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Mining & the mines, 1951

4,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 211

Owners Seek To Vary Coal Award

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 2

The N.S.W. Combined Colliery proprietors' Association late this afternoon asked the Coal lndustry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) for a temporary variation of the miners' award…

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Weekly Strike Supported Few Miners Attend Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Poorly attended mass meetings of miners on the northern coalfields yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of continuing the…

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Northern miners vote for stoppages Few at Meetings

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 7

Northern miners decided overwhelmingly yesterday to continue weekly one-day stoppages. Voting in favor of the stoppages…

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Early Govt. Move in Coal Dispute Summonses On Leaders Of Men

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 1

An early move is expected to be made by the Federal Government against the miners' leaders, under section 54 of the Coal…

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Early Govt. Move in Coal Dispute Summonses On Leaders Of Men

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 1

An early move is expected to be made by the Federal Government against the miners' leaders, under section 54 of the Coal…

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Early Govt. Move in Coal Dispute Summonses On Leaders Of Men

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 1

An early move is expected fo be made by the Federal Government against the miners' leaders, under section 54 of the Coal…

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Ten New Mines for N.S.W. Answer to Coal Shortage

Construction · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 9

It has been announced that the Joint Coal Board will work 10 new open-cut mines in N.S.W. this year. In making this statement, the…

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Five Mines Idle

The Sun · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 3

All but live mines in NSW worked today (loss 2300 tons). Output loss for the week in, NSW is…

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Move to Penalise Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 7

Mineowners asked the Coal Tribunal yesterday to cut out miners' attendance…

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Empty Coal Bins But Sydney Sits on Coal Seam

Construction · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 5

With empty coal bins at Sydney’s newer plants, and almost continual blackouts to add to our misery, it is incongruous to know that there is a…

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Power From Waste Coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday.-- "Baby" power stations may be built in the nest 10 years to tap hidden They will be fed from millions of…

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Power From Waste Coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday.-- "Baby'' power stations may be built in the next 10 years to tap hidden They will be fed from millions of…

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Power From Waste Coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday.-- "Baby" power stations may be built in the next 10 years to tap hidden They will be fed from millions…

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Power From Waste Coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday.-- "Baby" power stations may be built in the next 10 years to tap hidden Energy They will be fed from millions of…

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Power From Waste Coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday.-- "Baby" power stations may be built in the next 10 years to tap hidden They will be fed from millions of…

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Power From Waste Coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday.-- "Baby" power stations may be built in the next 10 years to tap hidden They will be fed from millions of…

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Power From Waste Coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday.--"Baby" power stations may be built in the next 10 years to fan hidden Energy They will be fed from millions of…

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Minority of Miners Had Vote

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 2

An analysis of the voting figures at the miners' stopwork meetings on Monday and…

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Reply on late mine reports

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 7

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) yesterday denied undue delay in Mines Department reports…

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Mine, Wharf Heads Face Prosecution

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.-- Unless the one-day-a-week coalfield hold-ups stop immediately and the watersiders remove their over tim ban by Friday, the Federal. Government will prosecute all membrs of th miners' Federal council and executive members of the…

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