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Mining & the mines, 1980

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Gold in Tenpins

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 10 January 1980 · page 16

PERTH: Another sport in which NSW was expected to do well, but didn’t was in the men’s…

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Three gold medals from lawn bowling

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 10 January 1980 · page 9

PERTH: NSW collected three gold medals in the 47th carnival lawn bowls played at the Alexander Park Club. Winning NSW teams…

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Gold scarce for NSW as Vic. takes shields

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 10 January 1980 · page 16

PERTH: New South Wales won only four events at the just completed 47th Maccabi Sports Carnival. The winning teams were: soccer;…

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Miners stop

Tribune · Wednesday 23 January 1980 · page 4

Wollongong: South Coast miners in at least six pits have stopped work in protest at miserable pay and conditions awarded by the Coal…

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Capitalist Anarchy and the Price of Gold

Tribune · Wednesday 23 January 1980 · page 8

Last week Sydney University economics professor Ted Wheelwright spoke to Brian Aarons about the rising price of gold and the international economic situation. Can you explain why the price…

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Miners win

Tribune · Wednesday 30 January 1980 · page 4

Canberra: Four hundred miners from Woodlawn mine in Tarago (near Canberra) returned to work last week after a strike over safety…

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Miners occupy office

Tribune · Wednesday 30 January 1980 · page 4

Wollongong: Miners employed by Australian Iron and Steel (AI&S) last week called a 48-hour strike and occupied the AI&S offices for nearly…

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Ezra Guests to Meet Gold Logie Winner

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 31 January 1980 · page 15

Gold-Logie Award winner, Bobby Limb, will be guest speaker at Ezra’s morning reception for…

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Miners to stop over new award

Tribune · Wednesday 6 February 1980 · page 4

SYDNEY: An immediate 48- hour stoppage is the likely initial response of NSW and Queensland miners this week…

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Spotlight on gold

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 February 1980 · page 22

With gold booming on the world markets, the emphasis at Israel’s 1980 Jewellery Week Fair at the Tel-Aviv Hilton, will be on pieces crafted in gold…

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Miners fight on

Tribune · Wednesday 13 February 1980 · page 4

Sydney: NSW miners stopped work for 48 hours last week as the first step in a campaign against a "totally inadequate" award (See…

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Miners suspended over safety

Tribune · Wednesday 20 February 1980 · page 5

SYDNEY: Australian Iron and Steel (AI&S) last week suspended 31 Appin coal mine workers after they…

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World in focus Chilean miners strike

Tribune · Wednesday 20 February 1980 · page 7

Chile: Over 9,000 workers at the El Teniente copper mine stopped work last week for a 33 per cent pay rise, despite the Pinochet regime's…

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Port Kembla: coal-- road lobby rides Again

Tribune · Wednesday 20 February 1980 · page 16

Exports of steaming and coking coal are booming. Coking coal exports from the NSW southern and south-western fields alone will double or treble…

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Chilean miners win

Tribune · Wednesday 12 March 1980 · page 6

Chile: Over 10,000 miners at the El Teniente copper mine last month won a nine per cent wage increase after a two week strike…

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Scientists Here for Talks with Local Mining Groups

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 March 1980 · page 26

A new method of extracting oil and gas from oil shale using lasers was unveiled in Australia last week by two Israeli scientists who developed the technique…

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Gold Medal

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 27 March 1980 · page 28

Derek Blumberg, was a member of the NSW 4 x 100m relay team which won the men’s junior title at the…

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Coal loader call

Tribune · Wednesday 9 April 1980 · page 5

Newcastle: Unions want the proposed new coal loader on Kooragang Island to be state-owned. Premier Wran recently…

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Miners Fight Bhp Over Bonus

Tribune · Wednesday 9 April 1980 · page 4

The campaign by 2,000 coal miners for larger bonus payments is turning into one of the most vital in the history of the industry. The employer, Australian…

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Coal loader banned

Tribune · Wednesday 16 April 1980 · page 4

Newcastle: Unions whose members will build and operate a proposed third coal loader for Newcastle agreed unanimously last…

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