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Mining & the mines, 1950

4,021 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 202

Miners' Code Proposed Men Will Vote On Discipline Plan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 4

The Northern District Board of Management of the Miners' Federation had decided to enforce a code of discipline for northern miners "rigorously and fearlessly," the Coal Industry…

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Coal From India 200,000 Tons for Victoria

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 1

The shipping manager of an Indian Coalmining Company (Mr. Napier) told interviewers in Brisbane last…

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Labor MLA s Meet On Pillar Coal Decision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 3

A committee of Labor M.L.A.s from mining electorates will meet again tomorrow to discuss last week's order by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) for mechanical extraction of pillar coal…

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Northern Mines' Poor Coal Output

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 28

Four mines are idle on the northern field today for a coal loss of 3000 tons --making this one of. the worst production…

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Northern Mines' Poor Coal Output

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 28

Fear mines are idle on the northern field today for a coal loss of 3000 tons --making this one of the worst production…

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Northern Mines' Poor Coal Output

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 2

Four mines are idle on the northern field today for a coal loss of 3000 tons--making this one of the worst production…

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Northern Mines' Poor Coal Output

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 28

Four mines are idle on the northern field today for a coal loss of 3000 tons --making this one of the worst production…

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Northern Mines' Poor Coal Output

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 28

Four mines are idle on the northern field today for a coal loss of 3000 tons--making this one of the worst production…

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Northern Mines' Poor Coal Output

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 28

Four mines are idle on the northern field today for a coal loss of 3000 tons --making this one 'of the worst production…

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Cessnock Coal Raises Div

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 23

Some recovery by Cessnock Collieries Ltd. from the disappointing results of the 1948-49 year is indicated in…

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Cessnock Coal Raises Div

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 23

Some recovery by Cessnock Collieries Ltd. from the lisappointing results of the 1948-49 year is indicated in…

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Cessnock Coal Raises Div

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 23

Some recovery by Cessnock Collieries Ltd. from the disappointing results of the 1948-49 year is indicated in…

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Cessnock Coal Raises Div

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 23

Some recovery by Cess- nock Collieries Ltd. from the disappointing results of the 1948-49 year is indicated in…

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Cessnock Coal Raises Div

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 23

Some recovery by Cessnock Collieries Ltd. from the disappointing results of the 1948-49 year is indicated in…

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Cessnock Coal Raises Div

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 23

Some recovery by Cessnock Collieries Ltd. from the disappointing results of the 1948-49 year is indicated in…

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Miners Told to Work on

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wed.--The Northern vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Cockerill)…

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Monks Believed To Be Forced Mine

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 5

SEOUL, Korea.—The conviction that the large number of German Benedictine missionaries arrested by the North Korean Communist…

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Wedderburn's Gold-rush Petering Out

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 1

WEDDERBURN, Wednesday.—The gold-rush is petering out, and discouraged scarchers are leaving Wedderburn…

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70 Miners Leap From Runaway Skip Train

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wed.--Twenty miners were injured when they leaped from runaway skips at Pacific Colliery today. A train of 17 skips was taking 70 men to the lower…

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Men Convicted Of Huge Gold Fraud

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 5

JOHANNESBURG, Thursday.--After a trial lasting two years, Joseph Milne (53) and Norbert Stephen Erleigh (45) were found guilty last night of having incited officers of the New Union Goldfields Ltd. to…

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