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Mining & the mines, 1942

4,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 212

Miners to Resume Today P.M.'s Ultimatum Expires At Noon

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 5

Striking N.S.W. miners would be back at work at 7 a.m. today, Miners' Federation officials declared yesterday. This assurance followed a 24-hour ultimatum to…

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Shock To Coal-Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Friday. --The Federal regulations took northern miners by surprise. Mast of the men were prepared to…

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7000 Miners Go on Strike 22 Collieries Are Idle

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 8

SEVEN thousand miners are on strike, and 22 coal mines, in both southern and northern fields, are closed down in N.S.W. Daily output of these mines is approximately 45,000 tons…

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Miners New Leaders

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 8

NORTHERN miners have elected Henry Scanlon and William McBlane as their executive officers for 1942…

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Mines Still Idle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 14

Mines were idle on the northern and western fields yesterday. A strike of enginedrivers on the private railway line of J. and A…

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Alleged Gold Share Swindlers Arrested

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Men alleged to have swindled persons of nearly £12,000 have been arrested. Detectives have worked for months…

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Coal Ultimatum Resumption Expected on

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 2

"I feel certain all coal mines will have resumed work by Monday. Most of our men are back on their jobs now," said…

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Coal Ultimatum Resumption Expected on

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 2

"I feel certain all coal mines will have resumed work by Monday. Most of our men are back on their jobs now," said…

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Coal Ultimatum Resumption Expected on

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 2

"I feel certain all coal mines will have resumed work by Monday. Most of our men are back on their jobs now," said…

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Coal Ultimatum Resumption Expected on

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 2

"I feel certain all coal mines will have resumed work by Monday. Most of our men are back on their jobs now," said…

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Penn State Lose First Match in Mine Years

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 8

NEW YORK.-- Penn State's undefeated Soccer streak of 65 straight, games over a nine-year period ended recently with a 1-nil defeat…

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Miners Expected to Resume Reply to Curtin's Appeal

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 2

Reports today indicated that work will probably be resumed on Monday at each of the six coal mines idle yesterday…

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Miners Expected to Resume Reply to Curtin's Appeal

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 2

Reports today indicated that work will probably be resumed on Monday at each of the six coal mines idle yesterday…

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Action On Coal Stoppages Fines, Jail If Output Halted

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 2

Colliery owners and miners will be compelled to maintain continuity of coal production under Federal regulations gazetted yesterday…

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Sharp Decline in N.g. Gold Profit to £60,027

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 6

A profit of £60,027 was earned by New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., for the year ended September 30, after providing £23,894 for depreciation…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1942 Show-down on the Coal-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 12

The action taken by the Government against stoppages on the coal-fields, and the Prime Minister's statement in…

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Drastic New Coal Powers Ministry Acts to End All Stoppages Some Pits Still Idle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 13

National Security Regulations providing for stringent penalties against employers and employees responsible for the interruption of coal production were promulgated shortly after noon yesterday, when the…

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All Miners at Work on Monday, Union Declares Dispute Settled At Five Pits; Govt. Sets Its Deadline

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 3

Miners' Federation officials believe that work will resume at all idle coal mines on Monday. Position to-day was: NORTH.--Hold-up at Save of seven idle mines settled. No difficulty anticipated regarding resumption of…

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Money, Mines and Markets

Truth · Sunday 11 January 1942 · page 35

INVESTMENT trading opened quietly this week in the dull but steady vein of the closing days of last week, but gradually gathered…

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Govt. Edict on Mines Faces Test Tomorrow

Truth · Sunday 11 January 1942 · page 22

THE regulations created by the Federal Government to compel the miners to remain at work and the mine owners to keep the mines open and working will have their test tomorrow morning…

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