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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

319 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 16

Electricity May Be Rationed Sydney County Council Coal Reserves Low

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 2

Electricity for industrial, commercial and domestic purposes in Sydney may have to be rationed…

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Coal Mining Important Conference Aim Of Government to Get Full Production

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Opinions expressed in authoritative circles to-night confirm the view that to-morrow's…

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Nazi Forces May Link Up Germans Reach Big Coal Area Oil Supplies For Northern Fronts Luftwaffe Tries to Frustrate Effort Russians On Attack On Voronej Front

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Mon.--Reports from Stockholm state that the Germans, having by-passed Kamenskaya, have now reached Shakhtui, which is the centre of Russia's main anthracite producing area. A great tank battle raged here throughout the night…

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Coastal Vessel Locked In Collision with German Mine Sweeper

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 July 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Mon.--A British light coastal vessel while locked in collision with a German minesweeper off the French coast on…

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Coal Output Conference Held Get Full Production Outlawing Strikes Aim of Regulation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Emphasising that an immediate increase in coal production was a matter of grave national emergency, the…

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Purge to Be Made Of Disobedient Miners Warning Given Patience Exhausted

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.--A "purge" of disobedient miners who refuse to abide by decisions of the miners' lodges to end…

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EDITORIAL. Fed. Govt. And The Coal Mining Industry

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 2

It was announced following the conference on Tuesday between Federal Ministers and the miners' leaders that…

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Strikes at Five Mines

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Five mines were idle because of strikes in New South Wales to-day, including one new stoppage at…

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Coal Lag Criminal in Wartime

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--The Minister for Information, Senator Ashley said last night that it was criminal that coal production should…

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Mines Idle Action Against Men Unlikely

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--Although three mines were idle on the New South Wales coalfields to-day it is not expected that the men involved…

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Power Supply Future Needs Rocky Creek Condemned Coal Generation Suggested

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 1

In the course of a verbal report to the Clarence River County Council yesterday, the chairman, Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald,…

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Second Front "Don't Talk to Me" Bevin to Miners Vital Days Ahead

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.--"Don't talk to me about a second front, but help the Government all you can so there will be no…

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Coal Shortage South Australian Railways

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tues.--Unless prompt supplies of coal are received by this State the railways will slow down to a stop within…

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MOVING Troop Trains Looks Like Business Your Guess As Good As Mine

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 3

Past me to-day poured almost endless lines of railway trucks filled with laughing, cheering Allied troops. They…

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Ten Idle Mines

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.--There were ten idle or partially idle mines on the New South Wales coalfields to-day, but in no instance…

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Coal Pit Engineers Ordered Back Strike Threat

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Central Coal Reference Board to-day directed the management of Abermain No. 2 colliery to open the…

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Govt.'s Powers Abrogated to Miners Charge by Opposition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wed.--The Executive of the Opposition parties to-night charged the Federal Government with having…

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Coal Strikes Menzies' Replies to Curtin's Statement

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Fri.--Referring to the statement of the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, that the Menzies Government permitted a coal…

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Being Adjusted Shortage of Transport at Mines

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--The shortage of transport which held up production at 14 northern New South Wales mines in three days of last…

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Two Mines Idle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--The only mines idle on the New South Wales coalfields to-day were two, Pelton, where a ruling is being…

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