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Mining & the mines, 1942

4,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 212

Trapped By Falls In Mine LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 26 April 1942 · page 1

Between 20 and 25 miners are believed to have been trapped by heavy falls of the roof in Barnborough Colliery…

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AUSTRALIA this WEEK Miners went back but the judge saw black

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 26 April 1942 · page 10

[?] Manpower Minister Ward got his coalminers back to work all right this week, but there was one hangover…

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13 Miners Saved From Colliery

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 8

LONDON, Monday.-- Thirteen of the 17 miners trapped in the Barnbargh Main colliery,…

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13 Miners Saved From Colliery

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 8

LONDON, Monday.-- Thirteen of the 17 miners trapped in the Barnburgh Main colliery, near Mexborough (Yorkshire),…

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13 Miners Saved From Colliery

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 8

LONDON, Monday.-- Thirteen of the 17 miners trapped in the Barnburgh Main colliery, near Mexborough (Yorkshire),…

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13 Miners Saved From Colliery

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 8

LONDON, Monday.-- Thirteen of the 17 miners trapped in the Barnburgh Main colliery, near Mexborough (Yorkshire),…

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Old Miners Return Coal Workers Called Up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Sunday.—Sixteen clippers and wheelers employed at the Bellbird coal mine have received military call-up notices,…

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W.A. Labour Shortage Future of Gold Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 6

KALGOORLE, Sunday.—The Minister foR War Organisation of Industry, Mr. Dedman, announced here that he had…

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Eight Men Saved From Colliery

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.-- Eight of the 17 miners trapped in the Barnburgh Main colliery, near Mexborough (Yorkshire) were…

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Miners' Log Case Starts

The Sun · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 3

The hearing of claims by the Miners' Federation for a general increase of 10 per cent, in wages and other variations of…

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Strike at Northern Mine Ends Three Days' Record No Intention Of Putting Miners Into Army Says Bellemore

The Sun · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 3

Breaking a record of three days' freedom from strikes in coalmines throughout the State, and a clean sheet of seven working days in the North, Millfield miners came out on strike today…

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Gold Cache for Soldiers Soldiers Find Gold Hoard Digging Trench

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 5

Gunners at an anti-aircraft base near Sydney played two-up with 30 sovereigns, worth £72, yesterday. A few hours earlier one of…

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Stop Press Only One Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 12

CANBERRA, Monday.-- Millfield Coal Mine on Maitland field was idle today, but all other mines on New South Wales fields are…

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Soft Voices Of Miners Perturbed Judge

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 2

Popular opinion has it that miners are husky fellows with calloused hands and robust voices. But judges sometimes find them soft-voiced…

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Soft Voices Of Miners Perturbed Judge

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 2

Popular opinion has it that miners are husky fellows with calloused hands and robust voices. But judges sometimes find them soft-voiced. IT was so at a sitting of the Central…

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Taxation of Mining Industry

The Sun · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 7

The Commonwealth Government was urged, at the annual meeting of the Australian Mines and Metals Association in…

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Judge Bans "Fireworks" at Coal Board Meetings

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 2

MR. JUSTICE DRAKE-BROCKMAN made it clear today that he will not tolerate "fireworks" at the Central Coal Reference Board…

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Judge Bans "Fireworks" at Coal Board Meetings

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 3

MR. JUSTICE DRAKE-BROCK-MAN made it clear today that he will not tolerate "fireworks" at the Central Coal Reference Board…

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Judge Bans "Fireworks" at Coal Board Meetings

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 2

MR. JUSTICE DRAKE-BROCKMAN made it clear today that he will not tolerate "fireworks" at the Central Coal Reference Board…

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Ward's Outburst on Coal-owners More "Say" For Miners CANBERRA

The Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 3

An extraordinary proposal that miners should have a "say" in the management of pit affairs is believed to be contained in the coal report of the Minister for Labor (Mr. Ward)…

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