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Mining & the mines, 1946

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Cook To Ride Gold Taj SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 4

W. Cook will ride Gold Taj at Randwick tomorrow in place of J. Thompson It is believed Thompson, who had had lengthy association with F. Dalton’s horses was…

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3 Million Tons of Coal Lost SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 1

The coal production loss could easily be more than three million tons for the year, said the managing director of R. W. Miller and Son,…

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The Miners’ New Year Gift

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

Figures just released by the N.S.W. Government statistician tell the tragic story of the position into which Australian industry has been forced by the planned programme of the coal miners to keep the continent on the power starvation line. On their own production showing…

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More Coal Trouble? Staff Men to Discuss Strike SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 1

Staff men. including engineers, surveyors and under-managers, threaten to hold slopwork meetings at all NSW collieries next…

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No Work Until January 14 Last Coal Unshipped MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 1

Many industries in Victoria will be unable through lack of coal to resume until January 14. The last shipments of coal mined…

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Coal Miners to Resume Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

Coal mines throughout NSW are expected to be back in operation next Monday with the exception of three southern collieries, where…

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Gold Production Increase in Victoria MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

Figures made available by the Victorian Mines Department today show that the gold yield for the 11 months ended November 30 totalled 45,398 fine…

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Strike That Put 500,000 Men in N.S.W. Out of Work Ends at Midnight Steelworkers and Miners to Resume But Thousands Of Other Workers Will Be Idle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 1

The steel strike ended at midnight tonight after lasting 15 weeks. It out half a million men out of work, delayed urgent rehabilitation plans of State and Commonwealth Governments and subjected millions of citizens to…

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Coal for Other States SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

Coal-loading for interstate ports commenced at Newcastle tonight, and it is hoped to have 58,700 tons away before the weekend…

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Miners Resume Steel Workers Not All Back

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Coal miners resumed work throughout N.S.W. yesterday, except at. Bulli on the South Coast. Production to-day is…

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Miners’ Good Start After Holiday SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

After 16 days holiday the miners achieved almost 100 per cent production today. There was only one strike in the State’s 140 mines…

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New Coal Trouble Three Pits Idle To-day

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: New strikes occurred to-day at three coal mines' and they included Richmond Main, the second biggest producer in the…

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Commonwealth Distribution of Coal CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 5

The Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley) is expected shortly to complete a comprehensive report on the Government’s proposals for taking…

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Dangerous Fires in Three Mines KALGOORLIE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 5

Dangerous fires in Great Boulder, Lakeview and Star gold mines today have suspended all underground work for the time being. Dense clouds of block smoke were…

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Going to Germany on Brown Coal Investigation MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 6

A Victorian engineer left Melbourne today to join the Commonwealth delegation which will visit Germany lo investigate the use of brown coal. He is Mr. W. H…

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All Coal Mines at Work SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 1

All coal mines worked in NSW today. This is the first time since August 17 last year that the whole of the 140 mines were producing…

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1100 Miners Idle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

Three NSW coalmines were idle today, with a loss of 2895 tons of coal, and more than 1100 miners idle. At Pacific mine, the men gave no…

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All Big Mines Working SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 1

All coal mines in the big northern fields were in production today as were those collieries in the western fields. There were two hold-ups on the…

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Bowls Jerilderie Gold v. Berrigan Gold

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 3

The above teams met on the local green on Wednesday evening of last week in the first match of the second round in the Southern…

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Five Miners Dead Welch (Virginia)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 1

A gigantic explosion in the Havaco coal mine, apparently deep in the workings, this morning killed five miners and injured 15…

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