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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

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Mine Crop in Tunisia Algiers, Nov. 19

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 1

French workers cleaning up the Tunisian battle areas have so far discovered 400,000 German land mines, nearly half of which had been rendered…

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May Take Over Mines Canberra. F[?]day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 1

In the event of the management of a coal mine deciding to stop production because of dissatisfaction with the financial return the Federal Government…

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Miners' Leader, Sympathetic to Curtin, Defeated [?]STLE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 6

Mr. [?] who has been [?] of the M[?]…

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Part of Paper in Allied Successes Praise for "Guinea Gold"

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 2

"Guinea Gold" bas played & very considerable part in linking together the A[?]ed forces in New Guinea, and could therefore claim no mean share in our…

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Miners Cease Work As Protest. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 2

Because of summonses issued over recent stoppages, two mines were idle today. losing 2150 tons in production. The men protested against the summonses being…

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6000 Tons of Coal Lost SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 2

Six thousand tons of coal were lost today as the result of 2000 miners being idle in five mines in NSW. The Labor Minister (Mr Knight) made an…

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Biggest Coal Mine Idle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 3

The Burwood mine, the biggest producing colliery in Australia, was one of two mines idle today, and the loss in production for the day was 4350 tons of…

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Three Mines Idle Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 1

Including Stanford Main in the north, where the men stopped work in protest against the issue of summonses against 22 mine workers on…

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Victorian Mines General Stoppage Expected Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 3

A general stoppage of all Victorian black coal mines is likely to develop as a result of a dispute at Korumburra, where 70 miners have been…

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“Mining Lease” Application Information For Minister

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 1

Interest taken in connection with the application of Mr. L. Bode for a “mining lease” of land at North Deniliquin was indicated by the…

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Industry May Not Get Enough Coal Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 1

Failing continuity of work and maximurn coal production between now and Christmas, there was a. grave risk that supplies would not. be available to…

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10 Big Mines May Stop Work Challenge To The Govt. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 2

Ten big mines with a total daily production of [?] 10,000 tons of coal, may be called out on strike [?] [?]ees are applied for collection…

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Only One Mine Idle. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 November 1943 · page 3

Only nee coal mine in ail NSW was idle today—Wongawilli in the south, where about 400 men are employed. The men [?] work over, grievance about…

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Garnisheeing Miners' Wages May Cause Trouble Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 November 1943 · page 3

Wongawilli colliery, on the South Coast; producing about 1000 tons of coal daily, was the only pit idle in New South Wales to-day…

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All Mines At Work SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 December 1943 · page 2

AU NSW coal mines worked today, and as a result the production loss this week has so far been restricted to an estimated 1000 tons yesterday when…

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Two Small Mines Idle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 December 1943 · page 6

Although there were no industrial disputes on the NSW coalfields today, two mines were idle and the production loss for the clay was about 7550 tons. The…

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Railways Coal Consumption Jump of 2 Million To[?] Since War L[?]

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 6

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Wages of 58 Miners Garnisheed SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 December 1943 · page 7

Wages of 58 northern miners were garnisheed today for non-payment of fines i[?]sposed for absenteeism. The mines and the number of men involved at each are…

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“Send Strike Leaders to New Guinea” Suggested Remedy For Coal Stoppages SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 December 1943 · page 7

Discussing the coal position. Mr S. D. Dickson (CP. Temora) pointed out that we were rationi[?] coal to the transport system to save 5000 torn- a week, but in one…

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Will Pay Miners’ Fines Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 2

A special meeting or the Miners’ Board of Management today decided to pay the fines which have been imposed on the men summoned for absenteei[?]n. The fines will…

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