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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 15 of 16

WON M.M. TWICE In This War And Last Canadian Gold Miner

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 October 1942 · page 3

Somewhere in New Guinea, Fri.--Pte. Herbert Forrester, a 50-year-old Canadian-born gold- miner, late of Winnipeg, has been…

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Dunburrabin Copper Mine New Manager and Staff Arrive "Better Proposition Than Anticipated"

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 2

Captain H. M. Frewen called at the "Gazette" office on Wednesday. with Mr. Duncan Lindsay, late of Goomeri Gold Mine, Queensland…

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Five Mines Idle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 October 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.--Five mines were idle in New South Wales to-day, four on account of industrial disputes, and the fifth because of a…

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Coal Miners 3000 Meet Churchill Secret Conference in London

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 November 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.--Three thousand miners met secretly in London to hear Mr. Churchill, Field-Marshal Smuts and the Fuel…

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Mt. Isa Mine Big Copper Scheme

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 November 1942 · page 1

MT. ISA, Sat.--Large-scale mining of copper has been begun at Mt Isa silver-lead mine. Big deposits of copper ore have…

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Belgian Gold Handed Over To Germany by Bank of France

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 November 1942 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sat.--The Bank of France in the Supreme Court admitted that it had surrendered "under compulsion 200 million…

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Miners on Strike

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 November 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--There were strikes at five collieries in New South Wales to-day, involving 2570 miners. About 500 miners…

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No Schooners--so Miners Strike

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 November 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Because the Government regulation gives hotelkeepers the option of refusing to serve schooners of beer…

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Aust. Coal Shipped to South America

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 November 1942 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Tues.--It was revealed by the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin last night that Australian had shipped coal to Monte…

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Four Disputes Coal Output Held Up

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 November 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY, Fri.--Industrial disputes held up production at four New South Wales collieries today, and it was estimated that a…

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Still Striking N.s.w. Coal Miners

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--Because of strikes at two mines, over 4000 tons of coal production were lost on the New South Wales coalfields…

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Coal Strikes 450 Men Cease Work

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 November 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Although about 970 men who were on strike yesterday have resumed production, two fresh strikes, involving…

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3000 on Strike Coal Miners in N.s.w

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed-- More that 3000 miners, the largest number idle through strikes since the introduction of the new regulations some months ago, were…

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"Disgraceful" Coal Stoppages "Utterly Pitiful" Evatt Trenchant

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.--"However it is looked at, it is utterly pitiful and disgraceful to Australia that these stoppages recur while…

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750 Men Idle 3300 Tons of Coal Lost

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--With the exception of Pelaw Main, which has been idle for two days as a protest against the judgment on…

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Idle Mines Stoppages Now Total 94

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 November 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.--Unauthorised coal stoppages since the introduction of the National Security Regulations to curb them, were increased to 9.4 today, when…

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Coal Stoppages Reach Century Mark

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 November 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--By the stoppage of six collieries to-day the number of unauthorised stoppages on the New South Wales…

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101st STRIKE 400 Miners Are Out

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 November 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.--Because of n wheelers' dispute, about 400 miners are on strike at Hebburn No. 2 colliery for the second day in succession. There have…

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1000 Strikers Three Coal Mines Idle

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 November 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.--More, than 1000 men are idle to-day because of three stoppages in the Northern coalfields. The loss of coal was…

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Idle Mines Tally Now 105

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 November 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.—The second largest producing mine in Australia. Richmond Main, which employs 800 men and produces 2300 tons of coal, was idle to–day…

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