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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

372 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 19

Miners Want Govt. to Take Over Mines

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Major policy decisions were reached by the Central Council of the Miners' Federation when it resumed its…

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Five Mines Idle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Due. to the idleness of five mines employing 1457 men on the New South Wales coalfields to-day, the…

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New Govt. Plan To Secure Peace In Coal Industry

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Mon.--A new plan to secure peace in the coal industry is being considered by the Federal Government. The…

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Six Mines Idle Yesterday

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Six coal mines, employing 1372 men, were idle in New South Wales to-day, involving a production loss of 4150 tons…

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EDITORIAL. Coal Production Crisis

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

Up to the end of last week the aggregate loss in coal production for the year was 222,000 tons. The seriousness of the…

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Small Coal Stocks Cause Concern

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--The small quantities official held by gas companies in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are causing…

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Coal Loss Mounts

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Five mines were idle to-day, the loss being 4700 tons, making the aggregate losses through stoppages since…

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King and Queen Lunch With Miners

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs.—The King and Queen sat down to lunch with 70 miners in a colliery canteen during an all-day tour of West…

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Miners Approve Communist Affiliation with A.l.p

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Approval of the Communist party affiliation with the Australian Labor Party was urged by the Miners'…

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Five Mines Idle Yesterday

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.—With five mines idle on the New South Wales coalfields to-day there was a product on loss of 5150…

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Coal Reserves at Danger Level Says Mr. Harrison

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Fri—Allegations that the chairman of the Central Coal Authority, Mr. Willis, had told coal owners that if they gave…

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Coal Strikers Castigated by Mr. HARRISON

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.—A bitter attack on members of the Miners' Federation was made to-night by Mr. E. J. Harrison…

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Coal Miners' Strike Decision by 10 Lodges

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—Ten of the 12 miners' lodges on the South Coast, at a mass meeting to-day, decided to stop work…

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Lloyd George to Meet Miners

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Tues.—The Fuel Minister, Mr. Lloyd George, has invited coal owners and miners to meet him separately to-morrow…

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Coal Strikers Worrying Railway Chief

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—In addition to the general stoppage of work on the south coast two northern district collieries and one in the…

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EDITORIAL. Risks In Mining Industry

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

When Mr. Harrison (U.A.P., N.S.W.) told the House of Representatives last week that coal reserves for vital industries…

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Meat Strike By Miners Has Been Settled

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wed.—The Commonwealth Government has decided to exclude Scottsville and Collinsville mining areas from…

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New Coal Control Bill To Increase Production Greeted With Laughter

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.—In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Curtin gave notice that he intended to introduce the new…

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Coal Conference Adjourns Without Decision

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs:—The conference called by the Mines Minister, Mr. Baddeley, to-day between the representative of the Southern…

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No Instructions In Coal Dispute Says Mr. Harrison

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thurs.—The statement by Mr. Harrison in the House of Representatives yesterday that the Federal Attorney-General, Dr. Evatt. had…

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