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Mining & the mines, 1942

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Two Mines Idle Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 1

Altogether two mines were idle or New South Wales fields today. They were Metropolitan in the south and Renown in the west…

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Timber Shortage Mar Render Mines Idle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—"The grave shortage of pit timber in New South Wales may have far-reaching effects on the nation's coal production." said…

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Mine Stoppages Shortage of Pit Timber

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—New forests may be opened in the western districts of N.S.W. to provide timber for coal mines. The shortage of pit timber…

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Another Coal Dispute Causes Big Production Loss SYDNEY

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 1

About 550 miners stopped work to-day at the South Bulli colliery, the biggest mine on the south coast…

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Coal for Other States

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The transport of Maitland coal from the northern field to South Australia and Victoria was begun to-day…

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Seven Miners Summoned Under Security Act

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Seven miners from Mt. Klera Colliery, on the southern coalfields, have been summoned under the National…

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Two Mines Idle at South Bulli and Stockton

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—More than 900 miners were thrown idle, by industrial disputes which held up production at two pits on the…

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Idle Mines Disputes Over Pay and Roster

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Including South Bulli, where more than, 600 men have been on strike for three days of a protest against…

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South Clifton Miners Strike Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 2

As a protest against the penalties imposed by Judge Drake Brock mani yesterday on the Mount Keira strikers the South Clifton, miners are idle…

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Miners Fined Judge Threatens More Severe Penalties

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Fines ranging from £5 to £10 were imposed by Judge Drake-Brockman in the Federal Arbitration Court…

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[?]Miners Strike [?] Coal Control Regulations [?] enge to Government

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1942 · page 5

[?] Friday. — The first [?] in protest against the new [?] control regulations occurred to-day when SOuth Clifton miners…

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Australianalities the Gold Stone

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 4

It happened at Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo, long years ago, two schoolboys were playing around at a place where miners had once,…

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Coal Production Record Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 1

The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner Mr. Mighell, today declared that cool production in New South Wales for the fortnight ended August…

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1,200,000,000 Buttons Made Mostly From Coal for Britain's "Utility" Suits

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 4

About 1,200,000,000 buttons, moulded from plastic materials are wanted for the "utility" suits designed for wartime wear in…

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Coal Record Announced by Commissioner

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 September 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Des[?] it as "a splendid achieveme[?] the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr.Mighell) to-day…

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Coal Mines

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—All coal mines were working in New South Wales to-day with the exception of a stoppage at the…

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Sweeping the North Sea for German Mines

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 September 1942 · page 4

DAWN reveals a little fleet of trawlers riding to the swell at an East Coast haven. They are not fishing trawlers, but they do fish for enemy mines Soon they will be under way with bows headed towards the North Sea. They know the danger confronting them;…

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Coal Mine Stoppages

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 September 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—One mine on the southern coalfields which was idle yesterday resumed work to-day and another mine on this field has…

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Five Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Wednesday.—Four strikes, including two in the north, and a mechanical breakdown threw 1340 miners idle and…

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Stock Exchange Sales Failing Tendency in Sydney Mining Steady

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The market continued to be bright on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day, but a falling tendency was…

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