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Mining & the mines, 1945

2,866 stories in Sydney's papers · page 82 of 144

Police Death Theory Fumes Of Coal Fire "Fatal" Tragedy in Room Probed

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 12

POLICE are convinced that the death of a man and his twin son in an Erskineville home on Monday morning was…

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Cleric Mas Plan For Coal Mines

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 13

"Nationalisation of the coal industry because of lack of incentive may cause worse conditions than at present…

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Miners' Policy On Machines "Keeps Coal Prices High"

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 13

Miners' opposition to the introduction of modern mining methods kept coal prices too high, Mr. Justice Davidson said at the Cool Inquiry yesterday…

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Coal in Europe Problem of Supplies from German Mines By Beam Wireless

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 2

[This is the second of two articles dealing with the Europenn coal problem. In the first article, published yesterday, it was shown that coal was basic to the needs of European reconstruction, and that for the present the…

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Delay Irks Miners

The Sun · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 6

"Patience of the miners is about exhausted at the delay in dealing with grievances." Mr E. R. Brown (president of the…

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Good Coal Record

Tribune · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 6

MELBOURNE.—Not one shift has been lost at the Korumburra mine since February, 1944. Co-operation by the management with the…

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Miners Resist Modern Methods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 3

Because the miners had successfully resisted the use of modern machinery to extract pillar-coal, the public had to pay higher prices for coal won by inefficient, out-dated methods, the Chairman of the…

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"Appeasement" in Coal Industry

The Sun · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 6

Nationalisation of the coal industry might prove merely "an obnoxious form of appeasement," said the Coal Inquiry chairman, Mr. Justice Davidson, today…

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News in Brief Food, Coal Endangered

The Sun · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 5

Canberra, Thursday.-- Foundations of the Hawkesbury River Bridge had deteriorated, and a breakdown would cut off Sydney…

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Star Gold Dashes Over Half a Mile

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 20

STAR GOLD'S four furlongs in 50¼ at Rosehill this morning impressed the Daily Mirror track man. "In my opinion, he could have registered 48 for the distance," he said…

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Interest in Tin Mining Is Stronger Flnance

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 15

INTEREST in tin shares, which momentarily faded yesterday morning, but was revived later, was sustained in early trading on the Stock Exchange today. FOUR of the six transactions on…

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Star Gold to Succeed in Sprint in Good Form for Saturday in Good Form at Present Brazier a Danger

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 1

OUR Rosehill track man declares STAR GOLD as "having improved a stone" since he finished second at Moorefield to Vermeil at his last appearance and this brilliant sprinter is our No. 1 selection for…

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Mines School Lack Deplored

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 2

"I think that it is a disgrace to Australia, where we have important mining projects in every State, that we have to get…

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Star Gold Best Sprinter

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 18

For the second time this week, Star Gold yesterday did the best sprint at Rosehill…

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Coal Fire Fumes Caused Deaths

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 6

Tests by the Government Analyst, completed yesterday, confirmed the opinion of the Government Medical Officer, Dr. Percy, that carbon…

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Benefits Of Coal Control 'Doubtful'

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 8

Nationalisation of the coal industry might prove to be an obnoxious form of appeasement, Mr…

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Strange Order to Coal Owners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 5

An order issued on Tuesday by the Northern Coal Industrial Authority, Mr. Connell, in which he admitted that he had no jurisdiction over the matter involved, but nevertheless required the owners of…

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Star Gold Backed In Doubles

The Sun · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 12

Star Gold is a clearcut favorite for the Flying Handicap tomorrow at Moorefield…

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Coal Stocks Fall In All States

The Sun · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 2

The Coal Commissioner (Mr. W. Mighell) said today that coal production in NSW in the first half of 1945 was 5,242,992 tons,…

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Early Speed Factor in S.T.C. SPRINT Star Gold May Lead All The Way

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 9

Early speed may be the deciding factor in the Flying Handicap at the S.T.C. meeting at Moorefield to-morrow. Star Gold is expected to lead from start to finish,…

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