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Mining & the mines, 1942

630 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 32

Drastic Coal Mine Regulations

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 2

Striking cool miners will be dealt with in future by drastic regulations gazetted on Friday by the Federal Government. Owners of mines will be…

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Coal Hold-up Miners Must Resume This Morning Government's "Deadline"

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday. — Common-wealth regulations introduced at Can­berra to compel miners to remain at work, and owners to keep their mines…

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Miners "Must Resume This Morning"

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: Commonwealth regulations introduced at Canberra to compel miners to remain at work, and owners to keep their mines…

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Miners

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 2

The public will be right behind the Government in its action against the miners and its determination to keep the mines going at any cost…

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Miners Resume on Main Fields But Old Bulli Pit Idle Over-age Miner Refuses to Retire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Because of the refusal of an over-age miner to retire on pension, 360 miners at the Old Bulli colliery, on the south Coast, did…

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Miners' President Defeated

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Charles Nelson, retiring general president of the Miners' Federation, has been defeated In the general presidency ballo[?]…

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More Trouble in Mines

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—With the Old Bulli mine on the South Coast still Idle as a result of an overage mine[?] refusal to retire on a pension the…

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Colliery Hold-up

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 2

LITHGOW, Wednesday—Work ceased at the Invincible Colliery to-day when a complaint was made that dust on the underground roadway was so bad…

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Mines Near Panama

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—President Roosevelt has proclaimed the establishment of two mined areas in the vicinity of the Panama Canal. I…

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Old Bulli Miners Still Out

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—While Aber[?]re Central miners have gone back work, the men out on strike at the old Bull collier to-day defied the…

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Miners' New President Urges United War Efforts

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Wednesday.—The newly elected general president of the Miners' Federation (Mr, H. Wells) said to-day that the miners had a big duty to the…

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Mount Isa Mines May Close

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1942 · page 2

BRISBANE. Friday.—Mount Isa Mines Ltd.. Queensland's biggest mining concern, may have to close down production through labor shortage, said…

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Mining Trouble Persists

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY. Friday.—Industrial peace which was secured this morning by the return to work of men at three collieries On the western coalfields has…

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Miners Resume

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday The Aberdare miners who struck on Friday over the demand for payment of "consideration money" to an employee returned to…

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Miners to Resume

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY. Sunday.—Aggregate meetings of miners on the South Coast decided yesterday, with only 16 dissentients, that work must be resumed…

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Miners' Strike in England

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday (A.A.P.).—The management of a Kent colliery has issued 1050 summonses against striking miners, claiming damages ranging from…

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Miners Return to Work Strike Over "Consideration Money" SYDNEY

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 1

The Aberdaire miners, who struts on Friday, over the demand for moat of "cef[?]lderation money" to n employee, returned to work today…

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More Trouble in Mines 1500 Men Idle Minister Warns Owners

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—More than 1500 miners employed at the Excelsior Colliery, on the South Coast; Richmond Main, on the Maitland field; and…

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Three More Mines on Strike

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday Hebburn No. 1. and 2, and Stanford Main No. 1 collieries, on the northern field, went on strike today, increasing the…

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Five Mines Still Idle 1500 Men Involved

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday-Although Rich-mond Main, which employs about 1000 men, resumed production. five mines were idle to-day, the total number of…

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