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Mining & the mines, 1942

4,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 212

Federation Orders Miners to Work

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 5

The Miners' Federation Council last night ordered all miners on strike to resume work on Monday. This direction is taken to mean…

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Wide Demands By Miners' Chiefs

The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 3

Not only elimination of strikes, but sweeping changes in control of the whole industry will be sought by miners' leaders when they address meetings on the coalfields tomorrow…

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Blazing Gold Causes Stir

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 7

There was a noisy demonstration by the crowd at the Parramatta Show Gymkhana at Westmead today, when Blazing…

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Blazing Gold Causes Stir

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 7

There was a noisy demonstration by the crowd at the Parramatta Show Gymkhana at Westmead today, when Blazing…

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Blazing Gold Causes Stir

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 7

There was a noisy demonstration by the crowd at the Parramatta Show Gymkhana at Westmead today, when Blazing…

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Drastic Move To Curb Coal Strikes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

Disciplinary action by the Miners' Federation and other mining unions against members who may cause disruption or…

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Miners Leaders' Bold Move To Curb Strikes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

Disciplinary action by the Miners' Federation and other mining unions against members who may cause disruption or stoppages in contradiction to union policy is proposed in a drastic scheme adopted by the…

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Miners Leaders' Bold Move To Curb Strikes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

Disciplinary action by the Miners' Federation and other mining unions against members who may cause disruption or stoppages in contradiction to union policy is proposed in a drastic scheme adopted by the…

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Miners Leaders' Bold Move To Curb Strikes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

Disciplinary action by the Miners' Federation and other mining unions against members who may cause disruption or stoppages in contradiction to union policy is proposed in a drastic scheme adopted by the…

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Miners Leaders' Bold Move To Curb Strikes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

Disciplinary action by the Miners' Federation and other mining unions against members who may cause disruption or stoppages in contradiction to union policy is proposed in a drastic scheme adopted by the…

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Forsake Gold for Tin Canberra

The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 3

Gold-mining in Australia may be suspended, so that miners can dig for baser metals…

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Secret Agent X-9 The G-man's Aide Faces Gold Steel

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 4

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Money, Mines and Markets

Truth · Sunday 15 February 1942 · page 31

THE furore caused by the Federal Government's announcement of its sweeping plans, embracing the limitation of profits and…

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Miners call on [?]es to resume

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 15 February 1942 · page 5

Secretary Grant, of the Miners' Fed[?]ition, told the Central Council yesterday that Australians would soon be [?]ing in the streets for their lives…

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New Guinea The men were back without the gold

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1942 · page 2

Drifting into Sydney in the peace days came the New Guinea golders. They stayed a few months, burned a few thousands,…

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Full Coal Output Pledge by Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 5

Aggregate meetings of [?]coal miners on the northern and southern fields yesterday passed resolutions recognising the…

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Gold Mining May Be Curtailed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA, Sunday.—Gold mining in Australia may soon be curtailed so that men and machines may be transferred to industries regarded as more…

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Three South Mines Idle

The Sun · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 3

Three South Coast mines -- South Bulli, Corrimal and Coalcliff -- are idle today, in spite of the fact that miners on…

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All Mines Resume Production Today

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 6

All New South Wales coal mines would resume work this morning, the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Norman Mighell) said last night…

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Maude and Y. Girl Gold

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 14

DURING the half-year to December 31 Maude and Yellow Girl Gold Mining Co., N.L., treated 8285 tons for approximately 3,346 ozs. fine gold or bullion and…

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