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Mining & the mines, 1958

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Secret negotiations on new Qld. coal move

Tribune · Wednesday 1 October 1958 · page 9

BRISBANE: Secret negotiations, involving Federal and State Parliamentarians and Japanese industrialists,…

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Miners oppose claim for new aid to oil groups

Tribune · Wednesday 1 October 1958 · page 10

"The Miners' Federation believes it would be an injustice to provide Commonwealth assistance to an industry which, in terms of revenues and profits, could buy and sell the Commonwealth of…

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Mining in County to Be Regulated

The Biz · Wednesday 1 October 1958 · page 25

The Department of Mines and the Cumberland county Council have agreed to act in conjunction in the application…

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Coal, steel crisis in Ruhr

Tribune · Wednesday 8 October 1958 · page 4

In the Ruhr (West Germany) today over 10 million tons of anthracite and coke are awaiting buyers…

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Broken Promise Menzies, Holt gave pledges on coal jobs

Tribune · Wednesday 15 October 1958 · page 9

CANBERRA: Solemn pledges by Menzies and Holt in 1950 that they would never let unemployment develop in…

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Inauguration a Dieulouard d’une mine de fer une des plus modernes du monde

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 17 October 1958 · page 3

A Société des Mines de Fer de L Saizerais vient d'inaugurer l'achèvement de la première phase de l'exploitation…

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China's coal miracle; will surpass British output next year

Tribune · Wednesday 22 October 1958 · page 4

China has become one of the world's biggest coal-producers offer ranking only a poor 10th nine years ago, soys a Peking press article by Chih Fu-jen…

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Mine stay-down against sackings

Tribune · Wednesday 29 October 1958 · page 5

BRISBANE: A stay-in strike and a 24-hour stoppage by miners as protest against dismissals at the Whitwood Shaft…

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W.a. Miners' Vote Reflects Unity '

Tribune · Wednesday 29 October 1958 · page 12

PERTH: Mr. Bill Latter, Communist president of the Collie Miners, has been "re-elected with a clear majority and Mr…

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Bigger Profits to Coal Monopolists

Tribune · Wednesday 5 November 1958 · page 11

WHILE N.S.W miners have been thrown out of work, mining companies show increased profits. Latest were Cessnock Collieries…

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Vindicates Union on Synthetics From Coal

Tribune · Wednesday 19 November 1958 · page 8

SYDNEy: An expert opinion on use of coal for a vast chemical and petro-chemical industry completely vindicates…

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Tibet's First Coal

Tribune · Wednesday 26 November 1958 · page 9

LHASA: Tibet has begun operating its own coal mine after using cow dung as its principal fuel for centuries. The mine has an…

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Victory for Port Kembla Miners

Tribune · Wednesday 26 November 1958 · page 12

PORT KEMBLA: The recent successful settlement of a dispute at Port Kembla No. 2 was a victory for the solidarity of mine…

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From Factory Mine & Ship

Tribune · Wednesday 3 December 1958 · page 12

SYDNEY: A three-and-a-half weeks strike by Commonwealth Engineering workers ended in complete victory last week when a dismissed…

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State Mines Make Profit

Tribune · Wednesday 3 December 1958 · page 5

SYDNEY: Three N.S.W. State coal mines--Awaba, Liddell and Lithgow--had an agreegate profit of £10,704 for the year ended June 30…

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Miners get 'security' 190 sacked

Tribune · Wednesday 3 December 1958 · page 10

SYDNEY: Four days after Menzies' National Development Minister Spooner had claimed last week that…

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15,000 Canadian Miners Strike

Tribune · Wednesday 3 December 1958 · page 12

FIFTEEN thousand miners in Port Colborne, Canada, have been on strike for nine weeks against the International Nickel Company, the…

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From factory mine & ship

Tribune · Wednesday 10 December 1958 · page 12

SYDNEY: At a slopwork meeting last Monday, about 1500 Qantas workers decided to reimpose an overtime ban which they had lifted the previous Thursday. THEY imposed the ban on…

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Qld. Miners Executive Reelected

Tribune · Wednesday 10 December 1958 · page 5

BRISBANE.--Members of the Queensland District Executive of the Miners' Federation, led by president T. M. Millar, have been re-elected for…

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Miners Back Seamen for Jobs

Tribune · Wednesday 10 December 1958 · page 10

THE Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation gave its full support to unemployed seamen after hearing an address…

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