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Mining & the mines, 1950

4,021 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 202

Call to Miners For Unity Against Government

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 3

The central council of the Miners' Federation —the union's governing body in Australia— yesterday decided to refuse co-operation with the Federal Government…

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Miners Will Not Co-operate Rulings on Govt. policies

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 12

The Miners' Federation Central Council decided yesterday not to…

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Miners Critical Of Rightwing Northern Board‘s Strike Stand

Tribune · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 8

Instead of giving outright support to wheelers striking for higher rates, the miners‘ Rightwing Northern Board of Management has issued veiled warnings of disciplinary action against them. THE wheelers struck at about…

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Floods Blow to Output Petrol And Coal Hit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 3

The wont flood in the history of the shale oil town of Glen Davis is now receding, but it has stopped the production of oil for at least a fortnight…

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Truman Sets Up Board Effort To End Coal Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (A.A.P.).—President Truman, in an effort to end the now almost nation w ide coal strike,…

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Hoist with Own Act Taft-Hartley Measure for Miners Action by Mr. Truman

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 3

President Truman, acting under the Taft-Hartley anti-strike law, has taken initial steps to terminate…

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Victoria Saved From Rail and Gas Threat Commos Capitulate in Callide Coal Strike

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 12

The Menzies-Fadden "do-nothing" Government — when Communist-controlled Unions take charge of Australia's waterfront—was granted another reprieve…

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Colliery Held Up

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 14

LITHGOW, Thursday.--Communists deliberately used political tactics to close down the Steelworks…

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Colliery Held Up

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 14

LITHGOW, Thursday.--Communists deliberately used political tactics to close down the Steelworks…

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Colliery Held Up

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 14

LITHGOW, Thursday.--Communists deliberately used political tactics to close down the Steelworks…

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Gold Float Success W. Mining Sale Of Shares

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 8

Western Mining Corporation Ltd. announced yesterday that offers have been received for the whole of 3,000,000…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 8

BLACK JACK: Fortnight to Jan 21, Treated 141¼ tons for 6.3 tons concertrates. CUTHBERTS MISIMA: To Jan. 23…

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Govt. Reply to Miners

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.--A declaration by the Miners' Federal Council this week that it would…

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Govt. Reply to Miners

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.--A declaration by the Miners' Federal Council this week that it would…

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19 Mines In State Idle

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 14

Nineteen mines are idle in N.S.W. today, 11 of them because of weather conditions…

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19 Mines In State Idle

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 24

Nineteen mines are idle in N.S.W. today, 11 of them because of weather conditions…

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Mining Co's Capital

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 42

Western Mining Corporation Ltd. has received offers of the whole of 3,000,000 shares of 10- each, paid to 2-, in Great…

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Coal Strikes "Planned" Proprietors' Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 3

The secretary of the Combined Colliery Proprietors' Association, Mr. R. W. Davie, said last night that there was obviously a plan'behind the "current rush of hit-and-run" coal strikes…

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Red ordered to leave mine premises

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 27

LITHGOW, Thursday.--A Communist was ordered off the company's premises when he tried to address a pit-fop meeting of miners at the Steelworks Colliery, Lithgow,…

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Victoria to Import Coal This Winter

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--To avoid train and power cuts this winter, the Government would import as much coal as…

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