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Mining & the mines, 1949

6,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 81 of 250

Men Fight Colliery Fire At Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 1

Soon after men had been withdrawn from a heatcd-up section of the Aberdare Extended Colliery, near Cessnock, yesterday the section burst into flames…

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Minster Digs Coal in Czechoslovakia

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 26

PRAGUE. -- General Ludvik Svoboda, Czech Minister of Defence and head of its Army, was one of a group of Defence…

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Minster Digs Coal in Czechoslovakia

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 26

PRAGUE. -- General Ludvik Svoboda, Czech Minister of Defence and head of its Army, was one of a group of Defence…

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Move to Save Gas Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.-- It is expected that an attempt will be made to save part of the huge amount…

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Move to Save Gas Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 22

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.-- It is expected that an attempt will be made to save part of the huge amount…

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Move to Save Gas Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.-- It is expected that an attempt will be made to save part of the huge amount…

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Move to Save Gas Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 22

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.-- It is expected that an attempt will be made to save part of the huge amount…

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Coal Lack Blamed for House Lag

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 2

Executive director of the Building Industry Congress of N.S.W. (Mr. D. Stewart Fraser) said today…

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Oil From Coal in U.s. Missouri Has First Plants

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 19

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--The first two plants to convert coal into oil--part of a multi-million dollar scheme to make the United States self-supporting…

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Oil From Coal in U.S. MlSSOURI Has First Plants

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 19

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--The first two plants to convert coal into oil--part of a multi-million dollor scheme to make the United States self-supporting…

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Colliery to Resume

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.— Aberdare Extended Colliery, near Cessnock, which has been idle for two days because of a…

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Quality Of Coal Poorer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 1

The Australian Gas Light Company warned consumers yesterday…

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Free Gold Supply Short

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 16

Supplies of gold in free international markets are short and buyers have to pay dearly. Sellers do not overlook the…

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Three Thousand Urge Coal Nationalisation

Tribune · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 7

FEDERAL and State Governments should immediately nationalise the mines and grant miners’ claims for a new deal,…

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Acp Exposes Alp Role in Miners’ Fight

Tribune · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 3

WHILE the Australian Communist Party Central Committee has pledged to throw the full weight of its…

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Early Victory Sighted For Striking Lancashire Miners LONDON.—

Tribune · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 2

Victory is expected soon for 52,000 striking miners, who closed all Lancashire pits in Britain’s biggest post-war strike. THE coal miners have been supported by foundrymen…

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South Australia To Get Coal From Overseas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The Premier of South Australia, Mr. T. Playford, announced to-day that the South…

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'No Coal Supplies for Scandinavia!' Moscow's Abortive Threat to Norway, Sweden and Denmark "Baltic Pact" Bludgeon That Missed the Bus

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 6

A Scandinavian message says that Russia will go ahead with its earlier proposal to form a Baltic Pact to include Norway, Sweden and Denmark, thus neutralising the effect of the…

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Vital talks on coal "peaceful"

The Sun · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 5

A conciliatory attitude prevailed at today's vital coal conference, and it is now hoped that a formula will be evolved to prevent the threatened flare-up in the coalfields…

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Talks on Coal Meeting To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 5

The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. Gallagher, in Sydney yesterday emphasised the importance to the…

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