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Mining & the mines, 1946

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W. Cook For Gold Taj

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: W. Cook will ride Gold Taj at Randwick to-morrow in place of J. Thompson. J. Thompson, who has had to ride, the filly on the track. Rumors of a breach between Dal- ton and Thompson were to-day (fen led tag palto% -…

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U.S. Minesweeper Sinks After Striking Mine

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 2

PEARL HARBOR, Mon.: The Navy has announced that the U.S. minesweeper, Minivet, struck a mine and sank 48 miles…

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Hogan Gold Cup Competition Games Will Be Resumed on Sunday Next

The Gundagai Independent · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 8

On Sunday next the Hogan Gold Cup competition will be resumed. At the present functure a most Interesting position has develop…

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Colliery Staffs May Hold Stop-Work Meetings Threat to Coal Production

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Although coal miners are due to resume work on Monday, members of the Australian Collieries Staff…

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Brown Coal Investigation

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Two Victorian Government experts will join the Australian delegation to Germany to investigate the…

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Coal Pact Between Ten Nations

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 2

LANDON. Sunday: Ten nations signed an agreements establishing a European coal organisation. The signatories were Britain, Belgium,…

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Hogan Gold Cup Competition Back Creek Well- in Front the Fight for Positions in Local Competition

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 8

Great interest is being shown in the Hogan Golf Cup competition. Whilst Back Station Creek, Coolac and Gundagai, now…

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Coal Miners Resume Except at Bulli

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

The coal miners resumed work throughout N.S.W. yesterday except at Bulli on South Coast. Production yesterday was expected to reach…

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Telegraphic News Coal Miners Resume Work SYDNEY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

Work was resumed at all N.S. Wales coal mines to-day except Bulli, where the men will start work to-morrow. Employment is…

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Thousands Return to Work When Power Cuts Cease Only One Coal Mine Idle

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: New South Wales industrial units went back to work to-day after inactivity lasting about a month. Miners and steel workers resumed, and…

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New Strikes Today At Three Mines

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: New strikes occurred today at three coalmines, and they included Richmond Main, second biggest producer in the…

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Coal Loading Begins For Other States

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: Coal loading for interstate parts began at Newcastle last night and it is hoped to have [?],700 tons away before the…

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White Sugar Increase Depends on Coal

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: The resumption of production of white sugar depended on the availa[?]ity of coal supplies, said the…

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Plan to Make States Free of Coal Power

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

HOBART: Tasmania's hydro-electric scheme could make N.S.W. and Victoria independent of coal-burning generators if a suitable…

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Government Plans to Control Coal

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley) is expected shortly to complete a comprehensive report…

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Transport Workers to Resume at South Coast Mines

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: With the resumption of industry continuing to-day, after the disastrous strikes. It was announced late to-night that…

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Fire in Kalgoorlie Mines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 2

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday: All underground work at the Lake View and Star Mine, and in a large portion of the Government Boulder…

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Falling Off in Gold Production

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A statement issued by the Department of Mines says that there was a slight decrease in the production…

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Plan to Make States Free of Coal Power

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 6

...Tasmania's hydro-electric scheme could make NSW and Victoria, independent of coal burning generators suitable submarine cable…

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Coal for Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The Premier (Mr. Cain) said to-night that he was unable to indicate when gas rationing would be…

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