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Mining & the mines, 1939

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Czech Jew Refugee with £4000 in Gold Arrives Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 12

Among the 55 Jewish refugees who arrived in the Marella to-day from Europe was a C[?]eche Slovakian Jew who brought with him 409.55 ounces…

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Gliding Over the Floor at C.w.a. “Blue and Gold” Ball

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 9

Though the attendance was much below that expected owing to the weather, dancers at the “Blue and Gold” Ball, in the Palais Royal on Wednesday evening had ideal conditions for dancing as the floor was not crowded. This flashlight photograph was taken during a fox trot. The dance was organised by the C.W.A. and the Younger Set…

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Nice and Peaceful “This Is Mine! Get Out!!” “All Together, Boys !”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 6

Left: A peaceful box full of young fox terriers—perhaps. Centre: Ah! well, perhaps we were wrong! When the camera man dropped his case, each pup made a determined effort to secure the property—“I saw it first ....”…

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4Coo Miners Will Be Idle Broken Hill

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 2

Over 4000 men working in the major mines on the line of lode will be idle this week as a result of a decision of members of the F.E.D.F.A. to…

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Miners’ Strike Continues Broken Hill

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 4

There were no further developments to-day in the strike at the Central power station and the major mines along the line of the lode are idle,…

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Cost of Ensuring Safety in Mines Sydney, Tuesday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 2

To carry out the recommendations of the Davidson Royal Commission on safety and health in mines, the general president of the Miners’ Federation…

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Alderman Alleges a Coal Combine Is Operating Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 3

The Water Board should ask the Government to Inquire, into the operations of the coal “combine” said Ald. Campbell to-day. He made this…

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Coal Miners. a Federal Award. Forty-Hour Week

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 2

Judge Drake-Brockman, Federal Arbritation Court judge, gave his decision in a series of claims by the coal employees unions, yesterday…

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Miners’ Award Shorter Working Week But Pay Also Reduced 10 Days' Holiday On Full Pay SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 5

In the coarse of a judgment covering claims of employes engaged in the coal-mining industry throughout Australia, Judge…

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Mines Award Reactions Coal and Gas Prices May Rise 2000 Men Go on Strike Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 5

Colliery owners declared to-day that a rise In the price of coal was inevitable as the result of the new award for miners which comes…

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Coal Mines on Strike Unions Want Men to Work Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 6

Mining unions are trying to induce the 2000 miners who have struck in protest against Judge Drake-Brockman's award to go back to work on…

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Coal Mine Idle SYDNEY--Monday

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 3

Lambton mine, employing 200 men is idle to-day as a protest against the Drake-Brockman sward. The mine produces 1700 tons of…

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Highly Mechanised Mine Idle Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 3

The Lambton mine, which is the most highly mechanised mine in the Newcastle district, with an output of about 1700 tons daily, was idle to-day…

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Miners May Not Strike Award Consideration Problems May Lose Concessions Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 4

Pending full consideration by the Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-morrow of the award made recently by Judge Drake Brockman,…

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Miners and New Award Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 5

No decision on its attitude to the award for the mining industry recently announced by Judge Drake Brockman was reached by a meeting…

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“Britain Will Not Be Brow-beaten” Mr. Eden States Position “War of Nerves” Raging British Miners Appeal to German Mine Workers (British Official Wireless) LONDON, July 6

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 1

Mr. Anthony Eden, a former Foreign Secretary, speaking at Stratford-on-Avon to-day, Said: “We can expect no change for the better until all Government are finally convinced that any further act of aggression must…

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Miners and the New Award Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 July 1939 · page 1

District secretaries of the Miners’ Federation and the Central Executive to-day considered various clauses of the recent award, and their…

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Miners to Define Attitude to Award To-day Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 6

The Central Council of the Miners’ Federation will to-morrow announce its decision as to whether the Federal award for the industry recently…

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Labor Split on Register Boycott Lang Party Paper Bitter “Free Gift” to Mr Menzies Miners May Burn Forms on Monday SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 7

The cleavage in the Australian Labor Party in N.S.W. over the proposed national register boycott is very well defined, according to an announcement to-day in the Lang Party’s official organ, “The Century.” The paper criticises the A.C.T.U. and the Heffron Labor Party for their…

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