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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

528 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 27

[?]Nly One Mine Idle. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 January 1943 · page 1

The [?]ly mine idle in NSW today wa[?] Millfield, which employs 160 men a[?] has a daily production of 600 tons…

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Young Miners Drafted Into Army Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 January 1943 · page 6

Three of four young miners whose authorisation to remain In the coal industry was withdrawn this week because of alleged complicity in a number of…

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Two Mines Idle Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 3

Two mines were idle in NSW today. The number of men involved was [?]5, and the loss of production 1800 tons…

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Stoppages in Mines Lack of Union Discipline Blamed SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 3

[?]ty-nine per cent of the stoppages on the coalfields were through lack of discipline within the Miners' Federation, said Mr S. J. Sawyer a representative of the…

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Rutherglen Gold Dumps 180,133 Tons of Slum Return ₤58,978

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 1

Rutherglen Gold Dumps Ltd. reports a profit of ₤23,144 for the year to April 30, compared with ₤8067 in 1940-41. Two dividends totalling 22½…

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100 Miners to be Prosecuted SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 3

Prosec[?] are to be [?] against another 100 miners on the northern NSW [?]fields. all the men are [?]yed at the Millfield colliery, where work was…

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Coal Is Vital a Miner’s Call to Miners

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 3

“Nothing is more vital than coal for gune, tanks and planes. It is no use giving our money if tomorrow we withheld by any action of ours…

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Nine Mines Idle in N.S.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 1

Nine coll[?]eries in NSW were idle today. involving 1800 miners and a loss of 6000 tons of coal…

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Miners’ Strike Threat Military Call-up of Wheelers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 3

Representatives of various miners’ lodges in the western district will meet tomorrow to discurs the question of calling a general strike [?] the…

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Six Coal Mines Idle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 4

Six collieries were idle over various disputes today, three in the west having been stopped as a protest against the call-up of four wheelers for army…

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Trouble on Weastern Coal-fields General Strike Feared Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 3

Efforts are being made at the conference of miners' Lodge delegates at Lithgow to avert a general strike on the Western field…

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Miners Recalled From Army. Ottawa, January 21

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 4

The Defence Department has announced that coal-miners serving with the Canadian Army have been given throe months’ leave to return to the coalfields because of…

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Italians Not Alert Mines Laid Near Mess Line New York, January 21

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 1

An American private, Nocila Depalo, on night mine-laying duly in North Africa, climbed over a hill in darkness and found himself on the end of an…

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Gold Salute Has Easy Win Mr. A. Cooper's Bad Luck Holds SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 4

Yaralla, whom many regarded as likely to start at a very short price for the Challenge Stakes, eased to 4/1 when the sprint came on for attention at Randwick yesterday. Pancho and Soho each at 7/2 were in slightly greater demand, although a prominent Newcastle sportsman was…

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1000 Miners Idle Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 3

Aberdare colliery employing [?] men and producing 1700 tons and Millfield (160 men and 600 tons), were idle today owing to disputes. Corrimal…

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American Lamps for Miners Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 3

Miners leaders have been Informed by the Supply Minister (Mr Beasley) that 2000 American-made carbide lamps for Australian naked light mines have arrived In…

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One Mine Idle Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 2

The only coal mine idle in NSW today was Millfield-Greta, which employs 140 men and has a daily production of 600 tons…

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Miners’ Important Claims Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 4

Establishment by legislation of one uniform Commonwealth miners’ pension scheme and the exemption of the coal mining industry from the…

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Miners Conscripted Into Army LITH[?]OW

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 2

At Lithgow police court today, a suspended sentence of one month's hard l[?]bor was [?]mposed on three of the four wheelers at Wallerawang colliery who had fa[?]ed to…

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Mine Idle for 11 Days Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 4

Millfield mine, employing 160 miners and with an output of 600 tons, has now been idle for 11 days. Parts of the Borehole seam were idle today because of a…

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