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Mining & the mines, 1982

43 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 3

In Breif Halt mining call

Tribune · Wednesday 2 June 1982 · page 6

Perth: West Australian members of the National Aboriginal Conference, Margaret Mallard and Frank Chulung, last week…

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BP, after dumping jobs dumps coal 1

Tribune · Wednesday 9 June 1982 · page 2

SYDNEY: BP, the multinational oil company which recently shut down two NSW coal mines, is dumping South African…

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Liberal Temple ceremony on Gold Coast

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 10 June 1982 · page 3

SURFER’S PARADISE: The Gold Coast’s first Liberal Synagogue, Temple Shalom, was officially opened and consecrated during a…

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Coal unions demand say In industry

Tribune · Wednesday 16 June 1982 · page 5

SYDNEY: NSW mineworkers say there is now little hope of unions forcing BP to reinstate 216 miners sacked from its Burragorang Valley coal mines. Unions have negotiated with the NSW and federal…

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Gold Coast Holiday Unit Golden Gate’s Top Standard

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 24 June 1982 · page 24

The growing public demand for holiday facilities which do away with most of the travel, service and catering problems has enabled the Golden Gate Condominium at…

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Coal miners accept new award

Tribune · Wednesday 21 July 1982 · page 5

SYDNEY: The Coal Industry Tribunal ratified the new mineworkers' award last week after mass meetings of…

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Goldman’s Nine Gold! Aussie swimmer is star of US junior Maccabi carnival

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 12 August 1982 · page 31

MEMPHIS: Brilliant Sydney swimmer, David Goldman, has won nine gold medals at the North American Junior Maccabi Games. Australia's medal tally…

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Goldman Is “Gold” Boy of Maccabi

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 26 August 1982 · page 26

David Goldman, Australia’s multigold medal winning swimming star at the recent North American Junior Maccabi Games in Memphis,…

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Library dedication at Gold Coast Syn

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 2 September 1982 · page 3

The Gold Coast Hebrew Congregation this week dedicated its refurbished congregational office and library to the late Mike Travers. Mr Travers, the…

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The Fight Against Bhp Sackings S. Coast coal miners face sackings

Tribune · Wednesday 29 September 1982 · page 4

WOLLONGONG: Mining unions are considering action in response to BHP's announcement last Thursday that 400…

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Coal miners want Coal Board replaced

Tribune · Wednesday 6 October 1982 · page 4

SYDNEY: More than 500 South Coast coalminers last week called for the replacement of the Joint Coal Board as they protested at the board's "lack of action" over recent sackings of…

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Miners oppose Utah's job cuts

Tribune · Wednesday 13 October 1982 · page 2

Utah mineworkers throughout central Queensland are vigorously opposing the company's moves to reduce its…

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There’s “gold” in them there Blue Boxes

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 14 October 1982 · page 7

Don't throw away that old JNF Blue Box you have in your home, it could be valuable in more ways than one…

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Silver Jubilee games gave birth to the Carnival medal Mike Golland's Sporting Times First gold Carnival Recall

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 14 October 1982 · page 28

The Silver Jubilee Interstate Sports Carnival in Melbourne from December 1957 to January 1958, was the one which introduced the presentation of gold, silver and bronze medals to…

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Miners Lead Lead Jobs Fight "We won't cop the chop!"

Tribune · Wednesday 20 October 1982 · page 1

Sacked by BHP, the Big Australian, for "wilful misconduct", but with the whole of Wollongong behind them, the miners at the Kemira pit-head (above), continue their determined struggle for jobs. Messages of support and food have flowed into the sit-in miners…

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Women's solidarity with miners

Tribune · Wednesday 27 October 1982 · page 4

The Combined Miners' Women's Auxiliary and other women's groups in the region are playing an important role in 8 supporting the Kemira sit-in. Joyce Critcher, secretary of the combined women's auxiliaries says the women have got stuck…

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Sit-in miners' spirits high as struggle deepens

Tribune · Wednesday 27 October 1982 · page 4

WOLLONGONG: As they entered their third week underground, the Kemira sit-in miners were still in high spirits. When one of them came to the surface last Monday to collect their food, he took one look at the rain and bleak skies outside…

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Slump hits NSW coal Industry

Tribune · Wednesday 3 November 1982 · page 6

Japanese coal buyers shocked the Australian coal industry last week by announcing drastic reductions in future purchases of…

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BHP provokes Kemira miners

Tribune · Wednesday 10 November 1982 · page 4

WOLLONGONG: Miners at the Kemira Colliery on the NSW South Coast walked off the job early this week following a series…

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End to Gold Coast high-rise bubble But Buy Now!

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 18 November 1982 · page 20

The bubble of premium priced high-rise units on the Gold Coast in recent months has burst and prices are now below replacement cost according to a leading Surfers Paradise real estate agent…

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