. 2, are working today. Production is expected…

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Losses by Coal Strikes

The Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 7

If full time had been worked in NSW coal mines every miner would have earned at least £552 during 1948, says…

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Why it would pay our miners to work harder Survey of N.S.W. coal output giving reasons

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 8

LAST night Research Service released its first quarterly coal review for this year. Most of the 31-page review summarises in…

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Coal Trucks Overturn in Mystery Accident

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 2

Two loaded coal trucks overturned and a third was derailed while they were passing over points at Rozelle…

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Engine runs on coal and oil

The Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 17

A high-speed diesel engine at Raleigh (North Carolina, USA) runs smoothly on pulverised coal…

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Coal Trucks Overturn in Mystery Accident

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 2

Two loaded coal trucks overturned and a third was derailed while they were passing over points at Rozelle…

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Miners Rebuff Rightwingers

Tribune · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 7

A SMASHING rebuff to the Miners’ Federation Right wing was administered in Newcastle on Friday when the…

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Nine Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 18

NINE mines are idle in N.S.W. today for a total loss of approximately 6500 tons of coal. Of these mines, six are idle on…

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Nine Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 3

NINE mines are idle in N.S.W. today for a total loss of approximately 6500 tons of coal. Of these mines, six are idle on…

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Nine Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 3

NINE mines are idle in N.S.W. today for a total loss of approximately 6500 tons of coal. Of these mines, six are idle on…

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Nine Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 18

NINE mines are idle in N.S.W. today for a total loss of approximately 6500 tons of coal. Of these mines, six are idle on…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 6

HARRIETVILLE: Four weeks, (reated 153,700 yds. for l,203oz smelted gold; value £12,630…

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Bricks and dirt in coal sent to city powerhouse

The Sun · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 3

Bricks, dirt, stones and boulders were among coal supplied to the Railway Department's powerhouse at White Bay, the Acting-Minister for Transport, (Mr. Meghan) said today…

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A Freight Desert Locomotive, which is one of many, taking the place of coal haulage on some of the American railways

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 4

These diesels operate in one, two, three or four units, producing a maximum of 6000 h.p. with a speed limit of 65 m.p.h. and a continuous tractive effort of 170,000 lbs…

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Four Mines Idle

The Sun · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 31

Four coal mines in NSW--three northern and one southern--were idle today, for an estimated loss of 2500 tons of…

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Miners deny Red domination

The Sun · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 8

Four members of the Northern Miners' Management Board have issued a statement in Newcastle denying…

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Railway Cuts: Coal Lack

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 1

From midnight to-night until midnight on Monday railway goods yards and sheds will take no goods for…

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Gold Valley's smart six

The Sun · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 38

Gold Valley, who is to run in the Club Welter Handicap at Randwick on Saturday, ran the smartest six furlongs…

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