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Mining & the mines, 1953

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Coal Industry Faces Disruption Huge Surpluses In Queensland

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tues. --Over-production, resulting in huge surplus stocks, may disrupt the cool industry in Queensland. It is expected that mines will have to curtail…

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Coal Industry Faces Disruption Huge Surpluses In Queensland

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tues. --Ovep-producfion resulting in huge surplus stocks, may disrupt the coal industry in Queensland. It is expected that mines wilt have to curtail…

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Woman Organised Big Empire Mining Congress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 7

A reception for delegates to the Sydney session of the fifth Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress will be held in the Great Hall of Sydney University this morning, when many overseas visitors will be…

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Coal Loss Grows As More Mines Are Idle

The Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 13

12 NSW coal mines were idle today over the John Darling dispute, causing a loss of 7280 tons, including 3250 tons of urgently-needed gas coal. Another six mines…

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Strikes cut gas, steel coal stocks 46 Mines Stop Work

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 9

Mining industry strikes have reduced stocks of coal for making steel and gas. Forty-sixmines were idle yesterday…

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"Finished," Say Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 3

ALICE SPRINGS, Tuesday. —Following a telephone conversation between the member for Northern Territory, Mr…

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Cargoes of Coal Delayed

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 8

NEWCASTLE. Wed.-- Heavy losses on the Northern coalfields from strikes in sympathy with…

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46 Mines Now Idle in State

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 3

Forty-six N.S.W. coalmines were idle yesterday—six more than the previous day—because of strikes, causing a loss in production of 27,130 tons of coal. Forty of the mines…

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Idle pits threat to gas coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 23

Stoppages on northern coalfields caused a loss of nearly 5000 tons In gas-coat production…

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Idle pits threat to gas coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 2

Stoppages on norther coalfields caused a loss of nearly 5000 tons in gas-coal production…

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Idle pits threat to gas coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 2

Stoppages on northern coalfields caused a loss of nearly 5000 tons In gas -coal production…

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Idle pits threat to gas coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 23

Stoppages on northern coalfields caused a loss of nearly 5000 tons in gas- coal production…

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Idle pits threat to gas coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 23

Stoppages on northern coalfields caused a loss of nearly 5000 tons in gas-coal production…

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Idle pits threat to gas coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 23

Stoppages on northern coalfields caused a loss of nearly 5000 tons in gas- coal production…

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Idle pits threat to gas coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 23

Stoppages on northern coalfields caused a loss of nearly 5000 tons gas- coal production…

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Idle pits threat to gas coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 2

Stoppages on northern coalfields caused a loss of nearly 5000 tons in gas -coal production…

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O'seas Markets Sought for Surplus Coal

The Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 31

Energetic efforts were continuing to dispose of surplus coal to overseas markets, said the chairman of…

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Meetings to protest on claims delay Miners in action

Tribune · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 4

Pit-top meetings throughout the [?] fields are being held to protest against Coal Industry Tribunal Gallaher’s suspension of the hearing of the miners’ log of claims…

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Women From Overseas At Mining Congress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 10

Many overseas visitors who accompanied their husbands to Australia to attend the fifth Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress have varied interests —even if mining is not one of them…

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US paper reveals Q’land Labor’s secret coal deal

Tribune · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 4

BRISBANE—A Chicago Daily News story has revealed a plot by the Queensland State Labor Government to deceive Coliinsville miners and the people of Queensland…

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