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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

331 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 17

Coal Stocks Down To Danger Level

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Faced with the fact that 750,000 tons of coal production has been lost in three Months, the…

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Eight Mines Idle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—Eight mines are now idle on the New South Wales coalfields. The production loss is estimated at 3500 tons…

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Copmanhurst Shire To Assist In Coal Development Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 1

The rich coal deposits in the Copmanhurst shift area were the subject of discussion at the meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday,…

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Man Robbed Of £20 And Gold Watch

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—Allegedly armed with a 45 automatic, two youths last night held up Thomas Massey, at Potts Point, robbing…

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1700 Miners Idle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—An estimates production loss of about 4700 tons resulted from several stoppages on the northern and western…

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Mine Stoppage Over Tobacco Distribution

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—Six collieries, employing 1750 men, and with a daily production of about 5800 tons of coal, were idle in N.S.W…

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Coal Commissioner's View Of Strikes At Hebburn

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—The quantity of coal lost at Hebburn No. 2 mine through stoppages this year would keep the…

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Seven Mines Idle

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Involving 3000 men and a production less of 7000 tons, seven mines including six in the northern finds were…

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U.S. President Orders Miners To Resume Work

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thursday.— President Roosevelt telegraphed John L. Lewis and Thomas Kennedy, of the United…

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500,000 Miners Striking On U.S. Coalfields

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Sat.—In a nation-wide strike, practically all coal-mining stopped in America at midnight. About…

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All Mines Idle On Western Fields

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—In order to celebrate May Day all mining employees on the Western coalfields to-day failed to work…

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American Coal Strikers Return to Work for 15 Days After Conference with Ickes

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Mon.—A bare 20 minutes before President Roosevelt commenced a broadcast in which the latter warned American miners that one individual or the leaders of any one group would not be allowed to interfere with the war effort, John…

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U.S. Coal Mines Have Resumed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tues.—The War Labor Board reassumed active jurisdiction in the coal dispute, and ordered the Fact…

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Mine Manager's Appeal Upheld

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—The High Court, by a three to one majority, to-day upheld an appeal of Henry Bryan Campbell, manager of the…

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Coal Strikers Cause Officials to Resign

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Because the lodge was unwilling to discipline members who provoke unauthorised stoppage…

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Six Northern Mines Idle Yesterday

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—Continuing their unbroken record of production for recent weeks all southern mines were at work to-day, but…

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Miners' Meetings Adopt Federation's Policy

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 May 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Sun. — All miners' aggregate meetings in the north to-day adopted the Federation's policy on discipline…

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Coal Production Is Falling Off

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—Production of coal this year was showing a substantial falling off as compared with last year, said Mr…

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Miners' President Deplores Coal Shortage Caused By Strikes

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—Criticising the small attendances at the aggregate meetings held on the coalfields yesterday, the…

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New Excuse for Coal Strike

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—Eight mines, employing 1700 men and with a daily production of 5400 tons, were idle in New South Wales…

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