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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

4,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 212

Stop Press Miners Ordered Back

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 16

Southern branch Miners' Federation this afternoon instructed all striking South Coatst miners to resume work immediately…

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Would Peg Mining Conditions

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 2

"I believe that our mining problems can be overcome," said Mr. Gregory Forster, secretary of…

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Coal Owners Advise Curtin On Stoppage

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 5

The chairman of the combined Colliery Proprietors Association (Mr. T. Armstrong, M.L.C.) said today that he had…

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Union Orders Goal Miners Back To Work

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 2

About 4000 miners on strike on the South Coast were instructed to return to work immediately by the Southern…

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Strikes at 10 Mines of One Group

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Coal production amounting to 10,000 tons daily will be lost as a result of the strike of 2,800 employees…

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Stop Press Curtin's Telegran on Coal Hold-up

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 16

Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) telegraphed Miners' Federation today as follows: "Australia's position is so grave that if coal is not…

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Stop Press Curtin's Telegram on Coal Hold-up

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 16

Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) telegraphed Miners' Federation today as follows: "Australia's position is so grave that if coal is not…

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Mine Hold-ups Worry Govt. 22 Pits Idle on Coalfields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 5

Federal Ministers are making determined efforts to end stoppages at 22 New South Wales coal mines. The mines, which employ 2000 men, have a daily…

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Mine Stokes Must Stop, Curtin-warns Men Threat Of Drastic Action; 30 Pits Are Idle To-day

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 3

Strikes on the coalfields must cease, the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, to-day informed the Miners' Federation. "So grave is Australia's position that if coal is not available for essential war purposes, I must take steps to get it," said Mr. Curtin…

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Northern Miners Told To Resume Work 28 N.S.W. Coal Mines Still Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 3

All coal miners on strike in the north were instructed today by the Northern Miners' Management Board to return to…

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Northern Miners Told To Resume Work 28 N.S.W. Coal Mines Still Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 3

All coal miners on strike in the north were instructed today by the Northern Miners' Management Board to return to…

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Northern Miners Told To Resume Work 28 N.S.W. Coal Mines Still Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 3

All coal miners on strike in the north were instructed today by the Northern Miners' Management Board to return to…

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Northern Miners Told To Resume Work 28 N.S.W. Coal Mines Still Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 3

All coal miners on strike, in the north were instructed today by the Northern Miners' Management Board to return to…

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Colliery Explosion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 12

LONDON, Jan. 6 (A.A.P.).—In an explosion at a colliery in Lancashire, six miners were killed and four were injured. Those killed included the…

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Mine Strike May End Warning by Mr. Curtin "Must Have Coal"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 11

Thirty of the large coalmines in New South Wales were idle yesterday because of strikes, but work is likely to be resumed at…

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Work At 29 Collieries Is Af Standstill

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 3

Twenty-one northern and eight South Coast collieries are still reported idle to-day. Loss in production is estimated at 35,000 tons a day…

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Thailand Tin Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Mr. Ambrose Pratt, chairman of Peninsula Tin (N.L.), informed shareholders at the annual meeting to-day that no…

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Owners Will Ask Curtin To Act. 28 N.S.W. Coal Mines Still Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 2

Twenty-eight N.S.W. coal mines are idle today because of strikes. ONLY one of the eight mines which…

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Money, Mines and Markets

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 12

BUSINESS opened on the Stock Exchange today on the moderately brighter note to which it attained in yesterday's dealings. While turnover in A.C. Loans continued to constitute a large proportion of the total turnover, buying inquiry strengthened for industrial shares, and bidding covered a…

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We Must Have Coal!

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 8

Neither workers nor bosses (to use Mr. Curtin's classification) can be let monkey with Australia's coal production for their own ends or because of their own complaints…

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