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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

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

Miners and [?]Oliday Work Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 6

It was announced to-day that all returns so far received from the north show that [?]e miners are willing to work during [?] Christmas holidays. No member of the…

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Back to the Coal Pits British Move to Ensure Stocks

The Independent · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 5

Throughout the summer just passed, the British Government has been endeavoring to raise the coal output in order to start the…

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Miners Would Fight on Coalfields SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 December 1941 · page 6

The State Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said yesterday that if the Government provided guns, ammunition arsenals would be…

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Miners’ Decision Denounced Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 December 1941 · page 1

“The Government and the miners have agreed in common to let national preparedness go hand in hand in e.vital department of industry,” declared the secretary…

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Miners Hold Up Colliery Cessnock

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 December 1941 · page 4

Because insufficient men [?] turned from their holidays the Be bird Colliery, one of the largest [?] [?] the South Mai[?]and co[?]ltield [?]…

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Another Colliery Idle Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 December 1941 · page 6

P[?]law Main colliery which had been ld[?] last week m the result of a dispute, was also not working to-day. Only a few [?]…

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Victorian Gold Yield £1,452,804 FOR 11 Months Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 December 1941 · page 3

The Victorian gold yield for the 11 months ended November 30 totalled 135,802 fine ounces, valued in Australian currency at £1,452,804 and in British currency at…

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Three Collieries Idle. Cessnock

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 December 1941 · page 3

Three collieries—Bellbird, Stanford Main No. 2 and Mr.itland Main—-were idle on the Cessnock field to-day. Bullbird was idle because of the miners…

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Mines Dispute May Spread Newcastle, Tuesday. 1

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 December 1941 · page 3

Fear that the dispute at Richmond Main colliery may spread to 10 other mines on the northern coalfields was expressed to-day by the secretary of…

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