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Mining & the mines, 1950

4,021 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 202

Heavy Fall in Coal Output

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 7

Eleven mines were idle in the north today, and two, one of them Burwood, Australia's largest producer, were only…

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Coal crisis in New York

The Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 8

NEW YORK, Tuesday. -- Governor Dewey was given emergency powers by the New York State Legislature…

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Heavy Fall in Coal Output

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 7

Eleven mines were idle in the north today, and two. one of them Burwood, Australia's largest producer, were only…

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Violent Scenes In American Mine Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 15

PITTSBURGH, Wednesday.--Strike pickets roamed the coalfields of Pennsylvania and West Virginia yesterday, overturned trucks and threatened mine…

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Violent Scenes In American Mine Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 15

PITTSBURGH, Wednesday.--Strike pickets roamed the coalfields of Pennsylvania and West Virginia yesterday, overturned trucks and threatened mine…

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Violent Scenes In American Mine Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 15

PITTSBURGH, Wednesday.--Strike pickets roamed the coalfields of Pennsylvania and West Virginia yesterday, overturned trucks and threatened mine…

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U.S. Strike Continues All Mines Idle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (A.A.P.). — Roving United Mine Workers' pickets made sure yesterday that every major…

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Cuthbert's Gold To Seek Pref. Capital

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 6

Cuthbert's Misima Goldmine Ltd. proposes to issue £30,000 of preference capital. Proceeds from the issue will…

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Gold Co. May Issue £30,000

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 20

Cuthbert's Misima Goldmine, Ltd., proposes to increase nominal capital and issue immediately £30,000 in preference…

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Exit Ted Theodore Ex-Labor Leader's Colorful Career Union Leader-parliamentarian and Mining Magnate

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 1

The death in Sydney last Friday of the former Queensland Premier and Deputy-Leader of the Federal Labor Party—Edward Granville Theodore—snapped the…

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Miners Demand Fair Deal Victimisation Of Catholic Schools By Coal Board Slated: Appeal To Minister

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 1

COMMITTEES representing Catholic coal miners on the northern, southern and western fields will shortly approach the Federal Government and ask for an end to the victimisation of their children. They will urge the new Minister for Fuel (Senator McLeay) to…

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Poor Winter Coal Stocks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 18

Winter coal stocks are not expected to exceed two weeks' supply for industry, transport and…

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Miners' Holiday: Move by Owners

The Sun · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 9

Coal Industry Tribunal has notified the Miners' Federation that coalowners have applied to have restored to the list a proposal to make miners' holidays dependent on…

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52,250oz. gold won

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 28

The Dittmer, gold mine, which a company is buying, has produced 52,250 fine oz. gold, 3,00 tons…

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Coal Deposits in S. Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Wed.--Coal finds in shallow basins had been made at both Leigh Creek and Moorlands, the Premier(Mr…

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Outflow of Gold American Stocks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 6

Exodus of gold from the United States which began immediately after the world currency realignment last…

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Nine Days' Coal Stocks In U.S.A.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 1

Staff. Correspondent and A.A.P. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. United States coal stocks are down to nine days'…

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The Miner, The Minister And The Coal Board

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

AN important lesson is to be drawn from the dispute between the Joint Coal Board and the Catholic miners of New South Wales over the…

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Winter Coal Reserve in Danger Loss this year already 165,000 tons

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 9

New South Wales industries and essential services seem certain to begin the winter with less than a week's coal reserve unless coal production…

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Coal Owners Make New Move On Miners' Holidays

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 5

The Miners' Federation has been notified by the Coal Industry Tribunal that, the colliery proprietors have applied to have restored to the list for hearing a proposal to make miners' holidays…

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