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Mining & the mines, 1942

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Idle Miners

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1942 · page 8

SYDNEY. Friday.—Four mine were idle in New South Wale to-day, one of which was due the derailment of a train return…

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Idle Miners Abermain and Stamford Main to Resume

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 June 1942 · page 2

CESSNOCK. Sunday.—It is expected that both Abermain No. 3 and Stamford Main No. 2. which were idle during the…

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Idle Miners

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Industrial disputes caused two mines to be idle in New South Wales to-day while a further two mines were idle for other…

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Gipsies' Gold Seized

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 3

Acting under National Security Regulations, Darlinghurst detectives last week visited a house occupied by gipsies in Dowling Street and in a box…

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Gold Mines Close Down During War. SYDNEY

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 1

The Minister for Mines Mr. J. M. Baddeley said to-day that because of the war most of the larger gold mines in this State bad ceased to…

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Six Mines Were Idle To-day. SYDNEY

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 1

Six coal mines were idle on new field to-day. These included stoppages at three pits which were in production…

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Industrial Disputes Coal Production Losses Pit-Top Committees May Be Effective

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—With the gradual formation of pit-top committees to iron out disputes at their sources, a decline is expected in the…

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Idle Miners Strikes at Six Collieries

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Fresh stoppages at three pits—Hebburn No. 2 in the north and Renown Extended and Tyldesley in the…

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Mining Industry Calls on Manpower

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Fears that further calls on mining manpower would create a serious problem in the industry, were expressed by the Mines…

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Coal Mines Factors Responsible for Stoppages Pensions Proposal

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The danger factors responsible for stoppages in the coal industry, according to the general secretary of…

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Coal for Railways Position Declared Serious

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—During the last nine years the coal used by New South Wales railways had Increased by 50 per cent., declared…

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Miners to Meet Millfield-g[?] .Ta Dispute

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The announcement that an aggregate meeting of miners on the Cessnock field would be held on Sunday is…

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19 Mines Idle 13 of Them on Strike

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Nineteen mines are idle on the New South Wales northern fields today, in the biggest stoppage since the last general coal…

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Mining Award Points to Be Revtbwed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — When a number of points in the recently announced mining award were referred back to the Coal…

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Biggest Coal Stoppage Now In Progress On N.S.W. Fields. SYDNEY

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 1

Nineteen mines arc idle an New South Wales northern fields to day in the biggest stoppage since the last general coal strike…

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Idle Miners No Work at Nineteen Collieries Loss of 14,770 tons Daily Production

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Nineteen mines were idle on the New South Wales northern fields to-day in the biggest stoppage since…

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Price of Gold

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 4

The Commonwealth Bank has fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mini on Thursday at £10/9/8 an ounce fine. Sovereigns are…

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British Mines Hamper German Shipping

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—"The Swedish newspaper "Aftonbladet" publishes an interview with a sailor from Gotenborg, who sailed for…

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Miners' Donation Big Sum Absorbed by Exchange

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Out of the £2236 sent by the Miners' Federation to London for the Red Cross to aid miners and their families,…

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Intervention in Coal Dispute

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) intervened to-day in the Millfield-Greta mining dispute by arranging for the chairman…

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