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Mining & the mines, 1944

4,597 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 230

Move to End Strike Order to South Coast Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 4

The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner, Mr. Mighell, yesterday ordered a resumption of work to-morrow morning at all…

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Coal Bill "Antithesis of Buck Passing" Mr. Curtin's Speech On Second Reading

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, declared in the House of Representatives to-day that the Coal Bill was "the very antithesis of passing the buck."…

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Trade, Finance & Produce Markets No Title to Axis Gold Loot Allies Aim To Tighten Goods Supply From Neutral Sources

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 14

LONDON, Wednesday.--Britain, U.S.A., and the Soviet Union have announced in simultaneous statements that they will not recognise any transfer of title in gold looted by the Axis…

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South Coast Coal Strike Miners' Executives Meet To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.—A special meeting: of miners' lodge executives will be held in Wollongong to-morrow morning to…

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Gold Leases Sought

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 8

In conjunction with Victorian mining interests, Alluvial Gold, Ltd., has applied for gold dredging leases covering about 1100 acres at Adelong…

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Miners Reject Claim by Wheelers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—Hebburn No. 2 colliery, which was closed yesterday by order of the Coal Commissioner, Mr. Mighell,…

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Mines May Resume Next

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

Hopes for settling the South Coast coal dispute, now in its tenth day, centre on a meeting of officials at Wollongong today. Coal loss totals almost 100,000 tons. ALL South Coast pits are still Idle…

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Mines May Resume on

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 3

Hopes for settling the South Coast coal dispute, now in its tenth day, centre on a meeting of officials at Wollongong…

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Mines May Resume Next

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

Hopes for settling the South Coast coal dispute, now in its tenth day, centre on a meeting of officials at Wollongong today. Coal loss totals almost 100,000 tons. ALL South Coast pits are still idle…

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Mines May Resume on

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 3

Hopes for settling the South Coast coal dispute, now in its tenth day, centre on a meeting of officials at Wollongong…

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Mines May Resume on

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 7

Hopes for settling the South Coast coal dispute, now in its tenth day, centre on a meeting of officials at Wollongong…

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Mines May Resume Next

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

Hopes for settling the South Coast coal dispute, now in its tenth day, centre on a meeting of officials at Wollongong today. Coal loss totals almost 100,000 tons. ALL South Coast pits are still late…

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Light Co. Holding Less Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

At the end of last year coal stocks of the Australian Gas Light Company were 22,000 tons, equal to 20 days' supply…

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Parley Today on Coal Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

The general strike in southern coal mines continued for the ninth day yesterday and more than 10,000 tons of coal were lost…

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Men Ignore Order Back to Mines; Settlement Hopes

The Sun · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

South Coast miners ignored the order of the Federal Government, through Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell), to resume work today. Owners had pits ready for work as instructed, but of the 3500…

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Lang Says Curtin Passes Buck to New "Coal Czar"

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

"Why won't Curtin face miners?" is the title of an article in today s Century. MR. J. T. LANG writes in Century: "Prime Minister Curtin says he…

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Lang Says Curtin Passes Buck to New "Coal Czar"

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

"why won't Curtin face miners?" Is the title of an article by Mr. J. T. Lang in today's Century. MR. LANG writes:-- "Prime Minister Curtin says he…

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Lang Says Curtin Passes Buck to New "Coal Czar"

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

"Why won't Curtin face miners?" is the title of an article by Mr. J. T. Lang in today's Century. MR. LANG writes:-- "Prime Minister Curtin says he…

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Lang Says Curtin Passes Buck to New "Coal Czar"

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

"Why won't Curtin face miners?" is the title of an article in today's Century. MR. J. T. LANG writes in Century: "Prime Minister Curtin says he…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Friday, Feb. 25, 1944. More Coal the Test of Control

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

A lofty impartiality as to where the blame lay for loss of production in the past distinguished Mr. Curtin's second reading speech…

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