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Mining & the mines, 1942

4,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 212

Illawarra Coke Proposed Absorption of Port Kembla Coal Co

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 2

Illawarra Coke Co., Ltd., proposes to purchase the entire undertaking and assets of Port Kembla Coal Co.. Ltd. An extraordinery meeting will…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 4

[?]1 CONSOLIDATED.—March 31: Crushed 200 tons for 140oz gold. CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE.—Period [?]d[?]d April 2: Treated 470 tons for 64oz. Cleaned…

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Minimum Wage Asked By Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

THIRROUL, Saturday.--Unless an agreement can be reached on the question of making up the minimum wage to some…

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A Concession to the Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 8

In default of some explanation, the public must feel a sense of bewilderment at the exemption of miners from the salutary…

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Minimum Wage Asked By Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

THIRROUL, Saturday.--Unless an agreement can be reached on the question of making up the minimum wage to some…

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Minimum Wage Asked By Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

THIRROUL, Saturday.--Unless an agreement can be reached on the question of making up the minimum wage to some…

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Minimum Wage Asked By Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 3

THIRROUL, Saturday.--Unless an agreement can be reached on the question of making up the minimum wage to some…

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Minimum Wage Asked By Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

THIRROUL, Saturday.--Unless an agreement can be reached on the question of making up the minimum wage to some…

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Govt. Delays Action on Coal Strikes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Federal Government is not likely to take any action against coal miners on strike in New South Wales, before Monday…

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Gold Salute Registers Still Another Failure

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Gold Salute, one of Australia's most publicised horses in recent years, registered another failure when after being solidly backed he was defeated by Art Union in the first division of today's…

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Deborah South Shows Uncertainty Of Gold

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 7

That there's nothing certain about gold mines and that even location doesn't always mean a winner was again illustrated in Melbourne last…

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Gold Salute Registers Still Another Failure

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Gold Salute, one of Australia's most publicised horses in recent years, registered another failure when after being solidly backed he was defeated by Art Union in the first division of today's…

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Monday Will Be Holiday for All Mine Workers

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

THE general secretary of the Miners Federation (Mr. Grant) said today all mine workers would be idle on Monday except those engaged…

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Monday Will Be Holiday for All Mine Workers

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

THE general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) said today all mine workers would be idle on Monday except those engaged…

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Monday Will Be Holiday for All Mine Workers

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

THE general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) said today all mine workers would be idle on Monday except those engaged…

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Monday Will Be Holiday for All Mine Workers

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

THE general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) said today all mine workers would be idle on Monday except those engaged…

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Monday Will Be Holiday for All Mine Workers

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 3

THE general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) said today all mine workers would be idle on Monday except those engaged…

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GOLD-DUST and Steel-filings But a Book

The Methodist · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

He ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, Nor that his frame was dust…

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Robbing Davy Jones Treasures, golden ingots and coin, worth millions of pounds, lie fathoms deep on the sea floor, waiting daring and resourceful salvagers, such as the Australians who wrested the Niagara gold from Davy jones,to win them

The World's News · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 6

SALVAGE of the Niagara gold last year by means of explosives, a diving bell and a steel claw, at a depth of 428 feet off…

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Gold Salute still costly

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 April 1942 · page 13

FLEMINGTON, Saturday.--Punters today added another £3000 or so to the fortunes lost on Gold Salute…

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