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Mining & the mines, 1943

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Coal Shortage Seven Mines Idle Management by Employees Proposed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: With seven mines idle in NSW to-day the coal production loss was 6340 tons compared with yesterday's…

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Miners' Fines Government Grants Amnesty New Stoppages Cause Keen Ministerial Disappointment

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The agreement readied at the coal conference last week that garnishee orders should not be enforced against outstanding…

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The Coal Mines

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: No mine was idle in N.S.W. today, due to industrial trouble. The only mine which did not work was Aberdare, where the…

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Miners Resume at Some Collieries Railway Supplies

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Faced with a warning from the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin), and an instruction to resume from the Miners' Federation Central…

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Miners' Pension Plan

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Miners' Federation will urge the Federal Government to introduce a Commonwealth pension scheme for miners…

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Miners Instructed to Resume Pay Increased

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—The United Mineworkers' Association has instructed the miners to resume work at the earliest possible date because…

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Miners Working

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday: Excepting for Aberdare, which was idle following the death of a miner yesterday, all NSW coal mines worked to-day. The…

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Mineowners and Miners to Confer on

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The Miners Federation representatives, at a round-table conference with owners on Monday, will impress upon…

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Coal Industry Men Who Will Not Play the Game Mr Wells Addresses Forum Club

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday: "In the coal-mining industry there are some men who do not want to work or play the game. They do not like…

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"Guinea Gold" Allies' Newspaper in New Guinea

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 November 1943 · page 2

Somewhere in New Guinea, Friday: "Guinea Gold," Australian army newspaper for Allied troops in New Guinea, will complete its first year…

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All Mines Working

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The question of in NSW worked to-day marking the second consecutive day that there was no industrial trouble on the…

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Cuts in Rail Coal N.s.w. Reduction Modified

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1943 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways Mr. Hartigan, said last week that the Commonwealth authorities now suggested a cut of 5,000 tons a week in…

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Coal Frauds Colliery Proprietors Charged Short Deliveries to Government

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 November 1943 · page 6

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Allegations that a huge swindle had been perpetrated in short delivery of coal to the Government…

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Coal Consumption Warning to Industries

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 November 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—"Industry is not co-operating generally in the appeal for a reduction of 12½ per cent, in coal consumption,"…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Fresh disputes involving Richmond Main, which employs more men than any other pit in Australia, offset the return to…

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More Railway Cuts Announced by Mr. Hartigan Due to Coal Shortage

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The cancellation from the week-end of 22 trains was announced by the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) to-day. The…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Including three fresh stoppages, five mines employing a total of 1420 men were idle on New South Wales…

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Miners' Response to Prime Minister Is Further Strikes. SYDNEY

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 November 1943 · page 1

Five mines, employing more than 1,500 men were idle on New South Wales coalfields to-day. Their daily production is 4,450…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Five mines, involving a production loss for the day of 4450 tons of coal from 1610 men were idle in New South Wales to-day…

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Idle Mines Holiday Arrangement

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The norths N.S.W. mines were all working to-day, but there were three holdups in the west and south…

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