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Mining & the mines, 1943

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Gold Found in Police Search

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 2

A quantity of gold coin, old sold articles and alluvial gold, the value of which has not yet been calculated, but is believed to be very considerable,…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday—An estimated production loss of about 4700 tons resulted from several stoppage on the northern and western coalfields of…

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Meadow Gold to Join Gold Mohur

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Meadow Gold, who has failed when well backed at his most recent starts, but who, nevertheless, has sown considerable…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Six collieries employing 1750 men, and with a daily production of about 5800 tons, were idle in NSW to-day. The…

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U.s. News Threat of Full-scale Coal Strike Opposition to Labor [?]Board

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tuesday.—Mr. John L. Lewis raised the threat of a fullscale soft coal strike tonight, after the policy committee of the Unites…

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Idlf Mines

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Involving 3000 men and a production loss of 7000 tons of coal, seven mines, including six on the northern…

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Vast Mine-Laying By R.A.F. Baltic Sea Again Visited

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.—The Air Ministry communique states that Bonder Command planes last night engaged in mining…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Including a stoppage involving the Richmond Main mine, which came out on a domestic issue, six collieries were…

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U.S. News Coal Mine Strike President Appeals to Men to Work Direct Interference with War Effort

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Thursday. President Roosevelt has telegraphed Mr. John L. Lewis and Mr. Thomas Kennedy, of the…

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Mine Laying Allied Fighters Busy in the Baltic Convoy Attacked Ship Sunk and Others Damaged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.—British and US fighters in daylight yesterday carried out sweeps over Northern France,…

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U.S. News Coal Strike No Resumption of Work Military to Take Over

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sat.—The public are anxiously awaiting President Roosevelt's nationwide broadcast to-morrow…

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U.S. News Coal Strike Ends Miners Willing To Work For New Employer WASHINGTON, Sunday. Quake at Corregidor

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 2

About 20 minutes before President began his broadcast warning to American miners that one individual or NEW YORK, Sunday. — A severe earthquake struck Corresgidor (Philippines) at the height of the evacuation of the personnel from…

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Idle Mines Celebration of May Day

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—In otter to celebrate May Day all mine emplayees on the western coalfields to-day failed: to work. Sixteen mines were affected…

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Coal Mines Strikes at Seven

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Almost 11,000 tons of coal was lost to-day because of strikes at seven collieries on the NSW coalfields and…

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U.S. News Resumption of Work at Mines No Retreat From Men's Demands

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday.—With the miners gradually returning to the pits to resume interrupted production for 15 days, their leader (Mr. Lewis)…

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Idle Mines Resignation of Lodge Officials

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thurs.—Because the lodge is unwilling to discipline its members who provoke unauthorised stoppages, every lodge official…

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Northern Mines Idle

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Continuing their unbroken record of production for recent weeks, all southern mines were at work to-day. Six…

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Amusements "Gold Rush Maisie" at Capitol

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1943 · page 3

Ann Southern, who characterises the stranded showgirl with a whiplash tongue and a heart of gold as no one else can, returns to her familiar and…

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"Gold Rush Maisie" at Plaza

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1943 · page 3

"Malsie, the stranded chorus girl character created with notable success by Ann Sothern, has her latest adventures in the Arizona desert in…

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Mine Stoppages

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: "The Minters' Federation must face up to the disciplining of the irresponsible minority causing stoppages in the mining…

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