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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

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No Mines Idle Yesterday SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 September 1944 · page 2

All coal mine in NSW were at work again today. Only three stoppages through industrial disputes have occurred in the NSW coalfields this week…

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Railways to Lose More Coal SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 September 1944 · page 2

The NSW Railways would have bear the burden of' another 2000 tons cut in coal supplies in addition to the 5000 tons already made, the Transport…

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Coal Production May Be Record Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 September 1944 · page 2

“Coal production for past fortnight night certainly looks like a record.” commented the secretary of the Miners Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Gram) last…

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All Mines at Work Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 September 1944 · page 1

The coal position continues to be brighter. All mines worked for the third time in two weeks today…

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Miners’ Fine Record SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1944 · page 3

Every NSW coal mine worked today with the exception of Stockrington No. 1, where a mechanical breakdown occurred at 8 a.m. The output of…

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All Mines Working Record Output Likely SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 6

All post mines in NSW were working today and the only loss this week has been [?] tone at Stockington No. 1 Colliery, [?] was due to a breakdown in the…

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All N.s.w. Collieries Working To-day

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 September 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Every colliery in N.S.W. is working to-day…

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“Miners Being Persecuted” WOLLONGONG

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 September 1944 · page 3

Claim to the effect that the metropolitan press is taking a one-sided view of mine stoppages was made by Alderman Ward at last night’s…

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Correspondence Oaklands' Coal Field (To The Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 September 1944 · page 1

Sir,--My attention has been drawn to a rumour that it is proposed by some visitors to the district to form a syndicate to open up and develop a…

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Coal Shortage Victorian Position Still Serious MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 September 1944 · page 3

Although there was a gratifying in-increase in coal production in NSW. the Premier (Mr Dunstan) said today that so far this had not assisted the…

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All Coal Mines at Work Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 September 1944 · page 6

All NSW coalflelds were completely free from stoppages today and there now seems every likelihood that the final production figure for September…

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All Collieries Working Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 1

All collieries were again working in New South Wales to-day…

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All Mines at Work Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 1

All mines in NSW were working today. The Miners’ Federation secretary (Mr Grant) said today that the Treasurer (Mr Chifley) had told him…

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Query on Minister’s Radio Talk Nationalisation of Coal Mines CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 September 1944 · page 6

The Minister for Transport (M. Ward) was an individual aA s well as Minister, and as an individual could T'old any view he liked, the Prime…

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Price of Gold Increased MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 September 1944 · page 2

The Commonwealth Bank today announced an increase of 2/ per fine ounce in the price of gold, bringing the price of a fine ounce to £ 10 12. This will result…

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One Mine Idle in N.S.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 September 1944 · page 4

Miners al Bloomfield Tunnel struck today as a protest against the refusal of the management to pay four men for time taken in drying their clothes. The mine…

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No Early Lifting of Coal Rationing CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 September 1944 · page 2

No possibility of any relaxation of the present restrictions on the use of coal before Christmas can be seen by Federal coal and supply officers. who have made a…

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Gold Cup Donors :: Rugby Play Incidents

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 6

Top: Messrs W. McBeatly vice-president) and R. Harrison (president) if the ARL. with the gold cup donated by them and won by South Albury who defeated Kiwis by one point in Saturday’s thrilling junior Rugby League grand final. Lower pictures are incidents from the…

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6300 Tons of Coal Lost SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 September 1944 · page 4

Lithgow Valley mine (average daily output of 510 tons) was on strike today. The cause of the stoppage was [?]. Total coal loss from this…

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The Oaklands Coal Field Co-operation Needed in Its Full Development

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 September 1944 · page 3

Though Oaklands coal field has had a checkered career since its discovery in 1917, and hopes of the establishment of an active and profitable…

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