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Mining & the mines, 1951

4,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 211

Union Men Bitter Over Miners' Plan One -Day Stoppage Opposed

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 9

A number of moderate union executives today bitterly attacked the decision of the Miners'…

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Labor leaders won't support Govt, in coal crisis

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 1

A conference in Sydney today, presided oyer by the Federal Opposition leader (Mr. Chifley) and attended by Federal Labor parliamentary leaders, ALP executives and ACTU…

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Govt. Said to Have Secret Plan for Coal Crisis

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 9

The State Government had secret plans to implement a four-day working week in NSW to meet the…

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Railwaymen Back Miners

Tribune · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 7

THE Council of Railway Shop Committees on Saturday pledged full support to the miners in their struggle against the Gallagher…

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Open Cut Mine Move

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

The Minister for National Development (Mr. Casey) said today ha had discussions with…

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No support for miners

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Wed.--Four hundred Newcastle road transport workers today rejected a move…

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Strong Support for Miners

Tribune · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 8

STRONG condemnation of the unnecessary power cuts, together with support for the miners’ just struggle, is being expressed in many…

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Open Cut Mine Move

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

The Minister for National Development (Mr. Casey) said today he had had discussions with…

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Mines scholarship for Australian

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 29

A four-year scholarship to the Colorado School of Mines in the. United States will be made available this year to…

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Miner Buried In Coal Fall

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Miners at Swansea Heads coliery worked fever to rescue an elderly workmate buried under 50 tons of coal. The miner, Williams Woods Josephine St.,…

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Miner Buried In Coal Fall

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Miners at Swansea Heads colliery worked fever to rescue an elderly workmate buried under 50 tons of coal. The miner, Williams Woods (58) married, Josephine St.,…

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Big Domain Meeting Backs Miners, Hardy

Tribune · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 3

ONE of the biggest Domain meetings in months last Sunday, totalling about 4000 people, unanimously declared support for the miners in…

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Miners' Chiefs Have Conferred With Evatt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

The three officials of the Miners' Federation, who will be charged in the Federal Arbitration Court…

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Key Mine Men to Stop Work

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

Engine drivers and firemen on the coalfields will hold a 24-hours stoppage from 11 p.m. Sunday. The State executive of…

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Road Men's Vote On Coal Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. — Newcastle transport workers to-day refused to commit themselves to…

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'Miners Flagrant Conduct'--k.c Contempt Alleged

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

The conduct of three miners' leaders in the present coal dispute was flagrant and deliberate and was holding the community to ransom, Mr. Barwick, K.C., told the Full Bench of the Arbitration Court today…

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Miners Flagrant Conduct'--k.c. Contempt Alleged

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

The conduct of three miners' leaders in the present coal spute was flagrant and deliberate and was holding the community to ransom, Mr. Barwick, K.C., told the Full Bench of the Arbitration Court today…

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Public Bears the Brunt of Miners' Lawlessness

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

Sydney is to have a harsh foretaste of what conditions are going to be like if the miners are allowed to continue their…

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Miners Flagrant Conduct'--k.c. Contempt Alleged

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

The conduct of three miners' leaders in the present coal [?]spute was flagrant and deliberate and was holding the [?]mmunity to ransom, Mr. Barwick, K.C., told the Full Bench the Arbitration Court today…

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Miners Flagrant Conduct'--k.c. Contempt Alleged

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

The conduct of three miners' leaders in the present coal pute was flagrant and deliberate and was holding the [?]mmunity to ransom, Mr. Berwick, K.C., told the Full Bench the Arbitration Court today…

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