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Mining & the mines, 1960

108 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 6

From Factory Mine & SHIP Building men's stops to back claims

Tribune · Wednesday 20 July 1960 · page 9

SYDNEY: Carpenters and builders' laborers on the new Grace Bros. building at Chatswood stopped work last…

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Three Men and a Gold Coast Motel £150,000 Project

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 20 July 1960 · page 3

A Parramatta company hopes to open a modern, luxurious motel on the Gold Coast on August 20. The company, comprising a solicitor…

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Nationalise coal says ALP leader Hundreds face threat of sack in WA

Tribune · Wednesday 20 July 1960 · page 12

PERTH: .At a stopwork meeting last Thursday, over 1,100 Collie miners, deputies, engineers and…

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Staydown in Qld. Mine

Tribune · Wednesday 27 July 1960 · page 1

BRISBANE: Miners at Sunrise and Cornwall pits, Rosewood, have begun a stay-down strike, because the company refuses to pay for the…

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Seamen, staydown miners head week's struggles

Tribune · Wednesday 3 August 1960 · page 1

Staydown miners in Queensland and seamen in all ports of Australia led a week of spirited working class activity against attacks on wages and conditions. Miners in the Cornwall pit,…

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Miners 'invade' Perth to tell public the facts

Tribune · Wednesday 3 August 1960 · page 9

PERTH: Eighteen cars brought 62 mineworkers 120 miles from Collie on Saturday to saturate the metropolitan area with 50,000 leaflets explaining the case against the Brand Government's attack on the coal industry…

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Factory Mine and Ship Strike by Workers on the Bridge

Tribune · Wednesday 3 August 1960 · page 10

SYDNEY: Sydney Harbor Bridge maintenance workers, after their first strike in the history of the bridge,…

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Back Demand on Govt. for 35-Hr Week Call coincides with miners' Tribunal case

Tribune · Wednesday 3 August 1960 · page 3

SYDNEY: NSW coal pit representatives crowded into the Coal Industry Tribunal hearing of…

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Coal output will still rise in 35-hr. week Mine Union Leaders Put Strong Case

Tribune · Wednesday 10 August 1960 · page 11

SYDNEY: Output per manshift would increase, and hence the productivity potential be greater than ever,…

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From Factory Mine & Ship Railmen's Plan for 4-Hr Stop

Tribune · Wednesday 10 August 1960 · page 12

SYDNEY: The NSW Labor Council last week referred to the Disputes Committee a Combined Rail Unions…

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Miners' stand against interference

Tribune · Wednesday 24 August 1960 · page 5

SYDNEY; The Miners' Federation Central Council at its recent meeting condemned current moves to…

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Back Fight of Miners in Japan

Tribune · Wednesday 24 August 1960 · page 11

SYDNEY: The Central Council of the Miners' Federation at its last meeting authorised the Central Executive to…

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Miners on Streets with Leaflets

Tribune · Wednesday 31 August 1960 · page 10

WOLLONGONG: Miners wearing helmets and lamps were well received iff Wollongong shopping areas last Saturday when they…

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Japanese Miners on Strike 10 Months Australian Finds Discipline and Spirit 'Incredible'

Tribune · Wednesday 31 August 1960 · page 5

FROM Hiroshima I went to Omuta, a large mining area. The whole town is practically owned by Mitsui,…

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Land Donations Speed Gold Coast Synagogue Plans

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 2 September 1960 · page 11

A block of land donated to the Gold Coast community by Melbourne industrialist, Mr B. Small, will enable the local congregation to build its synagogue years earlier than planned…

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WA coal stop

Tribune · Wednesday 14 September 1960 · page 5

PERTH: Fifty members of six unions employed at the Muja open-cut on the Collie coalfield last week went on strike for two…

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Gold medal, world record

Tribune · Wednesday 14 September 1960 · page 9

HERB ELLIOTT, whose world record-breaking run in the 1,500 metres made him one of Australia's gold medal stars at…

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Jewish Sisters Win Olympic Gold Medals

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 16 September 1960 · page 23

LONDON: Two Russian women athletes who won gold medals at the Rome Olympic Games last week are Jewesses. They are sisters,…

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Coal secrecy

Tribune · Wednesday 21 September 1960 · page 11

I HAVE sent this letter to the Preier: I am instructed by the Retired Mineworkers Association, southern district,…

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Spotlight on Socialism Mine without miners

Tribune · Wednesday 28 September 1960 · page 4

MOSCOW.--The workings are brightly illuminated by electricity. At the face a machine is humming evenly. Now and then there is a…

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