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Mining & the mines, 1950

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Five Winners Of Scholarships In Coal Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 2

The Joint Coal Board has announced the five winners of the board's mining engineer scholarships to the University of Sydney…

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14 strikes slash coal production Deficit for Week Now 42,000 TONS

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 5

Strikes at 14 New South Wales mines and unavoidable stoppages at two others caused a loss of 13,530 tons of coal yesterday…

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Two Miners Killed

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

PERTH, Friday.--Two miners were killed instantly when they plunged 300 feet down a…

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Two Miners Killed

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

PERTH, Friday.--Two miners were killed instantly when they plunged 300 feet down a…

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Two Miners Killed

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

PERTH, Friday--Two miners were killed instantly when they plunged 300 feet down a…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 20

Maud and Yellow (fortnight), 375 tons, 117oz. Nth. Deborah, 720 tons, 313oz…

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U.s. Miners Return

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

WASHINGTON, March 9 (A.A.P.).—The United Mine Workers yesterday announced agreement with hard-coal…

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Imported coal to aid steel

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA,. Thurs. -- The Commonwealth is arranging, to import 500,000 tons of coal…

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Wage Claims Hit by Mine Strike

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The strike by Wonthaggi miners for £1 a week rise, so as to make common cause with striking…

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Mines' Deputies Lose Leave As Penalty

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 11

Mainland district mine deputies were yesterday deprived of one week's long service leave for having held stopwork meetings last month…

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Much Needed Coal To Be Imported

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for Shipping and Fuel, Senator G. McLcay, announced…

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Crisis for Industry Shortage Of Coal, Steel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—Newcastle heavy steel industries, it was stated authoritatively to-day, are faced with a major crisis because…

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Output Of Coal May Fail By 3,000,000 Tons

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 13

The Minister for Fuel (Sen. McLeay) said at Canberra today that the Joint Coal Board anticipated that coal production this year would be 3,000,000 tons below requriments…

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Output Of Coal May Fail By 3,000,000 Tons

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 13

CANBERRA, Friday.--The Minister for Fuel (Sen. McLeay) said today the Joint Coal Board anticipated that coal production this year would be 3,000,000 tons below…

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Output Of Coal May Fail By 3,000,000 Tons

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 13

The Minister for Fuel (Sen. McLeay) said at Canberra today that the Joint Coal Board anticipated that coal production this year would be 3,000,000 tons below requriments…

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Output Of Coal May Fail By 3,000,000 Tons

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.--The Minister for Fuel (Sen. McLeay) said today the Joint Coal Board anticipated that coal production this year would he 3,000,000 tons below…

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Two-day coal lift planned to keep steel plant going

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

LITHGOW, Friday. -- To help overcome the shortage of coal for steel making at Port Kembla a two-day coal lift will be conducted on western fields this weekend…

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Output Of Coal May Fall By 3,00,000 Tons

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 13

The Minister for Fuel (Sen. McLeay) said at Canberra today that the Joint Coal Board anticipated that coal production this year would be 3,000,000 tons below requriments…

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Wagga Gold Cup

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 11

Wagga Gold Cup meeting is to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, April 26 and 27. Prize money has been increased…

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Wagga Gold Cup

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 11

Wagga Gold Cup meeting is to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, April 26 and 27. Prize money has been increased…

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