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

Mining & the mines, 1944

185 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 10

One Mine Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 2

Only one colliery in N.S.W. was idle to-day Lithgow Valley which stopped because of an industrial dispute. Two other mines…

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Two Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Two mines—Stockton No. 1 in the north and Hermitage in the west—are idle to-day as the result of strikes…

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Six Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 26 September 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Coal lost to-day is the highest for the month, as the result of six mines being idle. They are Stockrington No. 1 and 2…

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Seven Mines Idle Work on 6-Hour Day

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 27 September 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Seven N.S.W. mines are idle to-day and the coal loss will total 7000 tons. The Commonwealth Coal…

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Five Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Five miles are idle in N.S.W. to-day. and production loss is about 5000 tons. The idle pits are Hebburn No. 1…

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Seven Mines Idle 10,000 Tons Lost

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Seven N.S.W. collieries are idle to-day and another partially idle. Production loss will be 10,000…

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Seven Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 October 1944 · page 2

Including Coalcliff colliery, on the South Coast, which was taken over by the Commonwealth Coal Commission early this year, seven…

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Six Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 3

Six mines are idle to-day bringing the total loss for the week to 41,750 tons. This is the heaviest total since the August crisis, which…

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Six Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY: Six coal mines are idle to-day in N.S.W., although only two stoppages are due to industrial disputes. To-day's coal…

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Building Up Stocks Christmas Coal

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY: The necessity to build, up coal stocks to tide industrial and essential services over the Christmas vacation, which covers the ten…

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Seven Mine Stoppages

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: About 2000 men are involved in seven stoppages in N.S.W. coal mines to-day and production loss is estimated at 5000…

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Coal Target

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 October 1944 · page 3

The miners central council decided to do its utmost to reach the coal target of 7,000,000 tons…

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12 Mines Idle Another Bad Day

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 October 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY: Including Australia's biggest mine, Burwood with a daily output of 3400 tons, 12 N.S.W. mines are idle to-day in…

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Coal Position Easier But Still Critical

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 October 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: Although the position is somewhat eased, he crisis which developed over the week-end is still…

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Six Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY: About 1450 men are involved in a stoppage of six N.S.W. coal mines: to-day. Five of the stop pages are due to strikes and one to a…

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BLUE & GOLD Gunning C.W.A. Birthday Ball

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 4

The "Blue and Gold" annual ball held in the Industrial Hall, Running, on the night of October 20th…

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Ten Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 3

About 1400 coalmine employees have been thrown idle as result of 10 stoppages on the N.S.W. coalfields to-day…

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Coal Loss

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: In addition to Corrimal on the South Coast there are five northern mines idle to-day. About 1800 men are…

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From Everywhere To-day's Coal Loss

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 2

The coal lost to-day will amount to about 4000 tons. Four mines are idle because of disputes and two because of breakdowns…

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From Everywhere Appeal to Miners

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 2

Trade union sympathy for mine workers is being "strained to the utmost," states a pamphlet issued by the A.C.TU. and the Miners…

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