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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

368 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 19

Mines Destroyed by Albanian Patriots Istanbul, November 19

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 5

Albanian patriots partly destroyed important Iron and copper mines at Mird[?] An Italian chief engineer and two assistants were killed and many galleries were…

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67,000 Miners Idle Two Shot and Wounded New York, November 18

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 2

Violence broke out again to-day in the Pennsylvania and West Virginia Captive coalfields, when the United Mine Workers’ Union…

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Miners Stage "Stay-in" Strike Newcastle

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 2

The miners at Wallarah Colliery staged a "Stay—in." strike to-day as a protest against the holiday penalty clause of the award. There are about…

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Chairman Not Acceptable to Miners Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 2

An executive member of the Coal Control Board (Mr. H. C. Finnis) is not acceptable to the Miners' Federation as chairman of the conference to…

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Holiday for Engineers Miners’ Stay-in Strike Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 November 1941 · page 5

In the Arbitration Court to-day, Mr. Justice O’Mara gave partial judgment on an application for an award by the Amalgamated Engineers’ Union and…

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153,000 Miners Idle Outbreak of Violence Pittsburgh, November 20

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 November 1941 · page 7

Three men were shot, but were not seriously wounded, to-day [?] fresh outburst of Violence in the [?]yette County c[?]ulfields…

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American Coal Strike Settled Miners Return to Work WASHINGTON, November 22

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 November 1941 · page 3

The United Mine Workers Association dramatically called off the coal strike, and voted unanimously to accept Sir. Roosevelt's suggestion for…

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Mine Explosion Kills Two Men Burnie, Sunday

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 November 1941 · page 4

James Farrolly (25) and Gerald Quinn (21). both of Go[?]ston. died this [?]ing from injuries received when a premature explosion occurred in a mine al West…

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Coal Trimmer Fights Bomber and Saves Ship LONDON. November 22

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 November 1941 · page 5

A trimmer aged 18 sprang to a machine [?] and opined fire when n German bomber emerged from a snew storm and swept over the 20-ton Grinishy…

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Coal Industry Should Be Nationalised; Mr. Kellock’s Suggestion SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 November 1941 · page 6

What is virtually a throat of a general stoppage of work on the coalfields was made yesterday by a meeting of lodge officials of the Northern District…

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Great Steel Works to Close Coal Strike Causes Shortage of Fuel PITTSBURGH , Nov 22

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 November 1941 · page 2

The now 60,000,000 [?] of the Orangie -milions Steel Corporation will be closed within 48 hourse from short age of fuel caused by the mine strike…

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The "Stay In" Miners Leave the Mine SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 2

After remaining underground for 100 hours, the "stay in" strikers at the Wallarah Colliery left the mine at 11 a.m. to-day. It is a record…

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Purchase of Gold An Albury Buyer Fined

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 6

A tobacco tin containing gold to the value of £500 was to have been produced in the Albury Police Court yesterday morning when…

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American Bauxite Mines Protected by United States Troops WASHINGTON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 2

White House announced to-day that American troops are occupying Dutch Guiana to protect the bauxite mines. The Brazilian Foreign…

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Another Coal Strike Record Stay in Created Holiday Dispute Sydney --Sunday

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 3

What was virtually the threat of a general stoppage of work on the northern coalfields was made yesterday by a meeting of lodge officials of the…

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More Coal Appeal Curtin to Miners: Stay-in Ends

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 November 1941 · page 5

A request in “most posttive terms” for Inerested coal production was to-day telegraphed to the general president of the miners’ Federation (Mr. c. Nelson)…

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Gold Salute on Tracks Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 November 1941 · page 5

Completely recovered from q training mishap In Melbourne early this season, Gola Salute appeared at Randwick this morning for steady exercise. Gold Salute worked…

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Miners’ Strike Threat Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 6

The hearing of the dispute over the holiday [?] in the mining [?]ward which opened in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day was held in camera. It [?]…

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Drastic Action Against Boy Miners Lithgow

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 6

Six boys were dismissed by the management of the [?] to-day and were later expelled from their lodge. Trouble among [?] boys came…

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Groongal Wins Gold Cup Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 5

S[?] a hot favorite at 4 to 1 on Groongal won the Melbourne Gold Cup at Napier park tonight by a neck from Count [?] with D[?] a length away child…

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