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

Mining & the mines, 1941

124 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 7

Mine Accident Engineman Hurt

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 3

CAPTAINS FLAT: J. McCarthy, electric locomotive driver at the Lake George mines, was handling a string of trucks…

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Oil From Coal Cessnock Has Scheme

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 1

IN the opinion of the Cessnock Municipal Council, the present stried curtilament of petrol supplies to the public…

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Cowra Iron Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 3

On the side of the [?]ouia Hills, facing Cowra across the Lachian Valley, a small mining company under the control of Mr. W. W…

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Victorian Man Responsible Invented Device to Meet ­­Magnetic Mine Menace

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 2

An Australian--Mr. Franklin George Barnes, of Scoresby, near Ferntree Gully (Victoria)--was the inventor of the degaussing…

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Captain's Flat Plight Of Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 5

Livelihood of 1500 persons at Captain's Flat is threatened by the hold-up in lead exports by cause of lack of shipping, states an exchange…

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Miners' Grievance

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday: The general secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Grant, said to-day that the miners of Mt. Mulligan, Queensland, had…

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A Musical Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 September 1941 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday: Speaking in the House of Commons Mr. Churchill made reference to an acoustic mine. The mine was tuned in, he said, on…

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When War Came to England Bombs And Land Mines Trails of Destruction

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 September 1941 · page 4

Few accounts of the terrible months which England passed through during the latter part of last year, when Hitler's air blitz was at its height describe as calmly and realistically the experiences of those who…

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Pharoah Loses Gold Collar

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 2

CAIRO, Thursday: A gold collar that belonged to the Pharaoh Psusennes of the XXI. Dynasty, who was reputed to be the father-in-law of…

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Mine-workers on Strike in U.s.a

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 3

PITTSBURGH. Sunday: The United Mine-workers' division of the C.I.O. has called a strike of S8000 coalminers employed by the United States…

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Coal Commission

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 8

CANBERRA, Thursday: Interviews which the central executive of the Miners' Federation had with the Minister for Supply. Senator McLeay,…

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Miners to Strike Unless Inquiry Is Given

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: An Australian-wide miners' strike is threatened unless a full inquiry is held into the secret fund…

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Coal Strike Alleged Collusion

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: The general secretary of the M ners' Federation, Mr. Grant, said to-day that the central council of…

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Unusual "Strike" Cattle With Gold Teeth

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 2

The discovery that several animals slaughtered in the last week or two were carrying substantial deposits of gold on their teach was…

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Oil From Coal "Practicable," Declares Newcastle Man

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 5

Production of motor fuel from Australian coal and shale was practicable in the three ways condemned by the Minister for Supply (Senator Mc…

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Lake George Mines Concession Freights Extended

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 October 1941 · page 6

The Minister for lands, Mr. J. M. Tully has received the following letter from the Premier:…

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Oil From Coal Official Inactivity Deplored Local GovernmentConference’s Demand

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 6 October 1941 · page 3

Deploring the inactivity of the Federal Government, the Local Government Conference in Newcastle decided to demand the establishment of…

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Three Courses Miners In Wartime

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 October 1941 · page 5

Three-course meals for tenpence are now being served daily from one o'clock to half-past six at Mansfield colliery in Nottinghamshire. Here…

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2d. Increase In Wool Prices Urged by M.H.R. "Wool As Good As Gold To-day"

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1941 · page 3

"The Federal Government should take immediate steps to increase the price of wool by at least 2d. per lb," declared Mr…

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Secret Fund Inquiry Protest By Miners' Federation

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 October 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: When the Royal Commission into the "Secret Fund" commenced in Sydney to-day Mr. Monahan, K.C., said that a state…

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