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Mining & the mines, 1944

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N.s.w. Coal Loss Seven Jones Idle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Depute the re[?]ption of work at three of the eight pits the Yesterday. street [?] were [?] on NSW [?] to-day…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Although a fresh dispute involving Hepburn No 1 colliery, which has a dally output of 1250 tons developed on the NSW…

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Broken Hill Miners Seek Exemption

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday: The Miners' Union will ask the Industrial Council to obtain exemption from meat rationing for Broken Hill…

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Seven Mines Idle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Including two fresh stoppeges seven mines were idle on the NSW coalfields to-day and about 2700 men were involved in the…

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Nazis Claim That Mines Laid in N.z. Gulf

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1

"A German raider mined Hauraki Gulf, Auckland (N.Z.) resulting in the destruction of valuable, enemy shipping," claims the "Voelkischer…

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Mine Stoppage Averted by Order of Mr. Willis

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: The threatened stoppage of all the coalmines in the South Coast field. involving in pits with a daily output of 11,000 tons…

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Mines Idle

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Eight collier[?] were idle in New South wales to-day involving a production loss of 7410 tons. This makes a total loss for…

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Miners Seek Revision of Meat Rationing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

Unless authorities agree to take speedy action, whereby meat ration to miners is increased, serious trouble may occur on the western…

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Eleven Mines Idle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Including all but two of the South Coast pits 11 mines employing about 3400 men, and producing an aggregate…

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Miners Ration Work

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wed.—Scottsville coal miners carried out their threat to cease work over the meat rations working only half a day to-day, which…

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Four Mines Idle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Four coal mines employing L140men, with a daily production of 4600 tons, were idle in NSW to-day. All the mines on the…

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In Australia Army Releases New Guinea Forces Need Relief Mr. Forde Replies to Miners

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—"At a time when great demands for reinforcements for New Guinea are being made on…

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Jap Warships Sunk by Mines

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thursday. According to the Chungking radio two Jap warships hit exploding mines and sank off Stakiangkon, near Tunglui,…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Idleness at three collieries to-day resulted in a production loss of 7650 tons of coal. This brings the total loss for the week to…

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Mine Disputes

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Sunday: By direction of the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley), and by a conference held at Weston yesterday,…

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Idle Mines Summonses Against Men and Management

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: A summons was issued to-day against the manager of Abermain No. 2 Colliery and J. & A. Brown Abermain-Seaham Collieries…

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Wagga Races Anniversary Meeting To-morrow Colver and Burra Gold a Likely Double

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 4

With ordinary luck the Borambola trained Colver and Burra Gold may win their respective races at the MTC Anniversary meeting at Wagga…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: Protects as regards meet rationing and income tax assessments made more than 2400 miners idle on the NSW coalfields to-day. A…

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N.Z. Mines Wartime Control

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 6

About 60 per cent of New Zealand's coal was now being produced under State control, and mine owners in Waikato district…

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British Miners Dissatisfied with New Award

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: More than 1400 mine workers are already idle as the result of dissatisfaction regarding the new wage award…

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