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Mining & the mines, 1951

4,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 211

Mine leaders adjourn until tomorrow

The Sun · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 3

Miners' Federation central council meeting today adjourned until tomorrow morning without reaching a decision on the ACTU…

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Miners Meeting on A.c.t.u. Proposals

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 1

The central council of the Miners' Federation is meeting this morning to continue discussions on A.G.T.U. proposals for a settlement of the dispute over the Gallagher award, which has resulted in the holding of one-day stoppages each week…

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Menzies To Open Show At Coal Town

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.— Th[?] Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies[?] will open the Cessnock an[?] District Agricultural Associa[?]…

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Miners Defer Stoppages May Call Meetings? On Settlement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 3

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation decided yesterday not to hold one-day stoppages next Monday, but to defer them in all colamining States until later in the week…

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Miners Meeting on A.c.t.u. Proposals

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 3

The central council of the Miners' Federation is meeting this morning to continue discussions on A.C.T.U. proposals for a settlement of the dispute over the…

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Miners to meet next week on strikes Stop Days Changed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 5

The Miners' Central Council today will almost certainly call aggregate meetings of miners on the coal dispute…

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Menzies Tells Miners of Coal Need

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 11 March 1951 · page 1

Mr. Menzies was speaking to a crowd of more than 5,000 when ho opened the annual…

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Menzies cheered and clapped by miners Asks for More Coal

The Sun · Sunday 11 March 1951 · page 2

PRIME MINISTER Menzies was cheered and clapped when he opened Cessnock Agricultural Show yesterday. Mr. Menzies. in the…

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Stoppages by Miners May Cease

Truth · Sunday 11 March 1951 · page 3

Miners at mass meetings to be held this week are expected to agree to call off the…

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Setback to coal stoppage talks

The Sun · Sunday 11 March 1951 · page 7

PLANS to settle miners' one-day-a-week coal strikes have been temporarily unset. A dismite involving…

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Power Crisis:— (1) Coal Peace Hitch: (2) Oil Scarce Miners' Council Postpones Action On Meetings To End One-day Stoppages

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 11 March 1951 · page 4

The miners' leaders seem to be perturbed about the operation of the miners' long service leave…

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Crowd. Applauds P.M's Call For More Coal Now

Truth · Sunday 11 March 1951 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Saturday.—Cheers greeted the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) today when he appealed to miners to increase coal production immediately…

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Sydney gets an extra 6000 tons of coal "Lifted" from Burragorang

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 11 March 1951 · page 6

A weekend coal lift from the Burragorang Valley may enable Bunnerong to generate power for industry between now and Easter. Yesterday road operators and the Railway…

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Man Killed in Colliery

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday --A man was killed at Stockrington No. 1 colliery today…

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Man Killed in Colliery

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--A man was killed at Stockrington No. 1 colliery today…

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Tribunal Hits At Mine Mine Owners

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

Deferring an application by mine owners seeking temporary punitive measures against miners, the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today strongly attacked the…

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Man Killed in Colliery

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday --A man was killed at Stockrington No. 1 colliery today…

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New Coal Dispute

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

LITHGOW, Monday -- More than 3000 tons of open cut coal was lost on the western field…

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New Coal Dispute

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

LITHGOW, Monday.-- More than 3000 tons of open cut coal was lost on the western field…

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New Coal Dispute

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

LITHGOW, Monday.-- More than 3000 tons of open cut coal was lost on the western field…

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