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Mining & the mines, 1951

4,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 211

Gas Coal Tor Few Days Yet

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 2

Although floods may hold up gas coal supplies from Cessnock fields within two days, Sydney…

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Gas Coal for Few Days Yet

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 2

Although floods may hold up gas coal supplies from Cessnock fields within two days, Sydney…

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How to Win (!) Coal and Infuriate People

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 2

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Agreement Signed Wage Rise For U.S. Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (A.A.P.).—The United Mine Workers' Union and representatives of almost all soft…

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Miners Urged Not to Stop Appeal By Board Chairman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 5

The chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. S. F. Cochran, yesterday appealed to miners to reject their leaders' plans for a coal strike one day a week…

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Miners' Decision Today on Stoppages Sydney Coal Stocks Now At Low level

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

Whether Sydney's inadequate coal supplies will be further depleted by a Weekly one-day stoppage of miners depends on a decision reached at a…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 4

MEEKATHARRA SANDS: Three months to Dec. 21, treated 15,250 tons of sands for a net return of £6,846, Excessive wear on filters required…

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Miners to Decide on Stoppages

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

Whether Sydney's inadequate coal supplies will be further depleted by a weekly one-day stoppage of miners…

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Mine, Wharf Disputes for Cabinet

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sun.-- The Minister for Labor (Mr. Holt), at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, will…

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Miners to Decide on Stoppages

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

Whether Sydney's inadequate coal supplies will be further depleted by a weekly one-day stoppage of miners…

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Miners to Decide on Stoppages

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

Whether Sydney's inadequate coal supplies will be further depleted by a weekly one-day stoppage of miners…

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Miners to Decide on Stoppages

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

Whether Sydney's inadequate coal supplies will be further depleted by a weekly one-day stoppage of miners…

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Strike threat to coal supplies

The Sun · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

With the nation's coal stocks already in a precarious position an Australia-wide 24-hour mine stoppage is threatened later this week…

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Trapped Miners Waited Five Hopeless Days

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 21 (A.A.P.). —For five days after the disaster at Knockshinnoch Castle colliery, in Ayrshire, last…

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Gold Producers Ask Higher Price

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 9

OTTAWA, Monday. --Four Canadian mining associations have asked, the cabinet in Ottawa for…

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Gold Producers Ask Higher Price

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 9

OTTAWA, Monday. -- four Canadian mining associations have asked he cabinet in Ottawa for…

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Govt, seeks better coal for power

The Sun · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 7

Because of Sydney's acute power position, the State Government has asked the Joint Coal Board to give Bunnerong and other power stations better quality coal…

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Mine leaders to back one-day strike

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 7

Miners' Federation officials said last night the union's Federal Council would today endorse a proposal to hold 24-hours coal stoppages each week…

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Miners' Decision Today on One-day Stoppages

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 5

Whether Sydney's inadequate coal supplies will be further depleted by a weekly one-day stoppage of miners depends on a decision reached at a meeting of the miners' Central Council this afternoon…

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New Blackout Threat Floods Hold Up Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 1

Floods on the Maitland coalfields have reduced supplies of good-quality coal for Bunnerong Powerhouse, and it was officially…

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