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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

134 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 7

North Coast Coal Areas To Be Surveyed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 6

The Minister for Public Works and Local Government, Mr. J. J. Cahill, M.L.A., has advised the chairman of the C.R.C.C.,…

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Danger On Land And Sea Marine Mine

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 2

A fisherman travelling up the coast on Saturday sighted what appeared to be a marine mine, floating in a northerly direction,…

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Ashford Coal Measures

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 2

Recently representations were made by the National Water Conservation and Development League, to the Minister for Mines,…

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German Mines Still Exploding

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 1

PARIS, Sun.—Many thousands of undetected German mines are still exploding in France. They killed 194 children alone…

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W.A. Coal Strike Threatens Perth's Power Services

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 3

PERTH, Sun.—The possibility of a complete cessation of gas and electricity supplies faces Perth unless the strike of…

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Arbitration Court Interfering, Says Miners' Leader

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--"Without doubt the unions in Australia must take particular note of the manner in which the Arbitration Court has…

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Coal Board Adjourns For Conference

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--The Board of Coal Inquiry was adjourned to-day on the suggestion of -the chairman (Mr. Justice Davidson)…

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Plundered Gold Found In Italy

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Mon.--American troops have, found 23 tons of gold at Fortezza, near the Brenner Pass, packed in barrels, some of…

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Illegal Detention of Mining Battery

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 2

An action for the recovery of a single head mining battery was heard before Mr. K. M. Dash, Police Magistrate, in the…

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Australians Clear Villages Bougainville Forces Strike Mines

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1945 · page 1

MANILA, Tues.--Australian troops on Tarakan have reached Djoeta, on the north coast, while in New Guinea they have…

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Coal Position In N.S.W. Serious

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 June 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri--Coal reserves in N.S.W. are lower than at this time last year and the position of gas and electricity undertakings…

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German Mines In France

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 June 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.--The Germans planted 100,000,000 mines in France, but the location and pattern of every minefield in France…

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Japs' Mine Barrage

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 1

GUAM, Thurs.--As a desperate last resort measure the Japs are releasing large numbers of mines in the Pacific against…

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American Tank Explodes Jap Mine

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 4

A U.S. Army tank uses its cannon to explode a Japanese land mine as the tank moves through a field on Okinawa, clearing a path for American forces advancing on the main Ryukyu island only 375 miles from Japan…

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Gold Shipped From Britain

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 June 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.--An announcement by the Treasurer that the price at which gold will be bought in London and any part of the sterling area has been advanced by 43 per fine ounce to £8123 stg., revealed an interesting story of the movement of…

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23 Mines Idle

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs. -- Twenty-three northern coal mines were idle to-day, resulting in a loss of about 26,000 tons of coal--the…

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25 Mines Idle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.--Including the 23 pits which were idle yesterday on the South Maitland field as a result of a strike of mine…

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Coal Shortages

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--Unless fullscale mining was resumed, the rationing of electric light and power in Sydney this week was…

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Bodies Found in Salt Mine

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 4

LONDON, Mon.--The bodies of Frederick the Great, Frederick Wilhelm the First Prince of Prussia, and President Von…

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Mine Deputies To Resume Work

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY. Wed.--Deputies employed at 23 collieries on the northern coalfields decided to night to resume work. This means…

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