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Mining & the mines, 1941

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Miners' Award Holiday Penalty Clauses Removed Nation-wide Strike Averted

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Holiday penalty clauses in the miners' award which threatened to cause a general stoppage in industry have been removed…

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Interesting Mining Case at Tumut Worked a Boiler Without a Certificate

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 December 1941 · page 3

At the Tumut Warden’s Court on Wednesday, William Henry Vale, of Argalong was proceeded against by Richard Dwyder Whalan, Inspector…

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Miners to Give Maximum Aid

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 December 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: All aid to the federal Government in ensuring maximum coal production and all possible assistance in the construction of…

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Miners Willing to Give Maximum Aid to Government Air Raid Warnings

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 December 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—All aid to the Federal Government in ensuring maximum coal production and all possible assistance in the construction of deep…

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Coal Record Minister's Request to Miners

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday. -The New South Wales Minister for Mines (Mr Baddeley) to-night requested Australian miners to reach an all-time record…

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Miners' Holiday Cut

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1941 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday—Instead of taking a full 14 days' holiday at Christmas, miners at wonthaggl will work every day except Christmas Day, and…

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Gold Salute to Be Trained in Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—Gold Salute is off to Melbourne again. His owner. Mr. A. E. Cooper, will resume the training of Gold Salute to-day and is anxious to take him…

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Mining Venture at Thowgla and Corryong

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 3

Mr. E. J. E. Pascoe, of Brighton, is applying for a mining lease for about 15,000 acres of land from Thowg[?] Creek to Corryong for the…

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Guarding Mines

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Mines Minister (Mr. Baddeley) will confer with representatives of the southern, western, and northern districts. He…

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U.s. Still Hold Manila Rich Gold Mine Lost

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 December 1941 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Sunday.—The United Press declares that the U.S. defence forces on Saturday night were still holding Manila and the Port of…

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Mine Fire Causes Damage

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 December 1941 · page 4

CESSNOCK, Saturday.—Much equipment which it may be impossible to replace was destroyed by an extensive storeroom fire at Bellbird Colliery late this afternoon…

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Miners Determined to Fight

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 December 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—According to the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) arsenal, will be established in N.S.W mining areas if the Government will…

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Desert Gold Dead

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 December 1941 · page 6

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Sunday.—Desert Gold, one of the greatest mares ever to race in Australia, is dead. She won 19 races in succession…

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Pensions for Miners

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The coal miners' tribunal in Sydney to-day approved of application being made for the payment of pensions to 250 miners…

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Colliery Idle Men Still on Holidays

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1941 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Monday.—Because insufficient men had returned from their holidays, the Bellbird colliery, one of the largest mines on the South…

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