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

Mining & the mines, 1943

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Miners and Owners

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Nearly every colliery in N.S.W. worked to-day. A conference is being held between the representatives of the owners and miners under…

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Guinea Gold Celebrates Its First Anniversary

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 November 1943 · page 1

NEW GUINEA, Tuesday: Guinea Gold, the Australian Army newspaper for the Allied troops in New Guinea, will complete its first year…

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Miners Defy Officers

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: In defiance of the District and Central Executive officers of the Miners Federation, miners at the Invincible colliery in the western field…

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Five Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Five collierles—the largest number since the recent conference between the Government and coal interests—were…

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One Mine Idle To-day

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday invincible collery, which has been idle for the past three days, was the only pit not working on the N. S. W. coalffolds…

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Five Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Five mines employing more than 1500 men and producing daily 4450 tons were idle on the N.S.W. coalfields to-day…

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From Everywhere Three Collieries Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 2

Only three collieries were idle to-day in the west and south of N.S.W., while all pits in the north were working. Christmas Work…

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Industrial Coal Users Warned

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Drastic action to compel fuel conservation by industrial organisations is threatened by the chairman of the National Coal Commission. Mr…

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Five Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: As protest against summonses issued to wheelers, miners at Richmond Mala went on strike to-day. With 800 men, this pit, which…

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Miners and Law

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: Objecting to lines imposed on wheelers by their Lodges, miners at Hobburn Collery, on the northern fields, were idle…

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Municipal Council Freight on Coal

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 6

The Mayor, Aid. J. R. Duddleston, presided at the meeting of tho Municipal Council on Monday night. Also present were Alds. T. P…

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Big Coal Loss

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The loss of coal in the north and western fields to-day will be the heaviest for some time and will total 8000 tons…

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Moderates Win In Coal Vote

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 November 1943 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Monday: Further reverses for the Communist Party are evident in the results of the northern minors ballots to elect representatives to the…

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Minerals and Mining Mr. Ford's Evidence

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 November 1943 · page 1

Mr. P. O. Ford a member of the Development League, submitted written evidence regarding the services shortages of houses in Goulburn to…

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Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: About 2000 coal minors were idle to-day, resulting in a loss of 6000 tons of coal. Richmond Main was idle for the…

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Two Mines Idle But Big Loss Of Coal

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Although only two mines were l[?]e to-day the loss of coal will be 4350 tons. One of the pits idle is Burwood, which…

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Chairman of Coal Reference Board

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Central Coal Reference Board, promised to the Miners' Federation by the Federal Government several weeks ago, was formally…

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From Everywhere Only One Mine Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 November 1943 · page 2

Only One Mine Idle. Wongawilli colliery, producing 1000 tons of coal daily, was the only one idle to-day…

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All Mines at Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: All N.S.W. coal mines are working to-day, This is a record, equalled only once this year. The maximum production is…

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Mine Fatality

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

Caught by a fall of stone while working in Bloomfield South colliery (Maitland.) J. Thompson, of West Maitland received injuries from which he died…

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