Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

4,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 211

Emergency Coal Lift Starts Vital Miners' Vote to Decide Weekly Protest Stoppage

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 2

Voting today and tomorrow by coal miners in N.S.W., Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania will decide whether industry and power supplies will be drastically curtailed. Yesterday the Executive Council of the Miners'…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Emergency Coal Lift Starts Vital Miners' Vote to Decide Weekly Protest Stoppage

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 2

Voting today and tomorrow by coal miners in N.S.W., Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania will decide whether industry and power supplies will be drastically curtailed. Yesterday the Executive Council of the Miners'…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Emergency Coal Lift Starts South Coast Men Vote for Weekly Mines Stoppages

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 2

South Coast coalminers, at a mass meeting held at Wollongong today, decided to adapt the recommendation by the Cental Executive of the Mainers' Federation that weekly 24 hours stoppages be held in protest against incentive…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

First miners' vote favors stoppages

The Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 3

Miners at Wollongong today voted overwhelmingly for a one-day-a-week national coal stoppage as a protect against the Callagher incentive pay award…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Miners To Vote On Proposal For Weekly Strikes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 3

Miners in four States mil hold stopwork meetings to-day and to-morrow to vote on a proposal to strike one day a week in protest against a bonus-payment award…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

South Coast Men Vote for Weekly Mines Stoppages

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 2

South Coast coalminers, at a mass meeting held at Wollongong today, decided to adopt the recommendation by the Central Executive of the Miners' Federation that weekly 24 hoars stoppages he held in protest against incentive…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Harmony on W.A. COALFIELDS. Workers Withdraw From Miners' Federation

Construction · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 11

Besides establishing another coal production record for 1950, Western Australian miners at Collie have also to their credit another achievement…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Govt. May Act on Mines Threat To Invoke Crimes Act

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--The Commonwealth Government will invoke the Crimes Act against Miners' leaders it miners in four States decide on…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Govt. May Act on Mines Threat To Invoke Crimes Act

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--The Commonwealth Government Will invoke the Crimes Act against Miners' leaders if miners in four States decide on…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Govt. May Act on Mines Threat To Invoke Crimes Act

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.-- The Commonwealth Government will invoke the Crimes Act against 'Miners' leaders if miners in four States decide on…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Sir Patrick Abercrombie Receives American Institute of Architects Gold Medal

Construction · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 6

Sir Patrick Abercrombie, the eminent British Town Planner and architect, who visited Australia in -1948, was recently honoured by the American Institute of Architects by the award…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Govt. May Invoke Crimes Act South Coast Men Vote for Weekly Mines Stoppages

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- The Commonwealth Government will invoke the Crimes Act against miners' leaders if four miners in four States decide on one-day-a-week stoppages. Today a mass meeting of southern N.S.W. miners…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Govt. May Invoke Crimes Act South Coast Men Vote for Weekly Mines Stoppages

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.-- The Commonwealth Government will invoice the Crimes Act against misters' leaders if miners in four States decide on one- day-a-week stoppages. Today a mass meeting of southern N.S.W. miners…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Miners "Trying to Ruin Aust." Coal chief hits at stoppages

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 5

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) said yesterday that he believed the present coalfields stoppages were part of an attempt to…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Coal Lease Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 3

Five Liberal members of the State and Federal Parliaments accused the State Government yesterday of accentuating…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

British Coal Crisis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 24 (A.A.P.). —The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Fuel, Mr. Alfred Robens, said yesterday…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Don Winslow Mine Magnate

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 20

Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.

Continued on Trove, page 20 →

Don Winslow Mine Magnate

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 20

Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.

Continued on Trove, page 20 →

Action Against Miners Tipped

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 1

Drastic Federal Government action to "deal with miners leaders inciting one-day-a-week stoppages on the cocalfields is expected in Canberra the next few days. Meanwhile, more than .400,000…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Don Winslow Mine Magnate

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 20

Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.

Continued on Trove, page 20 →