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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

4,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 212

Big Mine Is Idle; Bus Dispute

The Sun · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 3

Burwood Colliery, largest in Australia, was idle today, when 600 miners refused to leave the…

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No Strikes But Two Mines Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 6

No miners were on strike in New South Wales yesterday. Two mines. Bloomfield (100 men) and North Wallarah (300) were Idle…

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Burwood Colliery Is Idle Today 600 Stop Work Over Transport

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 2

Australia's biggest coal mine as regards production -- Burwood Colliery on the northern coalfields -- is idle today because…

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Burwood Colliery Is Idle Today 600 Stop Work Over Transport

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 2

Australia's biggest coal mine as regards production-- Burwood Colliery on the northern coalfields-- is idle today because…

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Burwood Colliery Is Idle Today 600 Stop Work Over Transport

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 2

Australia's biggest coal mine as regards production-- Burwood Colliery on the northern coalfields-- is idle todavybecause…

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Burwood Colliery Is Idle Today 600 Stop Work Over Transport

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 2

Australia's biggest coal mine as regards production-- Burwood Colliery on the northern coalfields --is idle today because…

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Burwood Colliery Is Idle Today 600 Stop Work Over Transport

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 2

Australia's biggest coal mine as regards production-- Burwood Colliery on the northern coalfields -- is idle today because…

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Dockyard Men to Resume All Miners at Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 7

The 200 electricians who were on strike at, a Sydney dockyard decided yesterday afternoon to resume work to-day…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 4

CHEWTON: May [?] trested [?] tons for 6[?] COCKS ELDORADO: May 2, treated 51[?]200 cubic yar[?]s for 105[?]z smelted gold and 2 tons…

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Miners, Dock Workers Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 8

About 500 men at two collieries on the northern and southern fields are on strike today…

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Miners, Dock Workers Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 8

About 500 men at two collieries on the northern and southern fields are on strike today…

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Miners, Dock Workers Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 8

About 500 men at two collieries on the northern and southern fields are on strike today…

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Victorian News Miners Defended

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 2

THE President of the Wonthaggi Branch of the Miners' Union (Mr. Idress. Williams), when…

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Miners, Dock Workers Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 8

About 500 men at two collieries on the northern and southern fields are on strike today…

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Miners, Dock Workers Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 3

About 500 men at two collieries on the northern and southern fields are on strike today…

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Official Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 4

Pric[?] for gold ledged with mints and refiners. May 2 and 4[?] Fine oz., £10/9/ (unch.); stan. oz. (22 carats), £9/11/7 (unch.). Sovereigns. May [?]. £[?]/ (unch.)…

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Miners Strike Over Bus Journey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 9

Refusing to walk 400 yards to work, about 600 mines at the Burnwood colliery, on the northern coalfield, went on strike…

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Mr. Ward's Coal Plan Dropped

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 9

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Recommendations by the Minister for Labour. Mr. Ward, for reconstruction of the coal industry…

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Ward's Appeal Dramatic Call to Miners

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--A dramatic call to all former coal miners throughout Australia to return to the pit at once, was…

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Ward's Appeal Dramatic Call to Miners

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--A dramatic call to all former coal miners throughout Australia to return, to the pit at once, was…

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