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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

539 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 27

"Scorched Earth" Ok Coal Fields Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 6

A "scorched earth" policy for the Australian coalfields was formulated by the Minister For Mines (Mr. Baddeley) and the miners' central executive', Messrs. Wells,…

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Albury Gold Cup Entries Close on

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 6

Owners and trainers are reminded that entries for Albury Racing Club's Gold Cup meeting on Friday and Saturday April 17 and 18 close at 8.pm next Thursday…

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Striking Miners Regulation 77 invoked

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 5

Striking miners at Hepburn No. [?] Col[?]fery, by refusing to return to their Jobs today, provided the first Industrial chat[?]ge to the Government on Regulation 77…

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Coal Shortage in Fire Dublin, March 30

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 2

Householders will not receive coal after April 1. [?] they will be allowed a ton of [?] a month in April and May Recent [?] of [?] quality [?] were…

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Two Mines to Resume Hughes Bitter Attack on Men SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 2

Miners at Hebburn No. 1 and Rebburn No. 2 coll[?] on the northern held will resume work tomorrow. A conference will be…

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400 Miners Idle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 3

After the management had stood down four men to whom objection had been taken, about 400 miners who had been on strike at Hebburn No. 2 colliery on the…

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Miners Deft Ultimatum Old Bulli Idle Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 3

Defying an ultimatum by the Federal Government early this week that if there was not an immediate resumption of work they would be…

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Five Coal Mines Idle Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 2

Five N.S.W. coal mines, which employ about 1550 men and have an aggregate production of approximately 4650 tons daily, are idle to-day. They…

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Miners Accept Terms Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 4

The terms of the agreement reached [?] compulsary conference in Newcastle last week were accepted at a combined meeting of the [?] No. 1 and [?] No. 2…

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Coal Mines Idle Six on NSW Fields SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 3

Including Mai[?]land Main, which Is to resume operations immediately. repairs to make pits safe for working have been carried out at six mines employing about 1600…

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Curtin Defied Many Coal Mines Idle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 2

In addition to partial hold-ups at Wongawilli, on the South Coast, and Burwood, on the northern field, eight NSW coalmines were idle…

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The Restless Coal Miners Nine Mines Now Idle SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

In the three chief coal mining fields of New South Wales nine mines were idle, and two partly idle. The strikes in five South Coast mines…

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Most Coal Mines Working. Strong Government Action Expected Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 3

All coal mines on the South Coast were at work this morning, but three collieries on the northern field and one in the west were idle. They are…

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1430 Miners Idle Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

While mines which had been idle o[?] the South Coast resumed operations today, three pits on the northern field and one in the west were idle, the number…

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Four Mines Idle Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 April 1942 · page 2

Four mines were idle today in the north, south and west coalfields of NSW, and it is estimated that the loss of production for this…

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Curtin’s Fight with Miners SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 April 1942 · page 3

“A conference should be called by the Federal Government before any regulation to replace Rule 77 is formulated” [?] general sec[?] the Miners’ Federation…

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Three Collieries Idle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 2

Despite the impending formation of new and more sweeping National Security Regulations to control coal strikes, three NSW collieries were idle…

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The Coal Trouble

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 2

MAITLAND, Tuesday.—The main colliery in the north and Vale of Clwydd and Hassan's Wall pits on the western field were idle to-day. These…

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Russian Coal Areas Working Again Kuibyshev, April 13

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 3

Nine-tenths of the Moscow coal basin is again functioning, following a gigantic reconstruction programme since the Germans flooded, blasted and…

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