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Mining & the mines, 1946

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The Doctor's Gamble. Yank. Mining Camp Storyette

The Propeller · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 8

Faraday had thrown his last card on the green baize cover of the long table in Jack Gayford's little gambling den-- thrown it with a hand that…

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Fire at Aberdare Colliery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Thursday.—A fire broke out in the fan shaft at Aberdare colliery late this afternoon. Workmen kept the fire under control…

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Finance, Commerce, Mines and Markets Gold Reserves Restored May Reach 1928 PEAK

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 6

For the past few years Australiua has not been exporting her gold production. This, it is understood, is explained by the…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 17

ARAHURA: January, 350,000 yards, 954oz. bullion. Costs, £5190; tax, £1142; revenue, £9778. GOLDEN HORSESHOE: Retreatment of…

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Mine Menace To Shipping Claimed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 9

BRISBANE, Thursday.--North Queensland fishermen will ask the Navy Department to send a minesweeper to North Queensland waters…

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Move Likely To End Strike At Ten Mines

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 5

It is expected that a compulsory conference will be called by the Federal Minister for Labor (Mr. Holloway) in an effort to…

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Move Likely To End Strike At Ten Mines

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 5

It is expected that a compulsory conference will be called by the Federal Minister for Labor (Mr. Hollo way) in an effort to…

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Coal Hold-up To-day F.E.D.F.A. Decides

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 3

The ten collieries operated by and A Brown Abermain-Seaham Collieries Ltd. would probably be idle to-day the State secretary of…

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Finance and Markets Sulphide Corp. Nets £21,086; Central Mine Asset Written Off

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 17

After charging £17,187 amortisation and £28,715 for taxation, Sulphide Corporation, Ltd., earned £21,086 net profit for the year ended June 30 last. This was an improvement of…

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Miners To Resume On

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 2

The northern coal field strike would end on Monday, the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley) said today…

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Miners To Resume On

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 2

The northern coal field strike would end on Monday, the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley) said today…

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Miners To Resume On

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 2

The northern coal field strike would end on Monday, the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley) said today…

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Miners To Resume On

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 2

The northern coal field strike would end on Monday, the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley) said today…

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Idle Mines Expected To Resume On

The Sun · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 3

The enginedrivers' strike, which has thrown idle the J. & A. Brown group of 10 coal mines, will probably be declared off tomorrow and it is expected that the mines will resume on Monday. Federal Minister for Labor…

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Lesson From Coal -- We Shipped It In 1859!

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 6

STARTING with Australian coal brought to Portland (USA) as ballast in sailing ships, an American company (originally a gas company) won through to present-day success by fighting…

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Finance, Commerce, Mines and Markets More Factory Hands Sign of Lower Efficiency by the Financial Editor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 9

In Australia, manufacturing industries employ a larger proportion of the working population than they do in the United States…

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Mine Strike Settlement

Truth · Sunday 10 February 1946 · page 27

Settlement of the enginedrivers' strike which has involved 10 Northern coal mines is almost certain to be effected…

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Mines may resume on

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 February 1946 · page 48

Ten northern mines ore expected to resume work tomorrow, following Federal Government…

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Gold Star Badges to five Chucklers

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 February 1946 · page 41

Congratulations to five more Chucklers who have won Gold Star Badges! They are: ROGER STANLEY, 15, of 33 Glebe Street, Edgecliff;…

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Settlement likely in northern coal strike; Holloway intervenes

The Sun · Sunday 10 February 1946 · page 5

GROWING threat to coal supplies was eased yesterday when Federal Labor Minister Holloway intervened in the strike of…

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