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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

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Gold Rush in W. A.

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 2

PERTH, Thurs.--News of a considerable discovery on Larkinville goldfields has caused a rush of prospectors to…

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Miners Ordered to Work on May Day

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--The Commonwealth Coal Controller, Mr. Mighell, to-night repeated his direction to all miners in New…

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Produce Coal or Be Rationed Says Dr. EVATT

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--The whole capacity of Australia to carry on its various services and industries was now almost entirely…

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Coal Stoppages Yesterday

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.--The coal production loss on the New South Wales coalfields to-day as a result of idleness at four pits and a…

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Miners May Leave Army

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues.--Men called up for army service, following the South Coast strike, who want to return to the mining industry will…

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Five Men Charged On Coal Delivery Complaints

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 6

BRISBANE, Tues.--The hearing of charges in connection with the delivery of coal to Queensland Government vessels was proceeded with in the Supreme…

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Coal Position Not Due To Govt. Says Dr. Evatt

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.-- Although some of the criticisms levelled were true, and coal stocks were in a bad position, the…

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Coal Miners Praised for War Effort by Attorney-general

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thurs.--In a trenchant criticism of the Government's handling of the coal problem, the Deputy Leader…

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One Mine Idle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--Only one mine was idle on the New South Wales coalfields to-day. It was in the north, and the production loss…

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Another Coal Mine Taken Over By Govt

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner, Mr. Mighell. announced yesterday that the Commonwealth No. 2…

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Three Mines Idle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--With three coal mines idle in New South Wales to-day there was a production loss of 1700 tons…

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No Mines Idle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.--All New South Wales coal mines worked to-day for the first time since November 8 last…

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Coal Shortage in Victoria May Cut Power

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.--Slowing down of production in certain heavy industries, rail cuts and restrictions on the use of…

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Coal Crises Recommendations

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.--The Commonwealth Fuel Coordination Committee to-day completed recommendations to deal with the…

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Missing Boots Cause Coal Strike

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.--A pair of boots hidden on top of a partition, apparently by a practical joker, led to the only stoppage on…

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Two Coal Mines Idle

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Compared with one small pit yesterday and none on the preceding day, two New South Wales coal mines were…

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Coal Famine May Stop War Industries

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thurs:--The Fuel Co-ordination Committee is understood to-day to have warned the Commonwealth…

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Coal Position Still Gloomy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Fri.--The Victorian Premier, Mr. Dunstan, said to-day that there had been no improvement in the coal position…

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British Using New Type Mine?

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.--The British are using a new type of mine, with qualities of both magnetic and acoustic mines, according…

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Three Mines Idle in N.s.w

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--In New South Wales three mines were idle to-day, involving a production loss of more than 2000 tons…

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