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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

539 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 27

Tobruk Again Coal Two Big Tank Clashes . LONDON, June 12

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 June 1942 · page 10

A Cairo message says that purl of the, .enemy's considerable massed [?] been released from the Devils Ca[?] where it had been…

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800 Miners Idle in N.S.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 1

Industrial disputes caused two mines be idle In NSW today, while a further two mines did not work for oilier reasons. The stoppages caused about…

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4650 Tons of Coal Last SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 2

With the gradual formation of pit-ton committees is from out disputes as their sou[?] de[?]lin[?] is expected in the daily bass of [?]ual on NSW [?]ualfields The…

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Mines Feel Manpower Shortage SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 1

Fears that further calls on mining manpower will create a serious problem in the industry were expressed by the Minister for Mines…

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Six Mines Idle in N.S.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 3

Fresh [?]ppages at three pits, Hepburn No. 2 in the north, and Renown Extended and Ty[?]desley In the west, today brought the number of coll[?]eries Idle in NSW…

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Reasons for Mine Stoppages Bad Air, Fatigue and Mine Managements

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 2

Basic factors responsible for stoppages in the coal industry, according to the general secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr G. W…

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Serious Coal Position Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 2

Nineteen mines are idle on the N.S.W. Northern fields to-day, in the biggest stoppage since the last general, coal strike. Thirteen of the…

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Miners Seek Nation-wide Pensions Conference Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 2

Southern and central officials of the Miners’ Federation are urging the Minister for Social Services (Mr Holl[?]way) to immediately convene a…

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Miners’ Award Protecting Clause for Men Suggested Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 5

When a number of points in the recently announced mining award were referred back to the Coal Conference Board today for interpretation,…

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Miners’ Aggregate Meeting on Sunday Announcement Forestalls Direct Action. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 6

Last night’s announcement that an [?] meeting of miners on the C[?] would be held on Sunday [?] to have effectively forestalled a[?]…

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Railways Coal Consumption Up 50 Per Cent in 9 Years Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 2

During the last nine years coal used by NSW railroads has increased by 50 per cent., declared the Commissioner for Railways (Mr T. J…

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Miners Help Their Russian Comrades Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 2

Out of £2236 sent by the Miners’ Federation to London for Red Cross a[?]d to miners and th[?] families in the Don Basin, £448 was lest in…

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Tribute to British Mine-laying STOCKHOLM. June 1[?]

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 2

“Af[?]onbladet” publishes an interview with a sailor from Goteborg, who has sailed for many months between Germany and Norway. “The German…

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Miners’ Wage Increase Men in British Collieries Benefit LONDON, June 20

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 2

Increases in coal miners’ wages were unanimously commended by a Beard of Investigation under the chairmanship of Lord Greene…

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Mr. Curtin Intervenes in Coal Dispute NEWCASTLE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 4

The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) intervened today in the Milliiel[?] Greta mining dispute by arranging for the chairman of the…

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Miners' Donation Big Sum Absorbed by Exchange

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 2

Out of the £2236 sent by the Miners' Federation to London for the Red Cross to aid miners and their families, £448 was apparently lost in…

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Miners Resume Work Agree to Arbitration Canberra

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 3

Miners' leaders appeals yesterday to the Lodges to work and allow the Millfield Greta dispute to be settled by arbitration, hand 100 . per cent…

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Only Two Mines Idle in N.S.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 4

Two mines, Stockton Borehole and Millfield-Greta, were the only Idle pite in NSW today. Stockton Bore-hole mine employs 515 men and has…

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Coal Peace Code Try-out SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 2

The new coal peace code had its first application in a dispute at the South Clifton mine today. A settlement of the dispute is expected and…

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Five Mines Idle in Nsw. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 3

Of Ave mines Idle on the NSW coalfields today four were held Up by strikes, but al the fifth, Hebburn No. I. on the northern field, the stoppage was due to a hitch over…

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