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Mining & the mines, 1944

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Money, Mines and Markets

Truth · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 26

THE investment market appeared disposed to pause and consider where the recent steady rise in bidding was taking a number of stocks on the Stock Exchange this week. Quotations generally held very firm, but a few issues were marked down. SYDNEY 'CHANGE SALES POWER figures were taken for Aust. Gas,…

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Outlaws Strikes by Miners Evatt's order

The Sun · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 1

Coal strikes are now outlawed as the result of special Commonwealth regulations gazetted yesterday by Federal Attorney-General Dr. Evatt…

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Didn't Mean Good Gold

Truth · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 2

THE books got a few Goon Guns to work on punters in the first race, the Trial, at Moorefield yesterday, and just riddled the…

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Striking Welsh Miners May Return Next Week

Truth · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 16

LONDON, Saturday. — The B.B.C. says the striking Welsh miners are expected to return to work next week…

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AUSTRALIA Jack, of Coalcliff, knew his mines

The Sun · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 3

Tall, burly and sandy-haired Robert Jack this week stepped into a job beyond the wildest ambitions of the 15-year-old lad…

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For some Forts, air mines and hell

The Sun · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 1

Fourteen Fortresses did not return from the first day raid; 68 American bombers fell in the second and bigger daylight strike…

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BRITAIN Sharing blame for the coal strike

The Sun · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 2

Everybody blamed the Welsh coal miners for striking in wartime. But this week the Government also was getting its share…

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Political Roundabout Coal P.M. as Hamlet

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 8

[?] Assuming his most impressive Hamlet manner, Prime Minister John Curtin told the House of Representatives on…

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Cool miners applaud Evatt's strong appeal to end stoppages in production

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Sat.--More than 1000 miners and their wives applauded Federal Attorney-General Evatt when he made an impassioned appeal for peace on the coalfield at the opening of Cessnock Show today…

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How long does it take to make a coal-miner ?

The Sun · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 4

and other things you want to know about who does what in a colliery COLLIERY…

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Oversea Coal Troubles

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 4

LONDON, Monday. -- While reports from South Wales show that the coal strike is collapsing. American coal stocks…

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Oversea Coal Troubles

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 4

LONDON, Monday. -- While reports from South Wales show that the coal strike is collapsing, American coal stocks…

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Gold Company's Loss

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 10

Maxwell Consolidated, N.L„ incurred a loss of £6698 for the year to November 30 contrasting with a profit of £6565 in 1941-42…

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British Coal Strike Wanes

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Monday. -- While reports from South Wales show that the coal strike is collapsing, American coal stocks…

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Miners Meet To-day Southern Dispute May End

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 4

A general resumption at South Coast mines to-morrow is expected to be decided on at aggregate meetings to be held…

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Three Miners' Meetings Favor Ending Strike Issue Still Undecided

The Sun · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 3

Mass meetings of coal miners at Wollongong, Coledale and Berrima today voted in favor of resuming work tomorrow. Bulli miners were opposed to resuming, but total voting of the…

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Miners to Meet Today Executives Muster Men For Vote; Stoppages May End

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 5

WOLLONGON, Sunday.--Southern miners' lodge executives are mustering every miner possible to attend tomorrow's important aggregate meetings…

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Miners' Vital Decision Today Production Or Chaos In Balance Resumption of Work Likely

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Monday. -- Mass meetings of miners being held in the district today should decide whether there is to be production or…

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Miners' Vital Decision Today Production Or Chaos In Balance Resumption of Work Likely

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Monday. -- Mass meetings of miners being held in the district today should decide whether there is to be production or…

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Miners Vote to Resume Work Majority Of 65 In Four Areas One Result Yet to Come

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

W0LLONGONG, Monday. -- With 1587 votes so tar cast at mass meetings of miners on the southern coalfield today, 826 were in favor of…

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