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Mining & the mines, 1950

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Wagga Gold Cup

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 12

Wagga Gold Cup meeting to be held on Wednesday an Thursday, April 26 and 2 Prize money has been increase…

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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 10

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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West Miners Solid (Tribune Correspondent)

Tribune · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 5

LITHGOW.—Western District miners are determined to resist any attack on established conditions. Rank and file delegate meetings…

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Coal Import Burden On Taxpayer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday. —One million tons of coal to be imported this year would cost the…

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Miners’ Wives Drive Against High Prices

Tribune · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 7

THE Women’s Auxiliary of the Miners’ Federation has commenced a campaign against rising prices. Branch delegates have been instructed…

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Far Reaching Decisions on Mine Dusting

The Sun · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 2

Achievements of the International Labor Organisation Conference on "dusting" in the mines, just ended, made it the most successful world conference of its type yet held…

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Millions Tons Coal Waste Every Year

Tribune · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 6

When miners stop work to enforce safety measures or to safeguard long established rates or conditions, the capitalist press never fails to make a feature of the few hundred tons of coal lost…

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Is It a New Era in Coal?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 11

The determination with which the new Federal Government is attacking the coal problem could mean the turning point…

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55,553-tons coal loss this week

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 6

Disputes and stoppages caused a loss of 55,553 tons of coal this week. This is almost one day's full production for all New South Wales mines…

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Scraps of paper worth their weight in gold!

The World's News · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 6

THE world's top-line detectives are trying to solve the mysterious disappearance of valuable stamps, including the famous blue…

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The Sydney Morning Gerald Saturday, March ll, 1950 the Coal Bottleneck Must Be Broken

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 2

By its decision to import coal in conjunction with State Governments, the Commonwealth is carrying out its…

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'Moon Gold' Found In Indonesia

Truth · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 43

"MOON Gold," gold possibly fallen from the moon, was picked up last month at Billiton Island, lying between Sumatra and Borneo,…

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'Mine Host' referee IN £10 challenge race

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 10

Two St. Peters men will walk from St. Peters to Parramatta today for £10-a-side. They are Dick Yard, 35, of the Town and…

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Miners Complain About Dirty Coal

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 18

LONDON, Wednesday.-- Ever since the coal industry was nationalised, householders have complained of getting too much…

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Miners Complain About Dirty Coal

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 18

LONDON, Wednesday.-- Ever since the coal industry was nationalised, householders have complained of getting too much…

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New Miners' Test Tipped

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.-- The next test of strength between Communist and A.L.P. supporters in the…

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New Miners' Test Tipped

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Monday.-- The next test of strength between Communist and A.L.P. supporters in the…

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New Miners' Test Tipped

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.-- The next test of strength between Communist and A.L.P. supporters in the…

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