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Riverina · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

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Miners' Award Must Stand, Says Judge Objection to Mechanical Units

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) intends asking the Labor Minister (Mr. Ward), as a matter of…

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Gold Production

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Production of gold in New South Wales for November, 1941 was 4520 ounces (fine), valued at £48.262, compared with 9395…

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Mine Dispute Ministerial Intervention After Court's Decision

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A compul­sory conference of the parties concerned in the Richmond Main Colliery dispute will be held tomorrow. The Federal Minister for Labor (Mr. Ward)…

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Mines in Full Work Fines for Causes of Stoppage

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — With the return to work of pits which were idle on the southern and northern fields yesterday, all coal mines in New South…

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Pensioned Miners May Make Application to Resume Work a Federal Anomaly

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Miners' Pensions Tribunal will give favorable consideration to applications by miners retired at the age of 60 years, to…

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All Coal Mines Working

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNET, Thursday.-There were no coal mines idle in New South Wales to-day…

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Miners' Claims

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY. Thursday.-Judge Drake-Brockman, chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board, said to-day that he had reached a decision on the…

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MORE N.S.W. Coal Mine Disputes. Men Claim That Gas Is Present. SYDNEY

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 1

About 350 miners at Corrimal colliery on the south coast are idle today because of a dispute regarding the safety of the mine…

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Corrimal Colliery Idle

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.-Corrimal Colliery, on the South Coast, was idle to-day because of a dispute regarding the & ety of the mine. About 250 miners…

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Federal Parliament Criticism of Ministerial Broadcasts Mr. Ward's "Policy" Fear of Upheaval in Coal Industry

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday. - In the House of Representatives to-day, Sir Charles Marr (U.A.P., Parkes) claim­ed that Ministerial statements…

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Miners' Patriotism

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—"Australian miners will produce coal as long as it is possible to do so to enable the Japanese menace to be declared," the general…

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Miners' Federation Flouts Coal Board Decision Extraordinary Attitude," Says Judge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.-Judge Drake Brockman told Central Coal Reference Board to-day that if the Miners' Federation continued to flout the decision concerning…

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Albury Gold Oup

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 6

At a meeting of the Albury Racing held last night it was decided to again next Friday to reconsider the arangements for the forthcoming Gold…

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Gold Salute May Be Leased to S. Murphy

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday. —Gold Salute has been leased to trainer S. Murphy for 12 months. His owner. A. E. Cooper, left for…

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Idle Miners Modification of Pension Scheme to Provide Labor Dearth of Winding Drivers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Although the South Clifton Colliery resumed production to-day, about 500 miners at the Invincible pit on the Western field,…

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Colliery Still Idle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Only the Corrimal Colliery on the South Coast, was idle to-day, and it is expected that production at this pit will be resumed…

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Sabotage at Colliery

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Mines Minister (Mr. Baddeley) to-day announced that immediate action would be taken with regard to the sabotage at the…

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Miners Warned May Be Drafted to Labor Corps Disputes in N.s.w

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Federal Government intends to use fully the powers under Statutory Rule No. 77 to deal with industrial…

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Mine Found Off Clovelly

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Members of the R.A.N. today rendered harmless an enemy mine which was discovered yesterday by an inter-State steamer…

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Enemy Mine Found Off N.S.W. Coast. SYDNEY

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 1

Members of the R.A.N. today I rendered harmless an enemy [?] which was discovered yesterday by an interstate steamer off the coast…

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