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Mining & the mines, 1949

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Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- Wonthaggi miners resumed work at midnight following an order by the Coal Industry…

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Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- Wonthaggi miners resumed work at midnight following an order by the Coal Industry…

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Victorian Coal Strike Ends

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— Wonthaggi miners resumed work at midnight to-night, thus ending the strike which began last…

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Miners to Billet Youth Mission

Tribune · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 8

BILLETS in the the homes of captain‘s Flat miners will be found for the party of young workers visiting Canberra next…

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Capital for Gold Company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 16

Gold Boring; and Prospecting N.L. will increase nominal capital to £20,000by offering 100,000' 2 shares to shareholders on a…

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Peace hopes in talks with miners

The Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 7

Developments late yesterday have eased the threat of stoppages on a number of touchy issues affecting…

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Miners Wharfies Flay Role Of Arbitration

Tribune · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 3

Arbitration Courts and their e f f e c t s o n Australian workers‘ living standards and liberties were criticised by two of Australia's most powerful trade unions this week as : The Miners’ Federation Central Council…

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Discuss Claim Coal Hold-up Threat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. —Members of the Maitland Branch of the Amalgamated Engineering…

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Gold Shows to 11.6d YD

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 16

Lower Bulolo Gold Dredging Co., N.L., and Lower Bulolo Gold Dredging Co. No. 2, N.L., have tested lines 46 and 42 of…

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MISCELLANY Better Coal and More Of It—By Request

Construction · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 4

Members of the Labour Government, after meeting in solemn conclave in an endeavour to solve the problem of providing adequate electricity supply to the City of Sydney (with which it was…

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Commos Stick Their Necks Out War Declared on Courts and Other "Institutions" Seditious Talk About Coal Blackmail

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 7

The Communist-dominated Miners' Council is sticking its neck out by its instruction to the rank and file of miners to flout both the democratically elected Parliaments of…

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Gold Near Town

The Sun · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 3

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.-- New gold find at Coolgardie by Eric Clews is only one mile out of the town…

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Gold Production Higher

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 6

Production of gold in Australia in February, was 67,202oz fine, valued at £723,262. This is an increase of…

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"No Case" on Mine Leaders

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 7

No prima facie case had been made for prosecutions of Miners' Federation leaders for ordering…

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Coal Loss If Hours Shortened

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 2

If miners were granted a 35 hours' working week, there would be a loss of coal production in N.S.W…

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Cheap Oil From American Coal

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 28

LOUISIANA, (Missouri).--The first two United States coal-to-oil plants, forerunners of a new basic industry, are to be opened by the Bureau of Mines in Louisiana…

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Coal Loss If Hours. Shortened

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 2

If miners were grante[?] a 35 hours' working wee[?] there would be a loss o[?] coal production in N.S.W…

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Cheap Oil From American Coal

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 28

LOUISIANA, (Missouri).--The first two United States coal-to-oil plants, forerunners of a new basic industry, are to be opened by the Bureau of Mines in Louisiana…

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Miners' Council answers A.L.P.

The Sun · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 7

The ALP Federal Executive's recommendation (that the policy of arbitration should be followed) on the…

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Gold Found Mile From Coolgardie

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--A new Coolgardie gold find has been made by Eric Clews, only one mile outside the town. FORTY-TWO ounces of gold…

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