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Mining & the mines, 1950

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Coal for Australia

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 2

NEW DELHI, Monday.--India has agreed to supply 500,000 tons of coal to Australian within a year, according to New…

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Coal for Australia

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 3

NEW DELHI, Monday.--India has agreed to supply 500,000 tons, of coal to Australia within a year, according to New…

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Coal for Australia

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 3

NEW DELHI, Monday.--India has agreed to supply 500,000 tons of coal to Australia within a year, according to New…

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Coal for Australia

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 2

NEW DELHI, Monday.--India has agreed to supply 500,000 tons of coal to Australia within a year, according to New…

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Backyard mine yields rich "Easter Egg"

The Sun · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Wedderburn, Victoria's gold rush town has yielded a golden "Easter egg"--a 100oz gold nugget worth at least £1500. It was unearthed shortly…

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Coal for less than one week

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 10

Coal stocks will be less than one week's requirements of essential users when…

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Ship Hits Mine

The Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 28

ROTTERDAM, Tuesday. -- The British ship Fort Nisqually (7132 tons) struck a mine 12 miles from the Dutch…

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One Mine Idle

The Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 9

All mines in NSW today were manned except Metropolitan (350 tons), where there is a long-standing…

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Mine Staffs Seek Increase

The Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 10

Chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board Mr. F. H. Gallagher today began hearing claims for…

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High Pay Claim by Mine Staff

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 2

High salaries claimed by coal mine staff men before the Central Coal Reference Board today, include £257 a week for "A" under-managers. Weekly pay of £16 17s 6d was…

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High Pay Claim by Mine Staff

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 2

High salaries claimed by coal mine, staff men before the Central Coal Reference Board today, include £257 a week for "A" under-managers. Weekly pay of £16 17s 6d was…

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High Pay Claim by Mine Staff

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 2

High salaries claimed by coal mine staff men before the Central Coal Reference Board today, include £257 a week for "A" under-managers. Weekly pay of £16 17s 6d was…

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High Pay Claim by Mine Staff

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 2

High salaries .claimed by coal mine staff men before the Central Coal Reference Board today, include £257 a week for "A" under-manaaers. Weekly pay of £16 17s 6d was…

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3 boys on mine firebug counts

The Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 2

LITHGOW, Tuesday. -- Three schoolboys were charged today with attempting to set fire to pit-top buildings at two coalmines during the holidays…

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Coal Authority Says Imports Are Likely To Be Needed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 5

A coal industry authority said last night that it was almost certain that winter coal reserves could not be built up unless the Federal Government imported coal…

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Govt. to import 1m. tons of coal this year

The Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 9

CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- The Commonwealth is expected to call tenders abroad soon for the supply of 500,000 tons of coal. By the end of the year the…

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Colliery To Stand Men Down

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 4

The Metropolitan Coal Co. Pty. Ltd. will stand down to-morrow a number of miners at its colliery near Helensburgh,…

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Miners Warn Menzies

Tribune · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 1

THE Western District Miners Federation Board of Management has authorised its executive to meet to consider action…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 7

BOULDER PERS.: Four weeks to Mar. 28, treated 6,729 tons for 1.690 oz. BURDIDGE: Four weeks to Mar. 28. treated 2,400 tons for 102.8 oz bullion,…

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Burwood Mine Idle Today

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 19

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-- Contract wheelers in a section of Burwood Colliery returned home today after going below…

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