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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

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Grave Warning About Coal From Mr. FORDE

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thurs.--"I have no desire to be an alarmist, but I say frankly that a grave calamity can be avoided only as a…

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Coal Conference Next Week

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 November 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Fri.--One of Australia's greatest fighting offensives would be launched soon, said the Acting Prime…

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Coal Conference From To-day Has Grim Background

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 November 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--Increasing signs that unless there is a rapid and marked improvement in coal stocks there, will be little…

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Little, If Any, Progress Made In Solving Coal Problems

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 November 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Mon.--Little, if any, progress towards solving the problems on the coalfields is believed to have been achieved through the conference to-day between the Miners' Federation and the Commonwealth Government…

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Special Appeal By Miners' Federation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 November 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation has made a special appeal to every lodge and member…

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Co-operation to Improve Coal Position

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 November 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.--There was utmost co-operation on all sides, and a sincere desire of all parties to imvrove the present position…

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Hopes For Increased Coal Production

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 November 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.--The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Forde, told the House of Representatives to-day, that he believed…

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Australian P.o.w. in Coal Mines in Poland

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Thurs.--Conditions under which Australian soldiers captured in Greece worked in coal mines as prisoners of war in…

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Recommendation Miners Reduce Christmas Holidays

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 November 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sun.--The Goal Commissioner, Mr. Mighell, tonight expressed, pleasure at the decision of the Northern Board…

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Coal Production. Cabinet's Reply To Suggestions By Miners' Federation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 November 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.--The Federal Cabinet to-day refused most suggestions made by the Central Executive of the Miners'…

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To Nationalise French Coal Mines

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 5

PARIS, Wed.--Reuter's representatives state that the French Cabinet decide to nationalise the coalmines in the Nord and Pas de…

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Week's Coal Loss

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 December 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.--The loss of coal due to stoppages this week is about 9400 tons, compared with 30,000 tons last week…

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Research Needed in Coal Industry Says Union President

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Commenting on the announced decision of the Federal Government to allot funds for research on wool the…

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Coal Stocks Low After Holidays: Appeal to Miners

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.--After the Christmas holidays coal stocks were expected to be down so low as to be far from safe, said the…

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Regulation Limits Miners' Holidays

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thurs.--A National Security Regulation, issued by the Minister for Supply, Mr. Beasley, to-day, limits…

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Fadden Replies to Forde on Coal

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Fri.--If the Federal Government could not enforce its laws and obtain maximum coal production, it should…

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Miners Decide to Resume Work

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sun. -- By an overwhelming majority, members of Hebburn Nos. 1 and 2 lodges to-day decided to resume work,…

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No Union Support If Miners Decide On Strike

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun. -- Should the miners decide on. a general strike or one-day stoppage each week, they will find themselves…

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Coal Resources of Australia

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed. -- Australia's resources of coal would be exhausted in something over a century it it had a population of…

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Miners Will Defy Holiday Order

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Governments instruction to the Miners' Federation to restrict holidays from December 22 to…

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