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Mining & the mines, 1951

4,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 211

Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 6

Pato, qrtr., 4,660,800yds., 33,332oz. fine. Wattle Gully (fortnight), 856 tons. 299oz…

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Action Against Miners Urged Government Delay Criticised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 3

The president of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures of Australia, Mr. R. J. Webster, said yesterday it seemed that a quicker settlement of the coal crisis could be achieved if business, commercial…

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ACTU chief reveals award offer to miners

The Sun · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 3

President of the ACTU (Mr. A. E. Monk) disclosed today that the Commonwealth Government had agreed not to oppose a Coal Board application for a review of the "incentive payment award" if miners' leaders called off…

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Miners' Talks Deadlock Govt. May Use Crimes Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 1

Talks between the Miners' Federation and the Australian Council of Trade Unions were adjourned yesterday without any solution of the…

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Continued mine strikes to be urged Meetings on Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 5

Miners' leaders will urge miners at aggregate meetings next week to continue strikes until they get what they want…

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Miners Warned by A.C.T.U. LEADER Strike Effect

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 1

The Miners' Federation was determined to continue one-day stoppages in the coalfields to the "utter disregard" of the organised…

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Miners Warned by A.C.T.U. LEADER Strike Effect

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 1

The Miners' Federation was determined to continue one-day stoppages in the coalfields to the "utter disregard" of the organised…

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Miners Warned by A.C.T.U. LEADER Strike Effect

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 1

The Miners' Federation was determined to continue one-day stoppages in the coalfields to the "utter disregard" of the organised…

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Miners Warned by A.C.T.U. LEADER Strike Effect

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 1

The Miners' Federation was determined to continue one-day stoppages in the coalfieds to the "utter disregard" of the organised…

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Miners Warned by A.C.T.U. LEADER Strike Effect

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 1

The Miners' Federation was determined to continue one-day stoppages in the coalfields to the "utter disregard" of the organised…

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Life was gay in our first gold rush

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 8

ONE hundred years ago a couple of men casually watering their horses at the…

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Miners Warned by A.C.T.U. LEADER Strike Effect

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 1

The Miners' Federation was determined to continue one-day stoppages in the coalfields to the ''utter disregard'' of the organised…

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Gold Race Blunders

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 February 1951 · page 19

Jockey G. Podmore told stewards at Randwick yesterday that his mount, Gold Race, blundered and…

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Coal restrictions likely tomorrow

The Sun · Sunday 25 February 1951 · page 2

SEVERE restrictions on use of coal for essential services may be imposed tomorrow. Joint Coal Board…

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Stockpile of coal for defence

The Sun · Sunday 25 February 1951 · page 7

STOCKPILING o f coal for defence and national emergency, was urged this…

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Board's Proposal For Miners' Award Review

Truth · Sunday 25 February 1951 · page 2

The Coal Board will ask the Coal Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) to review the award to which miners are objecting if miners at next week's aggregate meetings agree to call off the one-day srop[?]es…

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Coal Position "Desperate," More Cuts Soon

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 February 1951 · page 5

Severe restrictions on coal for essential industry were likely early this week, Joint Coal Board chairman Cochran said last night…

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Board Hopeful Miners Will Agree To Approach Tribunal

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 25 February 1951 · page 6

The chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. S. F. Cochran, said last night that he was hopeful that the mineworkers would accept the Coal Board's offer to approach the Tribunal so that the parties could…

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Dai Rees prefers gold in African divots

The Sun · Sunday 25 February 1951 · page 20

BRITISH golfer Dai Rees denied yesterday that he will remain in Australia as professional to Royal Sydney Golf Club. The report was published in a Sydney gossip sheet this week. Professional at Royal Sydney is Fred…

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OPINION Miners' leaders have no reply to this charge

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 February 1951 · page 9

YESTERDAY the striking miners' leaders were subjected to the most devastating rebuke which the head of one great unionist body has…

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