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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 6 of 7

Oil From Coal Difficult Barriers Make It Impracticable

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 October 1941 · page 6

The former Minister for Supply (Senator MacLeay) says that the establishment of a worthwhile oil from coal plant in Australia at the…

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Buried Beneath Coal

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 October 1941 · page 8

Eugene Le Beahln, fireman in an interstate ship loading bunker coal at Port Kombla, was carried down a 15th chute into the bunkers and…

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Lake George Mine Short-Lived Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 5

CAPTAIN'S FLAT: Miners at the Lake George Mines held a stop-work meeting on Monday through the failure of some to…

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£10,000 in Gold Mining In The South

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 4

A waggon carrying £10,000 worth of gold ingots arrived at Bredbo siding from Cowarra on October 17…

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"Six Gun Gold" Exciting Empire Drama

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 6

Revolving about a young cowman's thrilling search for his vanished brother, "Six Gun Gold." Tim Holt's latest, outdoor action vehicle is said…

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Mine Found at Broken Bay

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 November 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A minesweeper destroyed a mine by riflefire off Cape Three Points, near Broken Bay, last Friday…

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"Six Gun Gold" At Empire To-night

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 November 1941 · page 1

Gaining in stature with every picture, Tim Holt scores heavily as the hero of his latest, "Six Gun Gold," which opened it the Empire…

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State Help Sought Captain's Flat Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 4

Lake George mines at Captian's Flat may be forced to suspend operations unless Government aid is forthcoming…

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Mine Accident Man Caught Under Truck

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 8

CAPTAIN'S FLAT: R. Rudd, employed at the Lake George mines as a trammer, was helping to retail an ore track on the No. 6 level in…

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Miners Have Sit-down Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 November 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wenesday: Three hundred miners at Hebburn Colliery Weston Pit, staged a stay-in strike to-day. The refucal to leave the…

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Car Burnt Mine Worker's Loss

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 November 1941 · page 6

CAPTAIN'S FLAT: On Friday afternoon Mr. R. O'Dell drove his car to the Lake George Mines entrance gates and parked it there…

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Miners Go Back

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: The miners who staged the stay-in strike in No. 1 Hebburn Mine yesterday returned to work to-day…

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Two Men Killed in Coal Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 November 1941 · page 2

BRISHANE, Monday: Two men were killed at New Aberdare colliery, Raceview, on Saturday, when 50 tons of shale roof collapsed…

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Floating Mines Found

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 19 November 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Two floating mines were discovered and destroyed in shipping lanes on the N.S.W. coast and Victorian coast…

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Coal Strike Spreads Sympathy Moves Government May Take Action

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday: The defence officials hinted to-night, as reports came In of shooting in the coal strike and the spreading of sympathy…

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Hit by Falling Coal

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 November 1941 · page 1

While working at South Loco on Friday, Michael Collins, fuelman, was hit on the head by a falling lamp of coal and suffered concussion. He was…

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Big U.s. Coal Strike Off

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 November 1941 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Sunday: The coal strike, which has kept. nearly 2[?]3,000 workers idle for a week, was called off to-day…

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Nelson Will Resign Offer To Miners

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Mr. Charles Nelson tendered his resignation yesterday from the position of general president of the Miners' Federation…

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DAMAGES £840 Grazier Sues Lake George Mines, Ltd

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 December 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. Mr. F. B. S. Talkiner, owner of Fox ow station in the Bungendore district, obtained a verdict yesterday for ,£840 in an…

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Glen Davis Mines Government To Take Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 December 1941 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Federal Cabinet decided yesterday to assume control of National Oil Pty. Ltd., the company operating the Glen…

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