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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1939

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Miners Resume. Saturday Work Ban. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 1

The northern mineworkers, who have been idle since the engineers came out on strike on November 2, resumed work to-day on the basis of…

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Miners Resume To Work 40 Hours SIDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 1

The Northern mine workers who have been idle since the engineers came out on strike on November 2nd., resumed work to-day on a basis of a…

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Moree Race Club. Gold Cup Meeting. Friday and Saturday. November 24 & 25

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 1

The nomination for the Moree Race Club's Gold Cup meeting to be held on Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 25 next, disclose…

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Collieries Idle SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 1

Five of the 14 collieries on the Cessnock field are idle today. Further stoppages are likely because of a clause which give a 40 hour week…

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Collieries Idle. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 1

Five of the 14 collieries on the Cessnock field were idle to-day and further stoppages are likely because of the clause which gives a 40-hour week…

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"Gipsy" Mine Victim LONDON, Wednes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 November 1939 · page 1

It is officially announced that the destroyer Gipsy struck a mine on the East coast of England on Tuesday, and was…

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Struck a Mine. Destroyer Gipsy Beached. London

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1939 · page 1

It is officially announced that the destroyer "Gips" struck a mine on the cast coast of England and was subsequently beached…

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Secret of Magnetic Mines "Soon Master It." More Shipping Losses. LONDON

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 1

The P. and O. liner Sussex was damaged by a mine in the English Channel. She reached London yesterday under her [?] steam…

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Moree Race Club. Gold Cup Meeting. Good Attendances. Bungaree Wins the Cup

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 2

There were good attendance at the Moree Cup meeting [?] on Friday and Saturday afternoon but they were not so large as anticipated No doubt the…

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Struck a Mine. Steamer Rubislaw Sinks. London

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1939 · page 1

The seamer Rubislaw, laden with cement, struck a mine off a southeast coastal port and went down within two minutes…

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Coal Dispute. Meetings Cancelled.' Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 4

The stopwork meetings on the coalfields fixed for this week by the Federated Enginedrivers' and Firemen's Association were cancelled to-day by the…

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