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Mining & the mines, 1945

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Problem of the Gold Standard

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 December 1945 · page 2

Critics of the proposed agreement between Great Britain and United States, expected to emerge as a condition of the granting to the British Government dollar credits to the value of about £1100 million sterling, are warning both Britain and the…

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Coal Supplies May Cease in Three Weeks

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The New South Wales Government is now seeing if more coal can be obtained from open .cut mining,…

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Possibility of Miners Resuming Soon Ironworkers May Decide to Fight Alone

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: An important trades union leader to-night stated that there was a possibility that miners and seamen may announce their willingness to resume…

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Coal Position Worsens in Queensland

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: The coal position in Queensland is deteriorating and the troopships Canberra and Katoomba may be held up at…

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No Promise to Miners of Nationalisation Statement By Premier

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The State Government does not intend to re-enact the provisions of the 1932 Coal Bill in its entirety, it was learned…

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Miners Decide to Resume Work To-day Seamen Yet to Give Decision

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 December 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Aggregate meetings of miners on the southern, western and northern coalfields to-day decided to resume work as from to-morrow. Only 2911 out of a total membership of 15,000 voted. Final figures from…

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Coal Miners Resume Work

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 2

MINERS resumed work at all northern pits (with one minor exception) yesterday, but six of the largest colleries on the…

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Striking Seamen to Resume Work Five Coal Mines Still Idle

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The seamen to-day decided to resume work by a majority vote of 1103 to 111. There were unanimous decisions in Sydney, Melbourne, Port…

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Miners and Seamen Return to Work Electricity Restrictions Remain SYDNEY

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 2

All but six collieries in N.S.W. resumed work to-day in terms of the A.C.TU. recommendations adopted by a narrow majority at mass meetings…

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Telegraphic News Miners Resume Work Seamon also Decide to Resume SYDNEY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 2

All [?] N.S.W. [?] to-day [?] A.I.C.E. [?]…

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Return to work only gradual Coal Arrives For Gas Co., Bunnerong

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: It is not anticipated that there will be any general resumption of work in industry…

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Gasworks, Coal Stock Seized

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The Premier (Mr. Cain) said to-day that small stocks of coal held by a country gas works had been…

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Gale Lashes British Coast Ships Battered: Mines Ashore

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Wed (A.A.P.): A 70 m.p.h. gale swept the British coast yesterday and is continuing unabated…

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Nationalisation of Coal Bill in Commons

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: The coal industry Nationalisation Bill, which seeks to establish public ownership and control of coal mining, was…

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Nationalisation of British Coal Wide Scope of New Bill

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.): The Coal Industry Nationalisation Bill, published to-day, will bring the whole coal industry,…

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Mine Alley Endangers Shipping Naval Protection For Troopships

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 December 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): As escort of naval launches and frigates will be given to all troopships steaming through "Mine Alley," off…

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Gold Salute Drops Dead

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 December 1945 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wed.: The New Zealand bred horse Gold Salute, dropped dead on the track this morning. As a three year old Gold…

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Mine-layer Reaches Port

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 December 1945 · page 2

Auxiliary mine layer Bungarae, which broke down off Sydney Heads on Wednesday, reached Port Jackson at 9.45 a.m., with two corvettes…

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Mines Washed Up by Sea Disposal Squads' Busy Christmas

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: Naval mine disposal squads, working day and night over the Christmas holidays on the gale-swept south…

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"Failed in their Duty to People" Governments and the Coal Strikers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1945 · page 5

The Federal Government was ended to credit for standing up at hit last for the rule of law and the principles of arbitration; but the…

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