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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

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Union's Warning Unrest Might Flare Up Appeal to Coal Board

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--Officials of the Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association to-day warned the Central Coal Reference Board…

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Two Mines Idle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--The only mine on strike in New South Wales to-day was Pelton, in the north, where about 220 miners…

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Coal Only One Pit Idle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--The only mine on the New South Wales coalfields idle to-day was the Pelton, as the result of a decision of…

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Coal Strike Summonses Issued Management--Men Hearing on

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Summonses have been launched by the Commonwealth Government under the new coal regulations…

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Mines Idle Lack of Transport

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--Owing to lack of transport eight northern New South Wales mines were held up to-day, with a loss of 7600 tons…

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Coal Transport Difficulties Overcome

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--An assurance that the transport difficulties that had held up production at seven New South Wales coal mines on…

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Coal Control First Prosecutions Owners, Manager And Employees All Plead Not Guilty

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--In the first prosecutions of their kind the owners and manager of Pelton colliery and five employees were…

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State Mine Shows Small Profit

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.--Following reconstruction of the controlling committee at the State-owned coal mine at Lithgow, a deficit of…

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All N.s.w. Mines at Work

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.--Every coal mine in New South Wales worked to-day, there being a complete absence of industrial…

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New Coal Code Breaches Alleged. Hearing of Evidence

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Until he has heard all the evidence now being preferred against five miners who have been charged with breaches…

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1,200 Million Buttons Mostly From Coal for Britain's New "Utility" Suits

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 4

About 1200 million buttons moulded from plastic materials are wanted for the "utility" suits designed for war time wear in…

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Coal Mines Working

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--All New South Wales mines worked to-day for the third consecutive day. The output for this week will be the…

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Miners' Right To Act In Danger Secretary's Statement

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day James Simpson, secretary of the Northern District branch of the…

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Coal Output 6.000,000 Tons for Half-year

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--Coal production in New South Wales for the six months ended June 30 totalled 6,054,743 tons. In revealing this…

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Coal Code Case Men To Return To Work Case Continued

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--Agreement had been reached to allow four men charged with "having done something in the nature of a strike at…

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300 Miners "Out" Want Wheeler Promoted 1000 Tons of Coal Lost

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--The State record of a week's freedom from coal stoppage was marred to-day when more than 300 workers at…

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Coal Miners Four Fined £5 Each Absent From Work

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Found guilty of having unlawfully absented themselves from work at Pelton colliery, Cessnock, between July…

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300 Miners on Strike at Wallerawang

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.--The New South Wales coal mine idle to-day was Wallerawang, where 300 men were involved in a dispute…

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Wheelers Hold Up Two Mines

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Strikes held up production at two coal mines to-day, resulting in the loss of 2400 tons of coal and the idleness…

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Seven Miners to Appear Before Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--Seven miners from Mt. Keira colliery on the southern coalfields have been summoned under the National…

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