Coal Position Serious In Vic
MELBOURNE, Fri.--As the coal position is more serious than during the Yallourn fires last February, any review of railway…
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Mining & the mines, 1944
372 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 19
Coal Miners Strike for Butter
SYDNEY, Mon.--The coal loss to-day through 15 mines being idle aggregated 13,000 tons. Four mines were idle as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appeal to Coal Miners by Forde
MELBOURNE, Tues.--The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Forde, told the Trades Union Conference to-day that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Miners Block Strike Move
SYDNEY, Wed.--The miners at Lithgow Valley Colliery to-day made a striking answer to appeals by leaders to maintain…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs.—Seriously perturbed over the coal position, the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Forde, and the Acting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stoppages At Two N.S.W. Mines
SYDNEY, Fri.—Miners involved in the only two stoppages on the New South Wales coalfields to-day, claimed that both…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suggestions to Improve Coal Production
SYDNEY, Sun.--The working of a six-hour shift on Saturdays for a trial period of three months was among the suggestions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Montgomery's Ship Struck Mine On Way To Normandy
LONDON, Mon.—General Montgomery's ship struck a mine as he was going to Normandy, but he was not injured,…
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SYDNEY, Tues.--Provided the present quota of coal continued to be allotted to the Railway Department there was no possibility…
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CANBERRA, Wed.—Fighting hard to maintain production and to avoid further coal rationing the Commonwealth Government…
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CANBERRA, Thurs.—Army leave without pay was granted to 399 miners up to May 19, so that they could work in New South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Coal Stocks Still Falling
MELBOURNE, Thurs.—Victorian coal stocks are still falling, said the Premier, Mr. Dunstan, to-night, despite statements by the Commonwealth…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Unless coal stocks improve it appears certain coal and gas rationing will take place in New South Wales. This…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alarming Position On Coal Fields Worries Mr. Forde
LITHGOW, Sun.--"I call upon the mineworkers to realise the great responsibilities confronting the United Nations, and ask them…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Six Mines Idle Yesterday
SYDNEY, Mon.—Only the western New South Wales field, where the Acting Prime Minister. Mr. Forde, and the British…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Forde's Appeal to Coal Miners Is Bearing Fruit?
CANBERRA, Tues.--The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Forde, said to-night thai since the appeal made by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident At Colliery
NEWCASTLE, Wed.—When the wire rope used for transporting men from the pit top to the pit bottom broke at Pelaw Main…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shrinkage of Coal Reserves
CANBERRA, Week—The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Forde, disclosed to-day that Sydney had less than seven days' supply of…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—Four mines were idle on the N.S.W. coalfields to-day for an aggregate production loss of about 2450 tons…
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WOLLONGONG, Sun.—At its present rate of coal consumption Australia could carry on only for a few weeks. When…
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