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Mining & the mines, 1942

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Three Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Three mines were idle in N.S.W. to-day, involving the loss of production of about 3300 tons. The mines idle were Bulli and…

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Idle Miners Daylight Saving an Excuse for Striking

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Daylight saving was the cause of 650 men at the Burwood (Newcastle) coalmine going on strike this morning. The mine…

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Five Mines Idle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Five miner employing 1560 men, were idle in New South Wales to-day. The loss of production was 4800 tons…

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Mine Manager Charged with Assault

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Giving evidence in the Cesmock (Mr. Baddeley) said that the manager of Pelton…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Of the five mines idle yesterday, four resumed work this morning At Bulli Colliery, where 350 miners…

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A Recluse and His Gold

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 3

So Bill Beatty has gone west—gone where good miners go at the advanced age of 83. A recluse, leaving hoarded wealth of £2000, made up of a treacle…

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Mine Prosecutions Judge Will Sit on

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. - Judge Drake-Brockman, as chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board, said to-day that it was his…

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Prosecutions for Coal Stoppages Are Pending -- Curtin. CANBERRA

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 1

The Prime Minister. Mr. Currin announced in the House of Representatives to-day that several prosecutions for stoppage. on the…

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A Letter to My Friend in Uniform Dear Pal of Mine

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 2

So you wonder at this letter? Don't So many of you in uniform will he reading the “Be view” sent by those at home, or perhaps you have “scrounged” it from…

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All Mines Open for Work

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Announcing to-day that all mines would be open for work on Monday, the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell)…

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No Work at Three Mines

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Three mines were Idle, in N.S. Wales to-day. Bull, on the southern field, did not work to-day for the third successive working day…

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Idle Miners Prosecutions Pending Statement by Prime Minister

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday,—Several prosecutions for stoppages on the coal-fields were pending, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said in the House of…

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All Mines Working To-day For War Effort. CANBERRA

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 1

The fact that all mines are working to-days shows the sincerity of mine workers towards the war effort, declared the general…

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All Mines Working

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — All coal mines in New South Wales worked to-day. Miners will be paid double time for their day's work…

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Gold Seizure

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 1

CANNES, Tuesday (A.A.P.).—French frontier police on the French-Swiss border have seized gold ingots valued at £115,000…

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Industrial Affairs Another Mine Strike

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Because the company refused to pay compensation to an 18-year-old clipper, the wheelers and clippers struck at South…

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Escaped Convict Guards Gold Consignment Man Who Made Good

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An escaped convict assisted in the escort of £34,000 from a Melbourne bank to a camp in Victoria. He sat…

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Miners' Award Appeal Arbitration Court Has No Jurisdiction

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1942 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Full Court to-day, by a 3 to 2 majority, held that the Arbitration Court had no authority to hear an appeal from…

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Gold Salute to Be Offered at Auction

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday. — Among the racehorses to be offered at auction next Friday is Gold Salute, which was purchased by its present owner, Mr…

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Mines Control New Method in New Zealand

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 2

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Monday.—All mines in Waikato district are to be governed by a central board for the duration of the war. The…

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