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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

294 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 15

Coal Strike State May Act Prosecute The Leaders Mr. Mair Causes Sensation Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 4

"The State Government is not going to let the striking coalmine leaders get their own way in the coal dispute. If the Federal Government…

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Coal Strike State Cabinet Meets No Finality Arrived At hope for federal move SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 4

For the specific purpose of considering the coal strike, the a Cabinet sat for several hours to-day, but no [?]lity was reached when…

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Floating Mine in Mid-atlantic. New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 5

The Belgian steamer, Ville De Gand, radioed that it had sighted a floating mine in mid-Atlantic…

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Tatt's Gold Cup Agreement Announced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 3

Complications over the destination of the gold cup following the dead heat in City Tattersall's Gold Cup on Saturday have been overcome. The owner…

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RESTRICTIONS All Essential Services Severe In Few Weeks If Coal Strike Unsettled Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 5

If there is no settlement in the coal dispute in the next week or so, coal stocks of the railways and other essential services will be so low that…

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Coal Strike Prime Minister's Move Will Confer With Miners Curtin Wants Settlement Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 4

An important development in the coal dispute to-day was the decision of the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies to visit the northern coalfields…

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Gilt-edged in Demand Mining Section Dull Sydney Stock Exchange. Sidney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 4

Gilt-edged securities were in heavy demand on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day and bonds to the value of about £24,000 changed hands. Owing to the…

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Communist Check 1000 Miners To Meet Secretary Demands Mass Meeting. Kalgoorlie

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 5

A mass meeting of miners to be held in Boulder Town Hall on Sunday will determine whether B. Finlay, secretary of the Western Australian mining…

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Coal Strike Menzies to Speak Meeting On Coalfields May Confer with Leaders Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 4

The greatest importance attaches to the visit of the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies. to the coalfields on Friday. It is understood, after addressing…

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Down on Communists Federal Government to Take Action Measures to Present Illegal Strikes and Ensure Adequate Coal Supplies Governor's Speech at Opening of Parliament Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 5

The Government intends to take action to deal with subversive activities ensure adequate supplies of coal and prevent illegal strikes. This was revealed by the Governor-General, Lord Gowrie, in a speech outlining Government policy at the opening of the second session of the…

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Talkies Garden Theatre. "Gold Mine in the Sky."

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 6

The popular singing Western star, Gene Autry, will appear an the outdoor melodrama, "Gold Mine in the Sky, this evening at the Garden Theatre…

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Fewer Trains Coal Strike Restrictions

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 3

As a result of the coal strike, railway services are being restricted. Among those affected is the Glenreagh-Dorrigo line, where only two…

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Mine Sweepers To Be Built Here to British Govt's Order. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 5

The British Admiralty has tasked the Commonwealth Government to arrange for the building of a number of antisubmarine vessels in Australia…

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Coal Strike Menzies on Coalfields To Address Men To-day Meeting to Be Broadcast Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 4

The Prime Minister's address to the miners of the Maitland coalfields to-morrow will be broadcast from 2FC and all regional stations at…

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Coal Strike Menzies' Effort Mils Threats And Insults Meeting Hostile Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 5

The visit of the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, to northern coalfields to-day, to personally appeal to the miners to stop the disastrous coal…

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Coal Gas Used Instead Of Petrol Successful Trial in Manchester. London, March 30

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 3

In the event of a shortage of petrol buses would still run in Manchester.; This week a double-deck bus driven on a mixture of 90 per. cent of coal gas and…

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Break Strike? Govt. Work Mines Cabinet Decision To-day Men to Get Chance Canberra

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 4

The Federal Government's policy on the coal strike is expected to be announced by the Prime Minister after a meeting of the Cabinet…

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1200 Miners Suspend Union Secy. Communist Sympathies Boulder Mass Meeting Fierce Attack on Reds. Kalgoorlie

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 4

By a two-thirds majority of 1200 gold miners, B. Finlay was Suspended from his office as secretary of the mining branch of the Australian…

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Menzies Final Appeal to Miners to Return to Work Decent Men and Good Australians "Misled by Extraordinary People" Licensing System May Be Applied Unless Strike Settled Immediately Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 5

A last appeal to the coalminers to return to work and place their grievances before the Arbitration Court was made by Mr. Menzies in the House of Representatives to-night. It was rumored to-night that the Government was contemplating the…

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Federal Govt. to Work Coal Mines If Miners Refuse Ultimatum Expires at the Week-end Govt. Will Call for Labor at Award Wages Full Co-operation of N.S.W. Govt. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 5

The Federal Government may call for volunteers to operate the coal mines next week. The Prime Minister announced in Parliament to-day that unless the miners decided this week to resume work and pursue constitutional measures…

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