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Mining & the mines, 1950

4,021 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 202

Mope To Fight Mine Strikers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 3

Other unions in the coal mining industry might be called upon to do the work of safety men withdrawn from mines by striking South Maitland deputies…

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£2209 Loss for Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 23

Victory Explorations, N.L., lost £2209 for the year ended December last after crediting an additional £1200 for ore…

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Gold Co. Suffers Loss

The Sun · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 29

Austral New Zealand Mining, Ltd., reports loss of [?]NZ3697 for the year to September 25 last. This compares with net profit…

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Loss for Gold Co

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 22

Austral New Zealand Mining, Ltd., lost £N.Z.3697 for the year ended September 24 last…

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Coal Industry Scholarships. Five Announced

Construction · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 3

The Joint Coal Board has announced the five winners of the board’s mining engineer scholarships to the University of Sydney. They are : E. L. S. Barnes, of Penshurst; J. R…

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Coal Industry Control Needs Overhaul

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 2

The heavy and growing loss of coal resulting from the current series of frivolous stoppages is particularly serious as the…

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Safety Inspection Ban in Mine Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 4

Striking mine deputies will not make safety inspections of mines during their strike. The Maitland deputies'…

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Last Minute News Talks with Miners

The Sun · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 36

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- Minister for Labor and National Service (Mr. Holt) told House of representatives he…

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Buried In Coal; Man Found Dead

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

Austin Alfred Finley, 42, married with five children, of Normanby Avenue, Fairfield, was suffocated under several tons of coal at the West Ryde pumping station of the Metropolitan Water…

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Key Men Start Big Coal Tie-up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 1

New South Wales' worst coal strike since the general strike of last winter began yesterday, when deputies…

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MISCELLANY Coal Import to Cost £2,250,000

Construction · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 4

The one million tons of coal to be imported this year would cost the Australian taxpayers an extra £2,250,000, according to the Minister for Shipping and Fuel, Senator G. McLeay…

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New Coal Crisis Looms Gas Supplies May Cut Over Weekend

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 6

The coal position is swiftly moving to a crisis. Outlook for winter supplies is grim, and new coalfields…

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Crisis Looms Over Coal Gas Supplies May Cut Over Weekend

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 2

The cool position is swiftly moving to a crisis, Outlook for winter supplies is grim, and new coalfields…

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Financial Editor's Round-up Growing coal crisis affects share prices

The Sun · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 29

The crisis developing on the coal fields adversely affected the share-market today, and numerous price fa[?]lis occurred. Several front-rank shares were included in the easing trend. Col. Sugar, ACI and Burns…

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New Coal Crisis Looms Gas Supplies May Cut Out Over Weekend

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 6

The coal position is swiftly moving to a crisis. Outlook for winter supplies is grim, and new coalfields…

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New Coal Crisis Looms Gas Supplies May Cut Out Over Weekend

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 6

The coal position, is swiftly moving to a crisis. Outlook for winter supplies is grim, and new coalfields…

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New Coal Crisis Looms Gas Supplies May Cut Out Over Weekend

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 6

The coal position is swiftly moving to a crisis. Outlook for winter supplies is grim, and new coalfields…

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Crisis Looms Over Coal Gas Supplies May Cut Out Over Weekend

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 2

The coal position is swiftly moving to a crisis. Outlook for winter supplies is grim, and new coalfields…

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New Coal Crisis Looms Gas Supplies May Cut Out Over Weekend

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 6

The coal position is swiftly moving to a crisis. Outlook for winter supplies is grim, and new coalfields…

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Gold Mine Rehabilitates

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 30

Blue Spec Mining Co., N.L., has made progress in rehabilitating the mine. Two of the engines are in…

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