Rescues From Coal Mine
HERFORD (Germany), Fri.—Rescue squads digging feverishly through tons of debris in the Unna coal mine where the…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
304 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 16
Coal Boring on Richmond Disappointing
SYDNEY, Fri.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said to-day that boring operations for coal on the Richmond River had to date…
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HERFORD (Germany), Sun.— Fires in Unna coalmine, where over 400 persons were trapped, diminished yesterday. and the…
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HERFORD (Germany), Mon.—Eight more miners out of over 400 trapped in the Unna coal mine yesterday were brought…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Supplies Needed To Avert Crisis
LONDON, Mon.—"If sufficient coal is found in the next three or four weeks to keep our factories operating, we shall have averted…
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LONDON, Tues.—London's reserves of house coal dropped to just over one week's supply— the lowest throughput the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Leaders Critical Of Government Action
SYDNEY, Tues.—Federal Government action to introduce a 40-hour week was being deliberately "strung out" by the decision to…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—A recommendation has been made to the State and Federal Governments that an independent board of…
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CANBERRA, Tues.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) announced to-day that Mr. H. L. Williams, distribution manager of the…
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CANBERRA, Thurs.—Seme form of national direction of the coal industry with at this critical stage, some financial assistance…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—Stoppages in the South Coast coal industry may occur next month resulting from action taken by the Southern…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—Nationalisation of coal and other heavy industries should be included as one of the questions in the referendum for…
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A sensational development was announced to-night in milling circles when the president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Wells)…
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CANBERRA, Fri.—The Australian coal industry, in its major fields, was a tottering industry as the result of constant industrial troubles in the form of incessant pit-top…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Short Story Wallanbeen's Gold
Gold! With the speed of a raging epidemic, the word swept the country; and like an epidemic, it swept men from their homes,…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—The threat of an Australian-wide coal strike on April 15 has been averted. The Australian Colliery Staffs'…
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NEW YORK Sun.—The "Herald-Tribune's" Washington correspondent reports that the Secretary for Labour (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To Study Decisions Of Miners' Leaders
CANBERRA, Mon.—Recent decisions which miners' leaders said threatened to cause a general strike in New South Wales and Queensland will be referred to the Commonwealth Solicitor General (Sir George Knowles) for examination…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nine Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Wed.—Nine mines were idle to-day for the loss of 7250 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gaol Was Hoarding Place For Gold
CANBERRA, Thurs.—A secret hiding place for millions of pounds worth of sold in Australia during the war was Broken Hill gaol. When the gold was transported…
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