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Mining & the mines, 1942

4,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 212

Comment of Miners' Leader

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

"If Mr. Curtin acts against the Mt. Kembla and Excelsior miners I fear the action will not be one calculated to assist us to overcome minor…

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New Occidental Gold

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 10

WITH a view to stepping up production of copper, New Occidental Gold Mines proposed to begin work on Jubilee orebody of the northern end of the New Cobar Mine,…

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New Occidental Gold

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 10

WITH a view to stepping up production of copper, New Occidental Gold Mines proposed to begin work on Jubilee orebody of the northern end of the New Cobar Mine…

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New Occidental Gold

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 10

WITH a view to stepping up production of copper, New Occidental Gold Mines proposed to begin work on Jubilee orebody of the northern end of the New Cobar Mine,…

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New Occidental Gold

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 10

WITH a view to stepping up production of copper. New Occidental Gold Mines proposed to begin work on Jubilee orebody of the northern end of the New Cobar Mine,…

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Tragedy Puts One Mine Idle

The Sun · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 3

The only mine reported, idle in NSW today was Old Bulli, where work was stopped after a fatal accident. Terribly injured when a steel cable suddenly struck him on…

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Taking Action on Coal Stoppages

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 6

The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said yesterday the Federal Government would take appropriate action against New South Wales miners who stopped work, defying the…

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Mine Washed Up Near Byron Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.--Police are guarding a mine encrusted with barnacles, which has been washed ashore on a lonely beach north of…

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Worker Killed In Accident; One Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

All mines in New South Wales are working today except Old Bulli, where work stopped after a fatal accident…

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Worker Killed In Accident; One Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

All mines in New South Wales are working today except Old Bulli, where work stopped after a fatal accident…

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Worker Killed In Accident; One Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

All mines in New South Wales are working today except Old Bulli, where work stopped after a fatal accident…

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Worker Killed In Accident; One Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 1

All mines in New South Wales are working today except Old Bulli, where work stopped after a fatal accident…

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Worker Killed In Accident; One Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

All mines in New South Wales are working today except Old Bulli, where work stopped after a fatal accident…

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Daily Telegraph Picture Stories Gunn's Gully -- Mining His Business

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 7

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Items of Interest For The Countrywoman Red Cross Hints Contest Brings Total of 290 Entries Mine of Useful Information for "Land" Readers

The Land · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 10

ENTRIES in the Red Cross hints competition closed on Friday last with an iinposing total of 290 hints sent in by approximately 120 different competitors. That is a very fine result, indeed, and the great number of useful…

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Will Copper Keep Gold Mines Going?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 7

IT isn't always wise to sell out on bad news. In present circumstances it might even have been unwise…

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Plan to Ensure Coal Peace

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 5

A new move to bring about peace in the coal industry was made possible yesterday by the appointment of special committees…

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Mine Death Cause of Hold-up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 13

THIRROUL. Friday.—When the brake on the winding drum an the top of an incline at Old Bulli mine failed during handling of the first set of…

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Finance and Markets Offer of Mine to Govt

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 6

To make available a considerable amount of copper for the war effort, New Occidental Gold Mines has offered to place one…

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Newmarket Handicap Gold Salute's Brilliance Barrier Position Will Help Our Own Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The improvement displayed by Gold Salute in the Futurity Stakes at Flemington last Saturday,…

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