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Mining & the mines, 1951

4,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 211

Political Ins and Outs Coal crisis manoeuvres bewildered all members

The Sun · Sunday 25 February 1951 · page 29

LIBERAL and Labor members were more puzzled every day by the…

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A 25,000 mile safari in search of "King Solomon's Mines"

The Sun · Sunday 25 February 1951 · page 5

The earlier expedition travelled by train and boat to its headquarter in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya Colony,…

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The Week in Politics Court's Decision On Miners' Leader Setback To Government From A Canberra Correspondent

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 25 February 1951 · page 9

There is Bound to be some criticism and perhaps even hard words in the Liberal and Country Parties when they meet in the first week in March, to discuss the nation's coal plight and the disruption of industry…

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Bitter A.[?].T.U. attack on coal men's leaders "No care how strike hits other workers," says Monk

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 February 1951 · page 5

Most of the miners' leaders were determined to continue the coal dispute--no matter how it hurt other workers. Mr. A. E. Monk, president of the Australian Council…

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Motions for Miners' Vote

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 7

Several resolutions, some having no connection with the one-day-a-week stoppages, were submitted to aggregate meetings of miners on the…

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Motions for Miners' Vote

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 7

Several resolutions, some having no connection with the one-day-a-week stoppages, were submitted to aggregate meetings of miners on the…

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Miners Will Vote Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 7

Several resolutions, some having no connection with the one-day-a-week stoppages, will be submitted to aggregate meetings of miners on the…

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Miners Will Vote Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 7

Several resolutions, some having no connection with the one-day-a-week stoppages, will be submitted to aggregate meetings of miners on the…

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Miners Will Vote Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 7

Several resolution some having no connection with the one-day-a-week stoppages, will be submitted to aggregate meetings of miners on the…

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Miners Will Vote Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 7

Several resolutions, some having no connection with the one-day-a-week stoppages, will be submitted to aggregate meetings of miners on the north…

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Motions for Miners' Vote

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 7

Several resolutions, some having no connection with the one-day-a-week stoppages, were submitted to aggregate meetings of miners on the…

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Miners Will Vote Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 7

Several resolutions, some having no connection with the one-day-a-week stoppages, will be submitted to aggregate meetings of miners on the…

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Coal sabotage and law

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 6

THE Communist leaders of the Miners' Federation are playing a cunning…

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Northern Miners' New Hold-up

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 4

Miners will hold aggregate meetings on the northern coalfields today and will vote on several resolutions submitted by the Miners' Federation Central Council…

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Miners' Leaders By-pass Dispute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 1

Official motions to be put to the northern miners' aggregate meetings to-day by-pass award matters in dispute. They seek rank-andfile endorsement of political resolutions…

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Northern Miners' New Hold-up

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 4

Miners wall hold aggregate meetings on the northern coalffieid today and will vote on several resolutions submitted by the Miners' Federation Central Concil…

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Meat hit by coal shortage

The Sun · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.--no cattle will be killed at the city abattoirs, which supplies 80 per…

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Few miners in today's vital vote

The Sun · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 1

Only about 1500 of 10,000 northern miners eligible to vote at aggregate meetings today…

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Motions to Go to Miners Northern Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 3

Miners' Federation officials will ask to-day's aggregate meetings of northern miners to endorse resolutions of the Miners' Central Council. One of the resolutions…

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How Miners' Communist Leaders Play Russia's Game

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 2

The nature and extent of Communist penetration inside the Miners' Federation can be judged by reading the official union journal, "Common Cause.", Its policy lines are clearly these: Russean interests supported at all times,…

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