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Mining & the mines, 1942

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Miners' Strike

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY. Monday.—Hebburn No. 2 lodge to-night decided to continue its strike, Another meeting will be held to-morrow…

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Venezuela Lays Mines

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 4

CARACAS (Venezuela). Sunday—Naval officials announced to-day that Gulf of Pariaon, on the north-east coast, has been mined. The action closes off a large…

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Miners Defy Federal Government SYDNEY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 2

Defying a Federal Government order to return to work miners at Hepburn No. 2 colliery remained on strike to-day…

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Collieries to Resume

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— The miners at Hebburn No. 1 and Hebburn No. 2 collieries on the northern field will resume work tomorrow. A conference will be held in…

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Miners' President Alleges Government Provocation

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Declaring that a really serious position was rapidly building up on the coalfields and in industry, the general president of the…

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Coal Shortage Peat Ration for Southern Ireland

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 1

DUBLIN, Monday.—Householders will not receive coal after April [?] but will be allowed a ton of peat monthly during April and May. Recent imports…

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Idle Miners "No Right to Desert Battle Stations" Challenge to Government

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Including Hebburn No. 2, which is still defying the Regulation 77 order of the Federal Government to return to work, five…

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Mine Disputes Resumption of Work at Hebburn Bulli Coulvbry Idle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday. - After the management had stood down four men to whom objection had been taken, about 400 miners who had been on…

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Control of Mines Labor Proposal in Britain

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday.—The National Council of Labor, in conjunction with the Miners' Federation, has placed a demand before the Labor members of the Government that the…

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Miners to Resume Work

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The terms of agreement reached at a compulsory conference held in Newcastle last week were accepted at the combined…

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Albury Races Record Nominations for Gold Cup Meeting on April 17 AND 18

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 6

The Albury Racing Club has received record nominations for its Gold Cup meeting on Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18, as follows:-…

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Large Mining Hold-ups

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Eight coal mines were idle on the New South Wales coalfields today, while two were, partly, idle. This is the largest…

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Mine Stoppages Government Concerned Firm Action May Be Taken

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Firm action to end coal mine stoppages may be taken by the Federal Government following a searching examination of…

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Six Mines Idle Trouble Over Payments Oonferenoe at Bulli

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Including Meitland Main, which is to resume operations immediately repairs to make the pit safe for working have been…

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Idle Mines Loss of 9000 Tons of Coal a Day War Cabinet to Consider Position

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In addition to partial hold-ups at Wongawilli, on the south coast, and Burwood on the northern field, eight New South Wales…

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New Guinea Miners Adventurous Escape From Japanese

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — While Jack Keegan, aged 55 years, miner, was at his camp in the jungle on January 23, native police boys arrived and…

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Coal Mines South Coast Pits Resume

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — While mines on the south coast which have been idle resumed operations to-day, three pits on the northern field and one…

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Idle Mines Mean Week's Coal Loss Is 20,000 Tons SYDNEY

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

Four [?]nes in the northern, south, era and Western coalfield of Now South Wiles were idle to-day as the result of industrial disputes…

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Legislative Assembly Soldiers' Sundays Off, Egg Board Criticised Cause of Coal Mine Strikes

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Premier (Mr. M'Kell) and the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) in conference this morning decided to set up committes…

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New Coal Regulations

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced to-night that new coal regulations would be promulgated to ensure continuity of work on the…

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