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Mining & the mines, 1942

4,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 212

Gold From Niagara (Continued)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 6

Captain Herd realised thier peril, and ordered them to come aboard. Absorbed by their labours, Johnstone and Bryant continued to bale. Twice…

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2600 Idle Miners Told To Resume

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 7

The Southern Delegate Board of the Miners' Federation today instructed miners idle on the South Coast to resume…

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Suspension Of Mine Pension Plan Possible

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 14

CANBERRA, Monday.-- The Federal Government may suspend the pensions scheme in the coal industry…

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2600 Idle Miners Told To Resume

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 7

The Southern Delegate Board of the Miners' Federation today instructed miners idle on the South Coast to resume…

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Australians Salvage Gold From Sunken Niagara

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 6

Exclusive pictures of the recovery of gold worth more than £2,397,000 from the sunken liner Niagara off the New Zealand coast. These pictures, and others which appear on page 7, were taken by a "Herald" staff photographer, who was the only photographer on board the salvage ship. Left: The start of the record-breaking salvage feat. The diving bell or submarine observation chamber from which the diver directed operations, being lowered overboard to the wreck 438 feet below…

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Nazis Get Plenty of Oil From Coal London, Monday.--

The Sun · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 1

Ridiculing reports that Germany is short of oil a correspondent of the British United Press on the German frontier says that Germany is building further synthetic plants, the latest in Upper Silesia being…

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Exclusive Pictures of Australian Salvage Expedition Recovering Gold From Niagara

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 7

The salvage ship Claymore moored over the wreck of the Niagara by six mooring lines totalling 4,320 feet of steel wire. The diving bell is being hoisted overboard, the 3-ton weight listing the little ship…

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Amazing Salvage Feat in N.Z. Niagara's £2,379,000 in Gold Record Venture Described By Our Reporter, Who Was in the Salvage Ship (World Copyright.)

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

Gold worth more than £2,379,000 has been recovered from the sunken liner Niagara after an amazing struggle in terrible weather and in deep, heavily mined…

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Miners Get Day's Grace to Resume Coal Production Canberra

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 7

Striking coal miners have been given 24 hours' grace by the Commonwealth Government to adjust their grievances and return to work. Today three mines were idle through…

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Gretamain Collieries Reduction In Capital Proposed

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

A further reduction in capital is proposed by Gretamain Collieries, Ltd. Shareholders will be asked to…

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Trawler Sunk by Mine

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

The sinking of the trawler Millimumul on the evening of March 26, 1941, after a mine which…

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Federal Action on Coal Stoppages Curtin Calls For Full Report 1300 Miners Defy Order to Work

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.-- A renewed attempt by the Federal Government to end the stoppages on the coalfields may be made today. Senior ministers expressed themselves as horrified at the news that seven…

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Federal Action on Coal Stoppages Curtin Calls For Full Report 1300 Miners Defy Order to Work

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.-- Federal Government action to deal with stoppages in the coal industry has been deferred till tomorrow. The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) agreed to this today at the urgent request of…

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Federal Action on Coal Stoppages Curtin Calls For Full Report 1300 Miners Defy Order to Work

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.-- Federal Government action to deal with stoppages in the coal industry has been deferred till tomorrow. The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) agreed to this today at the urgent request of…

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Federal Action on Coal Stoppages Curtin Calls For Full Report 1300 Miners Defy Order to Work

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.-- A renewed attempt by the Federal Government to end the stoppages on the coalfields may be made today. Senior ministers expressed themselves as horrified at the news that seven…

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Federal Action on Coal Stoppages Curtin Calls For Full Report 1300 Miners Defy Order to Work

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.-- Federal Government action to deal with stoppages in the coal industry has been deferred till tomorrow. The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) agreed to this today at the urgent request of…

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Govt. Action Today Unless Miners Work

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 6

Unless striking miners return to work immediately or produce legitimate grounds for their idleness National Security Regulations will be enforced against them by the…

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Niagara's Gold £2,379,000 Salvaged

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

Gold bars to the value of £2,379,000 have been recovered from the wreck of the R.M.S. Niagara, which was sunk by…

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Discussions on Double Gold Salute Popular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Discussions on the Newmarket Handicap to-day took a wide range. The Oakleigh Plate winner. High…

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£2,379,000 Gold Salvage Feat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 7

The old coastal steamer Claymore, from which the salvage worked in recovering the gold in the sunken Niagara off the New Zealand coast. It was one of the most remarkable salvage feats' in history. This exclusive picture shows the vessel…

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