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Mining & the mines, 1950

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Northern Miners Return to Work

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- More than 12,000 mineworkers resumed work on the northern coalfields this morning, after…

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11 actors strike gold

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Sun. -- Eleven members of the company of the play "Edward, My Son," who took…

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Northern miners at work after holiday

The Sun · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 7

No industrial disputes marred the return to work of 12,000 miners on the northern coalfields after their three weeks holiday and production figures are high. First coal to replenish…

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Coal Shortage May Be Less Acute

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 12

Coalminers would break all New South Wales production records in 1950 if…

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Tin Price Rise To Aid Mining

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 16

THE increase in the local price of tin just announced by the Prices Department is expected to give…

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Tin Price Rise To Aid Mining

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 16

THE increase in the local price of tin just announced by the Prices Department is expected to give…

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Tin Price Rise To Aid Mining

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 16

THE increase in the local price of tin just announced by the Prices Department is expected to give…

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Tin Price Rise To Aid Mining

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 16

THE increase in the local price of tin just announced by the Prices Department is expected to give…

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Tin Price Rise To Aid Mining

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 16

THE increase in the locals price of tin just announced by the Prices Department is expected to give…

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Miners Back From Holidays

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Mon.--No disputes occurred when 12,000 miners resumed work on the northern…

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Disputes at six mines

The Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 3

Disputes in six mines on the northern field lost 3700 tons of coal output today -- the second day of resumption…

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U.k. Miners Against Wage Policy

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday. -- Officials of the National Union of Mineworkers revealed yesterday that there…

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Miners Back in North Holiday Over

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 3

All but three mines were worked yesterday when miners on the northern coalfields returned "to work after their…

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U.k. Miners Against Wage Policy

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday. -- Officials of the National Union of Mineworkers revealed yesterday that there…

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Gold Coy. May Make Issue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 5

A large issue of Great Western Consolidated N.L. shares, it is expected, will be made available to the public next week…

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Bad Slump in Northern Coal Today

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 3

Coal production, at near peak yesterday, slumped badly today--the second working day…

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New Strikes In American Coal Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (A.A.P.).—About 40,000 coalmmers began unofficial strikes to-day in Pennsylvania,…

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Bad Slump in Northern Coal Today

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 3

Coal production, at near peak yesterday, slumped badly today-- the second working day…

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Gold Co. Likely to Make Big Issue

The Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 18

Great Western Consolidated NL which has raised nominal capital from £250,000 to £2,500,000. is expected to make a big public issue…

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Woman in search of water or gold

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 10

An elderly woman who lives in a back room in King's Cross will go to northern New South Wales to divine water for stock dying of thirst…

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