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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

4,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 212

No Bow From Gold Salute

Truth · Sunday 5 April 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Transfer of Gold Salute from Alan Cooper to Steve Murphy has not improved the £10,000 purchase, for…

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No Mines To Open Monday LITHGOW

The Sun · Sunday 5 April 1942 · page 5

The Government decided that the mines will not work on Easter Monday, but the machinery will be overhauled…

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Gold Salute Fails Punters MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 5 April 1942 · page 3

A small fortune was left with the bookmakers when Gold Salute was beaten by Art Union in the first…

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Mine Host "Mac" Was A "Chain" Drinker Jap Born Wife Tells of Descent to Dole

Truth · Sunday 5 April 1942 · page 28

FROM hotels keeper to the ignominy of the dole is a long, long step—and a deucedly unpleasant one,…

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Collieries Near Peace

The Sun · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 3

A combined meeting of Hepburn No. 1 and Hepburn No. 2 miners' lodges at Weston today decided to adopt the…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 2

NO[?]TA KALGURLI (1912).—Period ended March 10: Treated, 9.895 tons, including 1,007 tons from development; revenue, including gold premium, £32,139; expenditure,…

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Rich Gold Crushing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 2

Two hundred ounces of gold, excluding concentrates, was extracted from two tons of quartz at the Bairnsdale School of Mines last week. The crushing came from Mr. W…

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Miners Want Curtin To Act

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 5

The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) has been asked by the miners to intervene in the dispute at Old Bulli mine…

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Hercules No. 1 Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 2
Also in Daily Mirror

Directors of Hercules No. 1 Gold Mining Co., N.L., were authorised by shareholders at [?] meeting in Melbourne to sell the gold mining leases. It was also decided that the company…

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Curtin Sends Reply To Bulli Miners

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) today replied to a telegram from officials of the Old Bulli mine, on the South Coast,…

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Mine Control Urged British Unions' Plan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 7

LONDON, April 5 (A.A.P.).— A request that the Government should requisition all mines in Britain and place them under…

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Curtin Sends Reply To Bulli Miners

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) today replied to a telegram from officials of the Old Bulli mine, on the South Coast…

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Mine Strike Threat Telegrams Sent to Ministers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 4

The officials of the Old Bulli mine on the South Coast have forwarded telegrams to the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin;…

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Six Collieries Now Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 7

Six mines were idle in New South Wales today, including Old Bulli (southern field), where at a pit-top meeting this…

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Six Collieries Now Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 3

Six mines were idle in New South Wales today, including Old Bulli (southern field), where at a pit-top meeting' this…

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Six Collieries Now Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 3

Six mines were idle in New South Wales today, including Old Bulli (southern field), where at a pit-top meeting this…

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Six Collieries Now idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 7

Six mines were idle in New South Wales today, including Old Bulli (southern field), where at a pit-top meeting this…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 3

ADELONG.—April 3, treated 16,200 cubic yards for 30[?] 1½[?] [?]. IRONBARK.—April 1, treated 257 tons for [?] 5dw[?]…

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Miners Idle At Old Bulli

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 2

THIRROUL, Tuesday.-- Old Bulli Colliery is idle again today. A strike began last week - because of deficiency claims,…

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