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Mining & the mines, 1944

4,597 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 230

New Coal Moves Expected Vital Meeting Of Cabinet South Coast Feels Pinch

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

ENTIRELY new suggestions for action on coal strikes and to maintain and increase coal production are expected to be submitted to…

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Miners Again Ordered Back P.M. Offers To Stand Down; Full Cabinet Summoned For Today

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

Developments in the South Coast coalmining strike yesterday were: [?] Miners' Federation Central Council ordered striking miners to resume work next Tuesday…

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Miners Warned of Political Danger Might Drive Mr. Curtin From Office Union's New Order to Strikers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 5

The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, in the House of Representatives yesterday, threatened that he might resign rather than tolerate the present conditions in the coal industry…

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Cabinet Takes Action on Coal Striking Miners Play Enemy's Game

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 1

AN admission that widespread unemployment, with grave impairment of the war effort was likely as a result of coal…

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Welsh Miners Going Back

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--Midnight meetings were held throughout the South Wales coalfield to discuss strike…

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P.M. Defends Taking Over Of Colliery

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday. -- Bringing Coalcliff coliery under the control of the Coal Commissioner was not a…

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P.M. Defends Taking Over Of Colliery

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday. --Bringing Coalcliff coliery under the control of the Coal Commissioner was not a…

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Sydney Facing Coal Shortage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 5

Unless the stake is settled quickly some public utilities and hundreds of private industrial undertakings in Sydney will be…

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Govt. Takes Charge of Coalcliff Colliery; Controller Installed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 5

Coalcliff Colliery has been taken over by the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell). This was announced in Canberra last night by the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt). He said Mr. Mighell had appointed the Commission's Production…

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Union Paper Critical Of Striking Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Scathing criticism of South Coast miners is made in this week's issue of the Miners' Federation newspaper, Common Cause. The paper will be published on…

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Some Mines will be Taken Over

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

AN instruction to the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) to assume supreme control of certain coal mines on the…

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Mr. Curtin and the Coal Crisis

The Land · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

THE Curtin Government is now paying the penalty for its long-standing failure to grasp the nettle of strikes in the coal mining industry. Gentle handling has brought the Government and…

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97,000 Miners Now Idle in Britain

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 7

LONDON, Friday.--In addition to the 90,000 miners idle in Wales, 7000 Scottish miners stopped work yesterday. Officials describe the strike as a "veritable tragedy."…

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97,000 Miners Now Idle in Britain

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 7

LONDON, Friday. -- In addition to the 90,000 miners idle in Wales, 7000 Scottish miners stopped work yesterday. Officials describe the strike as a "veritable tragedy."…

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97,000 Miners Now Idle in Britan

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 7

LONDON, Friday. -- In addition to the 90,000 miners idle in Wales, 7000 Scottish miners stopped work yesterday. Officials describe the strike as a "veritable tragedy."…

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97,000 Miners Now Idle in Britain

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 7

LONDON, Friday. -- In addition to the 90,000 miners idle in Wales, 7000 Scottish miners stopped, work yesterday. Officials describe the strike as a "veritable tragedy."…

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97,000 Miners Now Idle in Britain

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 7

LONDON, Friday.--In addition to the 90,000 miners idle in Wales, 7000 Scottish miners stopped work yesterday. Officials describe the strike as a "veritable tragedy."…

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97,000 Miners Now Idle in Britan

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 7

LONDON, Friday. -- In addition to the 90,000 miners idle in Wales, 7000 Scottish miners stopped work yesterday. Officials describe the strike as a "veritable tragedy."…

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Mighell Refused Extra Salary for Coal Job

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 5

Mr. Norman Mighell, 50, has been given the widest industrial powers ever granted to an Australian citizen. His appointment as sole Coal Commissioner gives him…

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Coal Resumption Prospect Return Recommended Advice From Conference

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- A conference of miners 'delegates has decided, by 28 votes to 18, to urge that miners resume work next Tuesday…

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