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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

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Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The Corrimal colliery on the South Coast, which has been held up for a month, resumed to-day, but further stoppages…

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Four Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: About 1600 miners are idle to-day, four mines being affected. The loss in production is about 4000 tons…

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Rural Producers Pastures Protection Boards and Coal Mines

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 1

You will have noticed that a movement has been started for the elimination of Pastures Protion Boards. This is only one…

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Mines Idle in South

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: All coal mines in the southerh district are idle today as the result of a dispute concerning the rates of pay to one man…

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Hold Up in Coal Industry 11,000 Men Out

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Production of coal dropped by 25,000 tons to-day as the result of strikes by about 11,000 miners in 2 N.S.W…

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Coal Hold-up 30,000 Tons Lost To-day

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Ignoring the instructions from the Central Council of the Miners' Federation that production…

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24 Mines Idle To-day's Big Tally

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Compared with 27 mines idle yesterday 24 have stopped work to-day. The lose of production would still be in the…

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Five Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Only five mines were idle in N.S.W. to-day, compared with over 25 for the greater part of last week. All South Coast mines,…

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Nine Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The loss of coal will exceed 14,000 tons to-day. There are nine new disputes and 4500 men are idle. Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen…

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5,000 Miners Out

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY; Thursday: it is estimated that 18;000 tons of coal will be lost to- day as the result' of stoppages involving 5000 men. The. majority of the big…

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Horses Shod with Gold

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 3

In the year 1855, a storekeeper named Donald Cameron, carrying on business in what was known as the Woolshed, Victoria, was elected…

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From Everywhere Coal Hulk On Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 2

Coal Hulk On Fire A coal hulk belonging to the Wallerah Company caught fire at its moorings at Ball's Head early to-day Firemen…

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Five Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Only live mines were idle in N.S.W. to-day, but almost 6000 men were involved and the day's production is estimated at 5900 loan…

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Coal Strikes

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 1

Three fresh strikes occurred on coalfields to-day and seven mines were idle. Over [?],000 men had stopped work and production loss was about 6000 tons…

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More Mines Out

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Protesting against the arrest of Coalcliff mine-workers for non-payment of fines for absenteeism three mines are idle on the South Coast…

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Miners on Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Out of [?]en colleries on the South Coast, seven were on strike to-day as a protest against the arrest of Coaleliff mine workers…

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More Miners on Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Friday: The miners at Rhondda Mine to-day ceased work in sympathy with no Pacific colliery employees, who contrary to expectations, were…

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Miners in Conference

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Plans to end production hold-ups and build up coal stocks are being discussed in the National Convention of the Australian miners'…

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Saboteurs in Coal Industry

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Addressing the Miners' Convention, Mr. W. Orr, member of the Commonwealth Coal Commission, said that the sabot[?]urs responsible…

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Discipline Among Coal Miners

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The general President of the Miners Federation Mr. H. Welles, said that the decision of the National Miners' convent the…

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