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Mining & the mines, 1951

4,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 211

Vital Decision by Miners To-day One-day Strikes Threat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 3

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will decide to-day whether to stop work on all Australian coalfields on one day each week. The meeting will see a strong clash between the moderate and…

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Mining Shares

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 6

Share. Buyer. Seller. COPPER Mt. Lyell 25/10½ 26/ SILVER-LEAD…

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Mine stoppage vote may be made tonight

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

Miners' Central Council might make a decision late today on whether it will go ahead with one-day-a-week stoppages in protest against the Gallagher incentive pay award…

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Premier And Labour Party Must Resist Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

THE miners' threat to hold one-day-a-week stoppages on all Australian coalfields is pari of a Communist-inspired plan to cripple production…

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Miners Defer Strike Verdict Gas cuts to end

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

The Miners' Federation Central Council adjourned yesterday without fixing a date to begin the weekly…

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Coal Crisis Policy A.L.P. Attitude

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 4

Mr. J. A. Ferguson, M.L.C., Federal and State president of the Australian Labour Party, and secretary of the Australian…

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Miners May Ask A.C.T.U. To Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

The central council of the Miners' Federation reached no decision yesterday on the plan for a weekly one-day stoppage against the Gallagher incentive pay award…

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Letters Government and Coal Crisis Is Courage Lacking?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

Sir,—The Government is supposed to be the protector of its citizens; but has any Government ever sat more idly by while the…

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No Interim Div. for Mining Co

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 18

Western Mining Corporation will not pay a half-yearly dividend in February. Central Norseman has…

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Industry Shut-down Doubt Decision Hinges On Coal Won

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

Although most power restrictions will be lifted at midnight tonight, it is not yet known whether there will be another two-day shut-down in industry…

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Industry Shut-down Doubt Decision Hinges On Coal Won

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

Although most power restrictions will be lifted at midnight tonight, it is not yet known whether there will be another two-day shut-down in industry…

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No Decision Yet On New Industry Closure Power- Hinges On Coal Won

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 4

Although most power restrictions will he lifted of midnight tonight it is not yet known whether there-will he on- other fwo-doy shut-down in industry…

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Govt Storm Over 2-Day Power Cut Evatt's Attack On Coal Board

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

The Chief Secretory (Mr Evatt) today pre storm his ament coleagues when he attacked the Joint. Codi. Board year power cats which have crippled industry…

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Govt Storm Over 2 Day Power Cut Evatt's Attack On Coal Beard

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

The Chief Secretary. (Mr. Evatt) today precipitated a storm among his Government coledgaes when' he attacked the Joint Coal Board syef thekpbwer cuts which have crippled industry…

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Govt Storm If 2 Day Poster Gut Evatt's Attack On Coal Board

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

The Chief Secretary (Mr.. Evat'f) todoy prepitated o storm .among his Government leagues- when he of tacked the join Coal 'Boiard over the power cuts which have crippled industry…

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Weekly Coal Strikes Ordered Miners' Leaders Defy Law

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

The central council of the Miners' Federation decided yesterday to call one-day-a-week strikes, beginning next week. The decision to hold the weekly stoppages was…

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Miners' Federation Leaders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

I. WILLIAMS, General President. W. PARKINSON, Federal Vice-president…

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Pandering to miners alleged

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5

Governs pandering to Communist-controlled miners had brought…

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Stop Press Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 28

Fourteen mines are idle in N.S.W. today, for a loss of more than 9000 tones of coal, Twelve are idle on the northern fields and two or the…

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Coal Cuts Thought Inevitable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

Coal authorities said last night it was inevitable that the Joint Coal Board would order coal…

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