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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

368 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 19

Miners' Pensions Threat of Direct Action CESSNOCK

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 8

A section of northern miners will not agree to the decision of their leaders postpone dire[?] action to compact the early introduction of the pensions…

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Salvage Vessel Strikes Mine and Sinks Singapore, April 5

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 3

While going out to salvage a Blenheim bomber, which crashed into the sea near the Singapore harbor yesterday, killing the pilot, an R.A.F…

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Mine Washed Up on N.S.W. Coast Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 1

A stranded mine was found on the beach at Buggewoit, 14 miles from Wyong, today, by J. Ray, a local resident. He informed the police, who…

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[?]EFUSES £60,000 for Mine Find Near Hotham Chalet Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 2

An offer from Sydney interests to [?] his gold mine at Mount Loch, four [?] from Hotham Chalet, for £60.000 [?] been refused by the owner. Mr…

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White and Gold featured by Barbara Stanwyck a Paramount Star

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

Symphony in White and Gold describes this head-turning model worn by Barbara Stanwyck, soon to be seen in Paramount's "The Lady Eve." Stark…

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Albury Gold Cup Expected to be Outstanding Race Committees Makes Final Arrangements

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 7

Albury Gold Cop this year is expected to eclipse all others as the committee's arrangements are moving smoothly towards complete…

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Saving Lives in Coal Mines Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 6

That in order to save lives in the State's collieries a new method of timbering would have to be instituted was stated in Parliament to-day by Mr…

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Coal From Riverina. Oaklands Field Tested

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 4

Messrs G. Brown, Sate Controller of Coal, and W. Baragwaneth, Director of Geological Survey, returned to Melbourne after an inspection of…

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Labor’s Promise to Miners Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 2

The State Labor Leader (Mr. McKel[?]) has given the Miners’ Federation an assurance that he will introduce a miners’ [?]ension scheme if a Labor…

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Call-up Effect On Coal Production SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 4

Declaring that the calling up of miners for military duty had caused a serious loss of production, the executive of the Southern Miners’…

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Riverina Coal

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 4

Messrs. G. Brown, State Controller of Coal, and W. Baragwanath Director of Geological Survey, returned to Melbourne after an…

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115O Miles of Liquid Gold

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 35

RUNNING through the sands of Iraq, Palestine and Syria, like a bloated but buried snake, is a gigantic pipe, through…

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Albury Gold Cup Outstanding Meeting Expected Nominations Close Next

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 4

The committee of Albury Racing Club is working enthusiastically towards making this year's Gold Cup meeting, to toe held on…

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Good Mining Result

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 2

Another crushing has just been completed at the Prentice Freehold quartz mine at Chil[?]. eight loads yielding 26½ oz. of gold. This mine is proving…

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American Mining Trouble a Machine Gun Battle MIDDLESBOROUGH (Kentucky)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 April 1941 · page 3

Tragedy again grimly threw a shadow over the Soft coal fields this morning, when four men were killed and about twenty others wounded in…

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Miners Refuse Work Cessnock

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 5

Miners at Aberdare Extended Colliery will not co to work and allow the Board of Reference to deal with their complaint. To-day was the third…

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Albury Gold Cup Entries Close To-night

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 5

Owners and trainers are finally reminded that entries for Albury [?] Club’s Gold Cup meeting on [?] 2 and 3, close at 9 o’clock [?]…

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Armed Clash in Coal Country Four Killed, 20 Wounded Middlesboro (Ky.). April 16

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 2

Tragedy again grimly overshadowed [?]he Kentucky soft coal fields this morning, when four men were killed and about 20 were wounded in a serious…

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Fillies Show Their Supremacy Tranquil Star—All Love Plunge on Gold Salute (Special to the “Mail”) SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 5

Meeting the Sydney Cup winner, Lucrative, on the caine terms as in the St. Leger, in which she finished last, Tranquil Star defeated him by eight lengths in the Cumberland Plate at Randwick this afternoon. The [?] was ridden by F. Shean, who earlier had won the All Aged Plate…

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Prentice Freehold Mine

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 5

Another crushing has just been completed at the Prentice Freehold quarts mine at Chiltern, eight loads yielding 26½ oz. of gold. This mine is proving…

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