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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

539 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 27

More Coal Mines Idle Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 3

Five mines are idle in N.S.W. to-day by a strike, while a stoppage occurred at a sixth mine, owing to transport difficulties. About 2000…

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Government Takes Over Colliery. London. June 1

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 4

The Government has taken over the Par-khill Colliery, Yorkshire, where a strike has been in progress and has appointed Mr C. I. Urquhart as -controller…

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Five Mines Idle in N.S.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 2

Five mines were idle in NSW today, the first working day since the new [?] code to bring peace to the industry was introduced…

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Three Mines Again Idle on First Day of New Code Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 3

On the first working day since the announcement of the new coal code, three miners are idle in New South Wales to-day in the north and south…

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Six Mines Idle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 2

Five mines were idle today because of strikes, while a stoppage occurred at a sixth mine owing to transport difficulties. More than 2000 men were…

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British Government Takes Over Mines LONDON June 3

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 3

It is officially ann[?]ed that the Government has decided immediately to assume full control of the coalmines and organise the…

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8000 Tons of Coal Being Lost SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 2

Strikes on three NSW [?]s today involved eight [?] and 1500 men, and it is estimated that as a result of the Stoppages a daily…

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1500 Miners at Nine Collieries Idle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

About 1600 men at nine collieries in NSW were idle today. At Stanford Main No. 1, Lambton and Maitland Main, in the north, about 500 miners…

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Coal Strikes Continue Nine Collieries Out Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

Coal strikes continued in several New South Wales mines to-day, and it is estimated that to-day's inactivity at nine collieries, involves…

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Coal Strikes Spread

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

There were nine strikes on the northern, western and southern coal fields on Wednesday, and 2500 men worn idle, the loss of output for the…

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Follow Britain Says Minister Nation[?]sation of Co[?]mines SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 2

Nationalising- of the Australian [?] Industry was the only [?] to obtain maximum production, said the Federal Minister, for Labor…

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Rutherglen Gold Dumps Closed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 2

Owing to the loss of so many of his key men, Mr. Armstrong,, manager of the Rutherglen Gold Dumps, has decided to case work there. Many of…

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1800 Miners Are Idle Production Loss of 5000 Tons SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 2

Four mines were completely idle and two were partially idle in NSW today. The number of men involved exceeded 1800 and the…

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Will Not Jump Hurdle Government and State Ownership of Mines CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 2

The Federal Government will not take any steps to nationalise the [?] industry for the duration of the war at least…

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Five Mines Idle in N.S.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 2

Five mines in NSW were idle today resulting in a loss of 5370 tons of coal for the day. Four of the six mines idle or partially idle yesterday…

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Coal Loss of 2950 Tons Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 4

Of five coa[?] [?] on the NSW f[?]lds today three were involved in strikes the remaining two being held up by causes not related to industrial…

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British Labor Supports Governments Coal Policy London, June 10

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 3

Before the meeting of the House of Commons today the Parliamentary Labor Party met and decided to support the Government's coal programme,…

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6000 Tons of Coal Lost SYDNEY

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 3

Eight coal mines on three New South Wales fields were idle to-day, and it is estimated that a production loss of about 6000 tons of coal will…

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Gold Hoard Discovered by Police Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

Seized on premises occupied by Gipsies in Dowling St, East Sydney, yesterday by a squad of detectives, who de[?] two women in connection…

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Eight Mines Idle Six Because of Disputes SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 4

Stopper[?] at six of sight mines [?] on the NSW [?] today were [?] by industrial disputes, in the remaining two [?]…

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