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Mining & the mines, 1951

4,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 211

Poor Coal Factor in Blackouts

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 3

"If adequate supplies of good quality coal were made regularly available at all power stations, the…

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Blackouts Blamed On Inferior Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 11

"If adequate supplies of good quality [?]al were made regularly available at all power stations, the incidence of blackouts should be considerably reduced," the…

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Blackouts Blamed On Inferior Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 11

"If adequate supplies of good quality coal were made regularly available at all power stations, the incidence of blackouts would be considerably reduced," the…

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Board Fails To Get Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 2

Failure of the Joint Coal Board to delivery adequate quantifies of first-class coal to power stations is responsible for a large proportion of the blackouts that have constantly…

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Blackouts Blamed On Inferior Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 11

"If adequate supplies of good quality coal were made Regularly available at all power stations, the incidence of blackouts would be considerably reduced" the Electricity Commissioner (Mr…

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Blackouts Blamed On Inferior Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 11

"If adequate supplies of good quality coal were made regularly available at all power stations, the incidence of blackouts would be considerably reduced," the…

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Board Fails To Get Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 2

Failure of the Joint Coal Board to deliver adequate quantities of first-class coal to power stations is responsible for a large proportion of the blackouts that hove constantly…

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Poor Coal Factor in Blackouts

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 3

"If adequate supplies of good quality coal were made regularly available at all power stations, the…

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Church Move in Coal Dispute

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 4

MENANGLE, Tuesday.-- The Australian Council for the World Council of Churches has intervened in…

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£600 for Berries in Mine District

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 5

LITHGOW, Mow.--Agents paid out £600 this afternoon for blackberries picked in the Lithgow district at the weekend and today…

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Gold Coast Vote Upsets Plans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Feb. 12 (A.A.P.) —The success of the extremist Convention People's Party in the election for the first Gold…

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Coal Holdup Parleys Representative Of Govt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

A representative of the Minister for Labour and National Service, Mr. H. E. Holt, attended a conference yesterday of the parties involved in…

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Publics Place in Secret Coal Talks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 2

The extraordinary official secrecy with which yesterday's conference on the coal crisis has been surrounded will arouse…

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Power Cuts May Be Lifted From Today Coal Stock Talks

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

The immediate lifting of all power restrictions is expected to be recommended to State Cabinet…

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Move to lift power restrictions Council Has Improved Coal Stocks

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 5

The chairman of Sydney County Council (Cr. W. P. Henson) will recommend to the Power Rationing Committee that all power restrictions…

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Power Cuts May Be Lifted From Today Coal Stock Talks

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

The immediate lifting of all power restrictions is expected to be recommended to State Cabinet…

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No Progress Yet Towards Solution of Coal Strike More talks today

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

Negotiations yesterday made no progress towards settling the…

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Abolition of Coal Board or Miners' Union?

Construction · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 20

State Ministers said that if the Coal Board insisted on coal cuts which led to a serious stoppage of industry they would demand its abolition…

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9 Idle Mines Lose 8000 Tons of Coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 8

Nine mines in N.S.W.--all on the northern fields--are idle today for a total loss in coal out put of 8000 tons…

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"Coal for Britain"

Construction · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 9

America's first “coals for Newcastle” ship arrived at Rotterdam last week. Her cargo will be discharged and transferred to five or six…

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