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Mining & the mines, 1950

4,021 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 202

U.S. coal strike near end

The Sun · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Friday. -- Settlement of the US coal strike was reported "in the bag" tonight…

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Mr. Gallagher Tells Miners "Protest Telegrams Futile"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 4

The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. H. Gallagher, said yesterday that he had received numerous telegrams from miners' lodge secretaries protesting against the hearing of an application for…

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Saar Mines for France 50-year Pact

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 3

PARIS, March 3 (A.A.P.).— France has taken over the rich Saar coalmines for 50 years in an agreement which it…

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‘Fanatics’ Among Owners, Not Miners, Mr. McLeay

Tribune · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 3

Senator McLeay was starting off on the wrong leg in his quest for more coal production in looking for “fanatics” among Unions as the cause of alleged production shortcomings. MR. W. Parkinson,…

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U.k. Navy Units to Seek Gold

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. -- The Treasury has agreed to hire out units of the Royal Navy to help search…

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U.k. Navy Units to Seek Gold

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday. -- The Treasury has agreed to hire out units of the Royal Navy to help search…

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R.n. Goes Hunting for Spanish Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Fri.--Royal Navy divers are on their way to the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland, to search for a Spanish galleon believed to have had 30,000,000…

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Move to Take Over U.S. MINES Strike Bill For Senate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, March 3 (A.A.P.).— The Republicans last night introduced in the Senate a bill to empower the U.S. Government to seize the…

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Miners, On A Picnic, Invade Sydney

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 5 March 1950 · page 4

More than 1,300 miners and their families came to Sydney in two special trains from Cessnock for the Bellbird…

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The Sunday Herald. MARCH 5, 1950 the Urgent Need for More Coal

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 5 March 1950 · page 2

THE Minister for Fuel am Shipping will be right in the spotlight to-morrow when he meets the N.S.W. coal…

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Germans Bitter On French Control Of Saar Coal Mines

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 8

BERLIN, Monday. --Bitter opposition to the agreement giving France the right to operate the rich Saar coal mines for 50 years is rising throughout Western Germany. The German Press calls it…

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Pillar coal problem

The Sun · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 7

Coalowners will urge the passing of a Commonwealth law for extraction of coal from pillars when they meet…

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20 mines are idle

The Sun · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 1

Eight mines in the south stopped work today in protest against the Coal Industry Tibunal (Mr. F. H…

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Big Coal Losses in Sight

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 4

Following heavy coal losses last week, another week of depleted coal output. began today with six…

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Talks Today on Coal Output

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 9

The Minister for Shipping and Fuel (Senator McLeay) today will discuss with New South Wales colliery owners…

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Coal Owners to Meet Minister

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Fuel and Shipping (Senator McLeay) will meet N.S.W. coal owners for the first time in Sydney today…

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Coal Owners to Meet Minister

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Fuel and Shipping (Senator McLeay) will meet N.S.W. coal owners for the first time in Sydney today…

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Coal Strike Ends In U.S.

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Monday. --The contract ending the strike in the soft coal industry was signed last…

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Coal Strike Ends In U.S.

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Monday. --The contract ending the strike in the soft coal industry was signed last…

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U.S. coal strike near end

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Sun. -- A contract ending the disastrous American coal strike is expected to be…

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