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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

241 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 13

Little Response at Mines

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: Home was expressed this morning that the C.U, and representatives of the A.C.T.U. night, at their meeting to-day…

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Many Jobs in Danger Public Opinion Against Miners

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 2

For the first time in many years Sydney people are realising the importance of coal. Thousands hitherto have looked on coal simply as…

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Call For Coal Miners Goulburn Man Responds

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 4

So far Goulburn has produced only one volunteer in response to the State Government's appeal for men to work on the…

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Miners' Terms Now Under Consideration

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announced at Canberra to-day that the Government was…

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Hopes Dashed No £9,000--Yet Coal Strike Blamed

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 3

Following the visit to Sydney of a deputation comprising the President (Cr. M. McDonald), Cr. T. J. Kennedy, the Shire Clerk (Mr…

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Coal Strike News in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 4

Nevis that the coal strike had ended was received with marked jubiliation in Goulburn, which, in common with other centres…

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Local and General Coal Strike

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 2

It was announced to-day that the coal strike had been settled…

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Jungle Generator Dredges Gold From West African River

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 5

The Gold Coast has been given an “electric interior” by British engineers. They have successfully…

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Miners Vote For Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday The aggregate of coalminers at Lithgow decided to resume work by 470 votes to 270…

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Coal Strike Over Work To Re-Start Next Week Miners Lost £1,000,000 in Wages

The Young Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 1

It was announced at midnight on Wednesday that the coal strike had been settled. Negotiations between the combined…

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Miners' Meetings Expected To Favour Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: Aggregate meeting of mineworkers on the northern, southern and western coal fields to-day are expected to result in a large…

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SERIAL. "Laracy's Pot of Gold" (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Ii. Eve Tempts Adam to Stay

The Young Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 6

So it come to pass that Seven Creeks developed even more rapidly than had been prophesied by the most optimistic, for long before the…

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British Coal Mines Work At Full Pressure

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 1

The full power of production in the British coalfields is now mobilised for the first time for a generation…

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Work Is Resumed Miners Go Back

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The majority of [?] collieries in New South Wales resumed work yesterday" after ten weeks idleness. Others are expected…

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There's Gold in Them There Pigs Says Mr. Dooley

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 1

You can travel this district from end to end, said Mr. J. T. Dooley, at last Friday night's meeting of the Show Committee,…

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Table Top (Copyright.) Newspaper Features Ltd. Published by Special Arrangement Fernandez and the Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 2

On the following day Aylmer learned that Signor Fernandez was not going to purchase his property. He came, however, with an offer…

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Mechanical Miners How Britain Has Mobilised Her Coal Industry for War

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 7

The full power of production in the British coalfields is now mobilised for the first time for a generation Within the past 20 years the…

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SERIAL. "[?]aracy's Pot of Gold" (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xi. (Continued). Eve Tempts Adam to Stay

The Young Chronicle · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 6

From the lips he could not see, because her head was bent while she gazed at the toe of her shoe which protruded from below her skirt of…

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After the Coal Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 2

In his report to the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council the municipal engineer. Mr. H.J. Chaston, stated that after 10 weeks the coal…

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SERIAL. "Laracy's Pot of Gold" (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter 12. Laracy Faces the Show Down

The Young Chronicle · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 6

There she stood, regarding him with the calm, grey eyes of a widow who had lost her man and carried on his fight for him in the spirit in…

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