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Mining & the mines, 1942

4,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 212

Dationalisation of Coal Mines and Shipping Where Do We Go From Here?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 6

"NATIONALISATION!" shouts one Minister. "Rationalisation," another puts it. "Well, Dationalisation, anyhow," Brian Fitzpatrick suggests in this latest of his reviews of Australian industrial…

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All Mines Working

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 13

CANBERRA. Friday.—The Minister for Supply, Mr. Beasley, said to-day that he had been advised by the chairman of the Coai Commission. Mr…

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Gold Bullion Recovered From Niagara

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Saturday. -- Exposed to the constant danger of being blown sky high by mines, members of the Australian and…

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Gold Bullion Recovered From Niagara

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Saturday. -- Exposed to the constant danger of being blown sky high by mines, members of the Australian and…

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Gold Bullion Recovered From Niagara

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Saturday. -- Exposed to the constant danger of being blown sky high by mines, members of the Australian and…

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Gold Bullion Recovered From Niagara

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Saturday. -- Exposed to the constant danger of being blown sky high by mines, members of the Australian and…

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Miners' Pledge to End Stoppages Leaders' Fighting Speeches Gain Support

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 5

FIGHTING speeches last Sunday by miners' leaders, notably general president H. Wells and vice-president H…

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Money. Mines and Markets

Truth · Sunday 22 February 1942 · page 31

Implementation on Friday of the Government's veto on trading in stocks and shares announced nine days earlier finally plucked from…

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Miners On Pension Quit Work

The Sun · Sunday 22 February 1942 · page 2

ABOUT 2000 mine-workers, including an additional 300 applicants approved by the Pensions…

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"Gold Salute Should Have Won Futurity"

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 22 February 1942 · page 10

FLEMINGTON, Saturday. -- Gold Salute would have won today's Futurity Stakes had he not dropped the bit in the straight, said his jockey (F…

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Amazing Salvage of Bullion From Ocean Floor They Saved £2,379,000 Gold Cargo From Niagara CANBERRA

The Sun · Sunday 22 February 1942 · page 7

Working at a depth of 438 feet and 27 miles from shore, salvage experts have retrieved £2,379,000 of gold bullion from the Union liner, Niagara, mined off the New Zealand coast 18 months ago…

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Burbidge Gold Mines

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 14

DIRECTORS of Burbidge Gold Mines, N.L., state that the Western Australian Government has undertaken boring operations on the…

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Burbidge Gold Mines

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 14

DIRECTORS of Burbidge Gold Mines, N.L., state that the Western Australian Government has undertaken boring operations on the…

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2600 Men Idle at Seven Collieries

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 2

ABOUT 2,600 men and youths are idle at seven New South Wales collieries today. Mines affected are.--North:…

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Hercules Gold

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 14

EXPENDITURE of Hercules Gold Mining Co. N.L. exceeded revenue by £344 in the half-year ended December 31…

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Hercules Gold

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 14

EXPENDITURE of Hercules Gold Mining Co. N.L. exceeded revenue by £344 in the half-year ended December 31…

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Diver "Rides" a Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 5

Early in January, 1941, the trawl caught hard on an obstruction. Chief Diver Johnstone climbed into the bell and was…

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Miners Pledge Full War Effort

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 6

Mass meetings of Western coalfields miners yesterday unanimously decided that future policy would be directed at continuity of production…

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Tax Explanation for Miners' Lodges

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 14

GENERAL SECRETARY of the Miners' Federation, Mr. G. W. S. Grant, had a conference with the Chief Inspector of Taxation (Mr…

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Tax Explanation for Miners' Lodges

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 14

GENERAL SECRETARY Of the Miners' Federation, Mr. G. W. S. Grant, had a conference with the Chief Inspector of Taxation (Mr…

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