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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

528 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 27

[?] Ore Mines at Krivoi Rog to Russians LONDON, October 27

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 3

The Russians fighting inside the defence of Krivoi Rog have captured [?] of the city's iron ore mines, [?]stes "Izvestia."…

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Minister For Mines May Result From Coal Talks Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 1

Appointment of a Federal Minister for Mining is one of the suggestions now being considered by the Prime Minister as a means of stepping up…

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Action of Miners and Dairymen Compared KEMPSEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 1

As food was as important as coal to Australia and the United Nations, the Clarence River dairy farmers could not understand the very rough justice…

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Mr. Curtin To Speak to Miners CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 October 1943 · page 1

Mr Curtin said today there was no immediate prospect of his visiting the coalfields to address the miners, but he would go as soon as he could. Mr…

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60,000 Miners Idle In U.S. New York, October 29

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 October 1943 · page 1

Fifteen thousand coal miners walked out today, bringing the total of unauthorised strikers to 60,000…

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Manager and Miners Fined Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 3

On a charge of having caused two miners to fall to work, George Pellow, manager or Stanford Main No. 1 colliery was today fined £30 in Cessnock court…

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Will Not Let M.P. Go Down Mine SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 2

"I propose to establish contact with the management of Aberdare collieries to find out on what grounds they are refusing to allow me underground,"…

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Red Cross Vessel Strikes Mine And Is Lost LONDON. October 30

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 2

The Portuguese steamer Padua which left Lisbon 10 days ago with 11,000 bags of Red Cross parcels for prisoners of war, struck a mine off…

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U.S. Coal Strike; President To Take Action New York, October 30

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 2

President Rooseve[?] has advised the War Labor Board that if striking Coalminers do not accept the board’s o[?]cisi[?]n on wages by November [?] he…

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530,000 Coal Miners Strike America May Be Blacked Out WASHINGTON, November 1

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 2

The fourth major coal strike in the United States within six months started today when thousands of miners are reported to have joined the…

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500 Miners Idle Protest Against Garnisheeing Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 3

As a protest, against the proposal to garnishee wages on next pay day for unpaid fines for unlawfully stopping work, 500 men are idle at…

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Miners Want To Go To Gaol Will Not Pay Fines SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 2

As a protest against the Proposal garnishee their wages next pay d to cover unpaid fines, 500 men a Aberdare colliery on the northern…

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Seizure of Coal Mines by U.S. Govt. WASHINGTON, November 2

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 2

Mr Roosevelt has seized the coal mines throughout the nation and at the same time has appealed to miners to resume work on Wednesday…

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Small Coal Loss Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 3

Coal production loss in NSW today was only 250 tons, the lowest for some considerable time. Only one mine, the Pacific, which employs 90 men, was Idle…

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Coal Cuts Talks in Melbourne “N.S.W. Demands Will Be Rejected” MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 3

Demands made by the NSW Railways Commissioner (Mr Haritgan) at the War Railway Committee today for some relief in implementing the Federal…

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Liberators Bomb Nickel Mines

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 4

The nukel mining centres at Pomalaa and [?] Island in the Celebes, northwest of Australian were heavily attacked by Literature on Monday night and are…

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Strike of Miners Expected to Continue New York. Nov. 2

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 1

The Washington correspondent of the New York Times" says that as the fourth nation wide coat strike since May I entered tile second day, operators and…

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Seven Mines Idle In N.S.W. Big production Loss SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 3

With seven mines idle in NSW today coal production loss was 6340 tons, compared with yesterday's loss of only 250 tons…

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Miners’ Federation Urges Federal Pensions Scheme SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 1

The Miners’ Federation will urge the Federal Government to introduce a Commonwealth pensions scheme for miners, based on the present NSW Act…

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Five of Six Idle Mines Resume SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 1

Faced with a warning from (he Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) and an instruction to resume from the Miners' Central Council, five of six NSW mines which were idle…

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