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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

360 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 18

Miners to Stop Work for a Day SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 September 1945 · page 6

Coal miners will attend a one day stop-work meeting throughout Australia between September 26 and October 3, to adopt the decisions reached at the…

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60,000 Tons of Coal will be Lost SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 September 1945 · page 1

“Sixty thousand tons of coal will be lost because of the proposed stopwork meetings of miners throughout Australia to consider decisions of the…

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4695 Tons of Coal Lost Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 September 1945 · page 5

Coal production loss today was 4695 tons from eight northern stoppages…

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Will Not Nationalise Coal Mines CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 5

There is no likelihood of the Federal Government nationalising coal mines. The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) made this clear in the House of…

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Australian Coal Mines Commonwealth Won't Takeover Canbrra

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 3

The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said in the House of Representatives to-day that no useful purpose would, be served by the…

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P.M.’s Appeal to Coal Miners For Abandonment of Stop-work Meeting SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 1

Appeal by the Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) for the abandonment of the one-day stop work meeting by miners between September 26 and October…

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Federal Cabinet and Coal Control CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 September 1945 · page 4

Next week is expected to mark the conclusive stage in questions arising through the Commonwealth’s control of the coal mining Industry…

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32,000 Tons of Coal Lost Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 September 1945 · page 5

Loss of coal production through mine stoppages this week was 32,000 tons, compared with 42.000 in the previous week…

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Miners Not to Stop Work SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 September 1945 · page 3

In deference to the Prime Minister’s appeal, the Miners’ Federation has postponed the proposed one day stopwork meetings scheduled to be held…

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Green and Gold Ball

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 September 1945 · page 2

There was a disappointing attendance at the C.W.A annual Green and Gold Ball in the Town Hall on Tuesday night. Approximately £30 was taken…

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HMAS Strahan Strikes Mine Hong Kong

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 September 1945 · page 6

The Australian naval vessel, Strahan, exploded a mine off Stanley Point yesterday. Some officers and men who were on deck, were injured but details…

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Owners and Miners to Confer With Government CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 September 1945 · page 6

Coal owners and miners will be called Into conference by the Federal Government toon after the end of the present session of Parliament…

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15 Mines Idle Heaviest Day's Loss of Year Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1945 · page 3

The coal loss as a result of strikes was the heaviest to-day for several weeks this despite an appeal yesterday by the Miners' General…

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14 Mines Idle May Be Worst Week For Some Time SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 September 1945 · page 6

With 14 collieries idle and another partially idle through strikes today the NSW mines are experiencing one of their worst production weeks for…

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Five Times Across Equator Ship Carried Cargo of Coal From Newcastle (from Reg Harris, in Hong Kong)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 September 1945 · page 2

After carrying the same load of coal five times across the Equator, the steamship A[?] is at last discharging her cargo at Hong Kong…

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17 Coal Mines Idle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 September 1945 · page 2

Seventeen collieries which should have produced 13,000 tons of coal today. were idle. Lost production this week totalled nearly 55.000 tons, the…

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Coal Position in Two States Desperate NEWCASTLE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 October 1945 · page 6

Coal position in South Australia and Victoria has become desperate as the result of a strike of coal trimmers on the Newcastle waterfront since the…

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Believes Coal Industry Will Crash SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 6

The chairman of the Coal Inquiry (Mr Justice Davidson) said today that he had abandoned hope for peace in the coal industry under present…

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Coal Crisis in Victoria Premier Appeals to Mr. Chifley MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 8

The Premier (Mr Macfarlan) today despatched an urgent telegram to the Prune Minister (Mr Chifley), drawing attention to the serious…

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Coal Cut on Monday Stocks Lowest for Five Years SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 4

All factories except those producing foodstuffs will have their supplies of coal reduced by 15 per cent Monday, the Coal…

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