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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

187 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 10

Miners' Pay Increases Granted. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 4

The president or the Northern miners, Mr. Kellock, announced to-day that Judge Drake Brockman had informed him that the court had agreed to a 5…

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Deap-heat in Tatt.'s Gold Cup Thompson's Hat Trick Two Left at Post in Sprint Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 6

Chatoona and Proud Fox provided a thrilling finish to City Tattersall's Gold Cup at Randwick to-day and the judge was unable to separate…

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Use of Coal Extracts

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 4

A plan to zone the State and establish central treatment works for the production of valuable products for war industries from coal extracts is…

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Asbestos Mine on Upper Clarence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 2

The asbestos mine which has been opened at Baryulgil on the Upper Clarence and from which Wunderlich, Ltd., Sydney, are obtaining supplies…

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Coal Miners 100,000 Out In U.S.A. 325,000 More on Verge of Stoppage. New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 5

The chairman of the Committee of Industrial Organisation. Mr. Lewis, has instructed 100,000 hard-coal miners to cease work at midnight, as the result of…

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Damages Awarded Against Miners Union Men Were Declared "Black." Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 5

Mathew Garden and Gorden Partis two miners who were "black" by their workmates and lost their jobs, secured £57 £85 damages…

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Asbestos Mine Success Of Venture First Consignment Ready

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 4

Ten tons of asbestos from the mine at Baryulgil will be forwarded by rail from South Grafton to Sydney to-day and by the end of the week…

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Coal Fuel For Richmond Electricity Invitation to New Minister. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 7

After agreeing with a statement by the president," Aid. L. E. Jabour, the provisional committee of the North Coast County Council decided at a…

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Flooded Rivers Q'sland South Coast Gold Dredging Company's Big Loss. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 4

Local flooding is expected in all South Coast rivers following heavy rains during the past 48 Hours. The Mary River at Gympie is in high flood…

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"Exemption Army" Youths In Coal Mine Strike Object to Military Service. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1941 · page 4

Objecting to being called up for military training, youths employed at Aberdare Central Colliery ceased work to-day. The youths claim that those…

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Miners' Complaint Dispute Over Compulsory Training. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 5

Because the reserved occupations regulations exempted men from compulsory military training in some collieries and required others to enter…

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White and Gold A paramount Star

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 June 1941 · page 6

Symphony in white and gold describes this head-turning model worn by Barbara Stanwyck, soon to be seen in Paramount's "The Lady Eve"…

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German Mine Washed Up on S.A. Coast. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 June 1941 · page 6

A naval demolition party has been despatched to Robe, South Australia, to dispose of a German mine, found yesterday, by fishermen. The mine which…

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Mine Washed Up on South Australian Coast. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 4

A German type of mine washed up on the beach at the week-end, was destroyed by a naval demolition party today…

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Coal Reserves Appeal for Greater Effort. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 5

The chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Board, Mr. Justice Davidson, today appealed for every ounce of production to build up coal reserves in this…

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Gold Glare Out. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 1

Gold Glare was to-day relieved of his engagements in the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase…

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Injured Horses Angus and Gold Pan. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 June 1941 · page 1

Angus, who came down with apprentice jockey Frank Smith (17), at Randwick yesterday will not able to race for some time. This was…

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Struck Mine British Destroyer Sunk. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 5

The Admiralty announnces that H.M.S. Jersey has been sunk by an enemy mine. The Jersey was a destroyer of the Javelin type, of 1690 tons…

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Gold Salute Jockey G. Moore Engaged for Doomben Double. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 1

Alan Cooper to-day engaged apprentice rider George Moore to ride Gold Salute in the Doomben Cup and all other Brisbane engagements…

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"Unlimited War Effort Is Essential" Menzies' Message to Nation Factories, Shipping and Coal to Be Controlled by Govt. Less Petrol--more Ministers Man Power to Be Organised Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 5

Far-reaching measures to marshal the full resources of the nation for war were announced to-night by the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, in a momentous broadcast. The Prime Minister's proposals affect every a venue of national life…

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