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Mining & the mines, 1951

4,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 211

Council seeks inquiry on coal Low Quality Blamed for Power Cuts

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 7

Sydney County Council will ask for a Royal Commission to inquire into the supply of coal to electricity generating stations…

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Miners' Output

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Sir,—Main reasons for the shortage of mine skips, referred to by "A Miner's Wife" ("Herald," Jan. 16) are:…

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44,000 tons of coal lost through protest stoppages 92 mines idle today

The Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 1

In the most widespread stoppage since the general coal strike of 1949, 92 of the State's 150 mines are idle today for a total loss of 44,000 tons…

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Mines Protest Meetings Today

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 5

Miners would attend pit-top meetings before work at all New South Wales mines this morning to protest against proposed incentive payments, Mr. Idris Williams…

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110 Mines Idle: Threat to Sydney's Gas Supply Only Two Days' Coal At A.G.L.

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Stoppages at 110 mines throughout New South Wales today made the State's coal stock position precarious and raised possibility of gas…

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110 Mines Idle: Threat to Sydney's Gas Supply Only Two Days' Coal At A.G.L.

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Stoppages at 110 mines throughout New South Wales today made the State's coal stock position precarious and raised the possibility of gas…

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110 Mines Idle: Threat to Sydney's Gas Supply Only Two Days' Coal At A.G.L.

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Stoppages at 110 mines throughout New South Wales today made the State's coal stock position precarious and raised the possibility of gas…

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110 Mines Idle: Threat to Sydney's Gas Supply Only Two Days Coal At A.G.L.

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Stoppages at 110 mines throughout New South Wales today made the State's coal stock position precarious and raised the possibility of gas…

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110 Mines Idle: Threat to Sydney's Gas Supply Only Two Days' Coal At A.G.L.

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Stoppages of 110 mines throughout New South Wales today made the State's coal stock position precarious and raised the possibility of gas…

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Coal Output Step-up Move

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 11

Production at the Wollondilly Extended Colliery, in Burragorang Valley, is expected to…

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Coal Output Step-up Move

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 16

Production at the Wollondilly Extended Colliery, in Burragorang Valley, is expected to…

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U.K. Will Get Italian Miners Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 16.—Lancashire miners have agreed to allow Italian miners to work in Lancashire pits to ease the…

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Week's First Gas Coal Ship on Way

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- Only one "60-miler" has so far left Newcastle today with gas coal for Sydney--the Abersea,…

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Week's First Gas Coal Ship on Way

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- Only one "60-miler" has so far left Newcastle today with gas coal for Sydney--the Abersea,…

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Week's First Gas Coal Ship on Way

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- Only one "60-miler" has so far left Newcastle today with gas coal for Sydney--the Abersea,…

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Week's First Gas Coal Ship on Way

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 13

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- Only one "60-miler" has so far left Newcastle today with gas coal for Sydney--the Abersea,…

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100-Acre Coal Lease Given Burragorang Valley Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 3

The State Government has leased 100 acres of coal-bearing land in the Burragorang Valley to the owners of the Wollondilly Extended Colliery "to avoid any hold-up in…

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All Miners To Delay Work For Protest On Bonus Payments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 1

Coalminers throughout New South Wales will hold pit-top meetings before work to-day to discuss a bonus payment clause in their award, to which the Miners' Federation objects…

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New power-producing coal source opens Govt. Helps Private Co

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 5

A coalmining company in the Burragorang Valley has started producing from a new source of coal suitable for the generation of electric power…

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Miners Fight, “Strai jacket” Coal Award

Tribune · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 8

Miners took State-wide stopwork action on Wednesday against Coal Tribunal Gallagher’s “attendance bonus” which Miners’ General President Idris Williams has branded as an attempt at speed-up and an attack…

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