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Mining & the mines, 1950

4,021 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 202

Bulli Miners Back Federal Executive

Tribune · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 8

BULLI.—Miners at a pit-top meeting at Old Bulli colliery carried the following resolution on the mechanical extraction of pillar coal,…

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Militant Elected At Coalcliff Mine

Tribune · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 8

SHOWING the determination to resist Menzies’ plans for attack on wages and conditions and on the Trade Unions, miners at Coalcliff…

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Portugal Holding Nazi Gold

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 15

LISBON, Wednesday.-- The British, American and French Governments are consulting on what steps…

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Doubt over Gold Coin

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 40

Gold Coin, who pulled up badly after a barrier trial at Victoria Park yesterday, will be examined by a veterinary…

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Portugal Holding Nazi Gold

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 15

LISBON, Wednesday.-- The British, American and French Governments are consulting on what steps…

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Suspended Men Unload Coal Ship

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Tues.--Waterside workers today unloaded Newcastle gas-making coal from the collier Heronspool, giving gas companies…

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PM's Promise to Miners on Pensions

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 11

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) today promised that the Common…

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Miners Asked to Act for Peace

Tribune · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 5

Letters are going out this week from the NSW Division of the Australian Peace Council to every miners’ lodge in NSW…

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Western Miners Fight Against Night Shift

Tribune · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 5

LITHGOW.—Following the suspension of four members of the Miners’ Federation who refused to work nightshift, workers at…

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Merewether Surf Pavilion. Coal Board To Help

Construction · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 19

The Join Coal Board had offered to pay 10 per cent. of the cost of a new pavilion for Merewether Surf Club, the club informed Newcastle Branch of the Surf Lifesaving Association…

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Gold Cup for N.j.c. Meeting

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 29

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The White Horse Whisky Company has donated its gold cup to Newcastle Jockey Club for…

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Defiance in Mines U.S. Strike To Go On

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (A.A.P.).—District officials of the United Mineworkers' Union have failed to induce…

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Miners' Pensions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, told a deputation from the coal and shale mining industry to-day that the…

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Coal Unloaded

The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 22

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- Waterside workers resumed unloading of Callide (Q.) coal from the collier Dumosa…

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Coal Output

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 3

Coal production last week was 249,734 tons, of which 225,802 tons was from underground mines, and 23,932 tons from open cuts…

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November Gold Yield Lower

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 18

GOLD produced in New South Wales in November amounted to 4651 ozs. valued at £72,052…

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November Gold Yield Lower

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 18

GOLD produced in New South Wales in November amounted to 4651 ozs. valued at £72,052…

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Gold Output Falls Slightly

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 30

Production of gold in New South Wales for November, 1949, is estimated at 4651oz. fine, compared with 4707oz. for…

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Unloading of Coal Dispute Settled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. —The waterfront dispute over the unloading of callide coal from the collier Dumosa in…

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Mine Deputies Threaten To Stop Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

CESSNOCK, Wednesday.— The South Maitland branch of the Deputies' Association decided to-night to hold a…

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