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Mining & the mines, 1944

4,597 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 230

The King And The Queen Eat At Colliery Canteen

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.).--The King and Queen sat down to lunch with 70 miners in a colliery canteen during a tour of Yorkshire coalfields. They enjoyed a meal of roast beef, Brussels sprouts, and roast…

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Loss of the Padua Struck A Mine

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

News received from London dated October 30, stated that the International Red Cross Society has announced the Portuguese…

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Move in House on Coal Position

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Opposition is to move the adjournment on the coal position in the House of Representatives to-morrow. Its…

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Gold Stocks Decline In United States

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

It is reported that the huge gold stocks of the United States have been declining steadily for more than two years…

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Attack on Curtin for Coal Hold-ups

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday. -- When he moves the adjournment of the House of Representatives today to debate stoppages in the coalfields, Mr. Harrison (U.A.P., N.S.W.) will claim that the coal position has…

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Stop Press Orr Replaced on Coal Commission

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 12

Mr. W. Orr, Miners Federation representative on the Commonwealth Coal Commission is to be replaced by Mr. J. Martin, of the…

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Deep Sea Coal Charters New Freight Clause

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

The British Ministry of War Transport have informed the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom and the Liverpool…

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Attack Oh Curtin for Coal Hold-ups

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday. -- When he moves the adjournment of the House of Representatives today to debate stoppages in the coalfields, Mr. Harrison (U.A.P., N.S.W.) will claim that the coal position has…

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King Dines with Miners Tour of Yorkshire Coalfields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 6

LONDON, Feb. 10 (A.A.P.).— The King and Queen lunched with 70 miners in a colliery canteen during an all-day tour of…

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"Tell Me How To Get More Coal" -- Curtin

The Sun · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday. -- "I only wish there was somebody in this country who could tell me how to get more coal," the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, declared in the House of Representatives today…

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Mechanisation in Mines Colliery Owner's Views

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 11

The chairman of Northern Collieries, Ltd., Mr. Telford Simpson, said yesterday that coal-owners had told the Prime…

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Lower Gold Output

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 12

Production of gold in New South Wales in December last was 4254[?]44 fine oz., compared with 8905.33 fine oz in December, 1942. Output in 1943 amounted to 63.779.29 fine…

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Coal Loss in North

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—Production lost as a result of strikes on the northern coalfields this week exceeded 11,000 tons. Five mines employing…

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Compulsory Talks In Mine Disputes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

The chairman of the Central Coal Authority (Mr. A. C. Willis) has ordered a compulsory conference at Newcastle…

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Compulsory Talks In Mine Disputes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

The chairman of the Central Coal Authority (Mr. A. C. Willis) has ordered a compulsory conference at Newcastle…

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Compulsory Talks in Mine Disputes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

THE chairman of the Central Coal Authority (Mr. A. C. Willis) has ordered a compulsory conference at Newcastle on Monday to consider…

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Compulsory Talks in Mine Disputes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

THE chairman of the Central Coal Authority (Mr. A. C. Willis) has ordered a compulsory conference at Newcastle on Monday to consider…

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Leningrad Devastated, Ringed With Mines

The Sun · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday.--Red Army sappers and ARP workers have lifted 200,000 German mines within sight of Leningrad, cables a Reuter correspondent who has just visited the city. He describes the area outside…

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Coal Shortages To End Soon

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 9

Coal shortages in Melbourne and Adelaide would be relieved shortly, the Director of Shipping (Sir Thomas Gordon) announced…

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Gold Dust "Through a Glass Darkly"

The Methodist · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

What we, when face to face we. see The Father of our souls shall be, John tells us doth not yet appear; Ah! did he tell what we are here!…

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