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Mining & the mines, 1953

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Order to Miners' Council Leaders must attend inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 3

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) late yesterday summarily ordered all the members of the Central Council of the Miners' Federation to appear before him at 9 a.m. today…

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BHP "did right thing" in coal dispute

The Sun · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 7

The BHP had "done the right thing" in resisting miners' industrial action at the John Darling colliery, Coal Industry Tribunal F. Gallagher said today. He added he hoped all…

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Strikes Close 12 Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 6

Twelve pits were idle because of strikes on the N.S.W. coalfields yesterday for a total loss of 5,270 tons of coal…

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Spring Hill Gold Capital

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 8

Shareholders of Spring Hill (N.T.) Gold, N.L., at a meeting yesterday agreed to the Issue of 400,000 2/6 shares paid to 1/…

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Miners Turn Down Terms For Strike Settlement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 6

Terms for a settlement of the John Darling coalmine dispute, offered yesterday by the mine's owners, Broken Hill Proprietary, were rejected by the Miners'…

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Compulsory talks fail to end coal strike 11-Hours Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 7

Conferences yesterday foiled to settle disputes which have held up gas-coal production on northern coalfields…

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Miners reject strike

The Sun · Sunday 17 May 1953 · page 7

COMMUNISTS were defeated yesterday in their attempt to call a…

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Big Mine Strike Bid Fails

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 17 May 1953 · page 7

The Miners' Federation central executive yesterday rejected a proposal for…

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Great Western Poor gold returns

The Sun · Sunday 17 May 1953 · page 36

BUYERS of gold shares who are holding Great Western Consolidated must be…

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Reds ' Plan For Coal Stoppage Fails

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 17 May 1953 · page 1

A Communist plan for a one-day stoppage on all coalfields in Australia within 14 days was defeated by one vote, at a meeting of the central council of the Miners' Federation yesterday…

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A Place In History Convicts Get Their Coal From Nobbys

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 17 May 1953 · page 13

NOBBYS, at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour, is a landmark about which much of the history of…

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Tractors, Bulldozers And Excavators Bard To Sell Few Buyers For Coal Board's £2,000,000 Plant Only £58,000 Worth Sold

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 17 May 1953 · page 6

Of more than £2 million worth of surplus earth-moving plant offered for sale, the Joint Coal Board so far has sold less…

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Uranium mine ceremony

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 2

CAPETOWN, Monday (D.M.W.C.).--Oh Friday South Africa's gold and diamond king. Sir Phillip…

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Uranium mine ceremony

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 2

CAPETOWN. Monday (D.M.W.C.). -- Friday South Africa gold and diamond king. Sir Phillip…

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Folly Of The Coal Stoppages

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 2

Times have changed on the coalfields, and so has the high direction of the Miners' Federation. Hence the…

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Severe loss of gas coal

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Mon.-- Twenty-nine mines, with a total production, of 18,680 tons of coal, are…

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Severe loss of gas coal

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 16

NEWCASTLE, Mon.— Twenty-nine mines, with a total production of 18,680 tons of coal, are…

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Severe loss of gas coal

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Mon.-- Twenty-nine mines, with a total production of 18,689 tons of coal, are…

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Severe loss of gas coal

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Mon.-- Twenty-nine mines, with a total production of 18,680 tons of coal, are…

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Severe loss of gas coal

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Mon.-- Twenty-nine mines, with a total production of 18,680 tons of coal, are…

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