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Mining & the mines, 1944

4,597 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 230

Miners Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 8

PORTLAND, Friday.—Fifteen invincible Colliery miners appealed in court to-night to answer charges of absenteeism…

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61 Miners Fined

The Sun · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Saturday. --Sixty-one miners were fined £3 each for absenteeism today…

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Close Check on Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 3

Men released from the Army for service in the mines will be only those approved by the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell)…

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Close Check on Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 2

Men released from the Army for service in the mines will be only those approved by the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell)…

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Close Check on Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 2

Men released from the Army for service in the mines will be only those approved by the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell)…

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Close Check on Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 3

Men released from the Army for service in the mines will be only those approved by the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell)…

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Threat to Small Mines

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 3

COMPLAINTS from mining companies operating on a comparatively small scale in Victoria and Tasmania…

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Victorian Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 12

Victoria's gold yield for 1943 totalled 56,511oz. fine, a decrease of 44,986oz. on the 1942 output. The yield was worth £590,544 in…

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83 Miners In Court Hearing

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Saturday.-- Eighty-three employees of Aberdare Extended colliery appeared at a special sitting of…

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Miners May Get Tax Extension

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 8

It is believed that miners will be granted an extension of time to pay taxation assessments. The general president of the Miners'…

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12 Miners Fined for Absenteeism

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 2

PORTLAND, Saturday.--At a special sitting of the police court last night 12 employees of Invincible colliery, Cullen Bullen, were fined on a charge of failing to attend for work at the mine on January 5 last…

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Fines For 12 Mine Workers

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 4

PORTLAND, Saturday.--At a special sitting of the police court last night 12 employees of Invincible colliery, Culler Bullen,…

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83 Miners In Court Hearing

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Saturday.-- Eighty-three employees of Aberdare Extended colliery appeared at a special sitting of…

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No Release Of Miners From Army

The Sun · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 2

No miners will be released from the armed forces for return to the coal industry, unless…

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Court Fines Twelve Miners for Absenteeism

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 5

PORTLAND, Friday.--Twelve coalminers were fined £2, with £5 costs, before a special night court for having absented themselves from work on January 5. The miners are employed at…

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Industry Slowed Down by Disputes Miners Get Last Chance To Work

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 5

Disturbances in five industries affecting output of goods and munitions in Australia are:-- Continuous stoppages at the abattoirs have caused a shortage of weekend meat supplies…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Saturday, February 5, 1944 Coal and Meat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 8

Officials of the Miners' Federation made one of their periodic pilgrimages to Canberra this week, ostensibly to discuss…

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Coal Men to Resume

Truth · Sunday 6 February 1944 · page 18

MINERS at the Invincible Colliery, Cullen Bullen, were ordered yesterday to resume work on Tuesday by the Chairman of…

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Limit on Army men for mines

The Sun · Sunday 6 February 1944 · page 2

Representatives of the Miners' Federation Central Council will ask for a "streamlined" plan for Army releases when they…

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61 absent miners are fined CESSNOCK

The Sun · Sunday 6 February 1944 · page 2

SIXTY-ONE miners were today fined £3 each and 8- costs for absenteeism by Mr. Atkinson, SM…

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