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Mining & the mines, 1949

6,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 80 of 250

Four Died in W.A. Anti-foreign Riots of Civil War Dimensions Story of the Goldfields Race Riots

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 6

AUSTRALIA, like more troubled countries, is cursed with her share of blind racial prejudice, but has had few racial riots that have not been caused more by economic…

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Four Died in W.A. Anti-foreign Riots of Civil War Dimensions Story of the Goldfields Race Riots

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 6

AUSTRALIA, like more troubled countries, is cursed with her share of blind racial prejudice, but has had few racial riots…

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Four Died in W.A. Anti-foreign Riots of Civil War Dimensions Story of the Goldfields Race Riots

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 6

AUSTRALIA, like more troubled countries, is cursed with her share of blind racial prejudice, but has had few racial riots that have not been caused more by economic…

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Four Died in W.A. Anti-foreign Riots of Civil War Dimensions Story of the Goldfields Race Riots

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 6

AUSTRALIA, like more troubled countries, is cursed with her share of blind racial prejudice, but has had few racial riots that have not been caused more by economic…

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Bus strike closes mines

The Sun · Sunday 15 May 1949 · page 3

A bus workers' slopwork meeting tomorrow will prevent miners and heavy industry workers from getting…

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Mine Strike Over

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--A conference of the National Union of Mine Workers at Bolton yesterday decided to call off the…

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Mine Strike Over

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--A conference of the National Union of Mine Workers at Bolton yesterday decided to call off the…

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Mine Strike Over

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--A conference of the National Union of Mine Workers at Bolton yesterday decided to call off the…

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Mine Strike Over

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--A conference of the National Union of Mine Workers at Bolton yesterday decided to call off the…

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Mine Strike Over

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--A conference of the National Union of Mine Workers at Bolton yesterday decided to call off the…

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Southern Mines Work

The Sun · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 5

Early reports indicate that all mines are working in the South Coast district, where stoppages were expected…

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Mothers Go Down Mine

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 3

"Mother's Day" was kept up in a novel Way at Bedlington, Northumberland, England. The mothers went down the mine to see how their sons and husbands worked. Here a group is seen coming out of the mine…

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Mine Talks Crucial, Says Leader

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 4

Talks to be held on Thursday on the coalminers' log of claims would be of the utmost…

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N.g. Gold Venture

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 6

Formation of a new company to work the area held under option at Kainantu (New Guinea) would be delayed until consent for lease transfer was received,…

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Mine Strike Called Off in Lancashire

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--A conference of the National Union of Mine Workers at Bolton yesterday decided to call off the…

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Attempt to Save Dog Down Mine

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 3

GLASGOW, Monday.--An attempt to get a greyhound out of a disused pit shaft 300 feet deep is being made at Dunfermline, Scotland. THE dog was thrown down the…

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Miners Threaten Stoppage Demand On Wages, Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 9

The general president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) said yesterday the Federation might soon recommend nation-wide stopwork…

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Gold Co. To Pay Half-Year Divs

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 12

Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd., is expected to resume its pre-war practice of paying half-yearly dividends…

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Coal Mine Fire

The Sun · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 10

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.--The area in Aberdare Extended mine affected, by fire, which broke out yesterday,…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 6

AUST. DEVELOPMENT: Four weeks to May 10, treated 509 tons for 765oz. GOLD RESIDUES: Treated 600 tons, for 20oz 13dwt…

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