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

Mining & the mines, 1945

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Coal Mines Most of Men Resume

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY: Although absenteeism ranged from 20 to 30 per cent, work was resumed in all. N.S.W. coal…

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The Miners

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

It is nice of the miners to go back to work, like everybody else. All of them did not return, and various…

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One Mine Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Only one colliery, Pelton in the north, was idle in N.S.W. to-day as a result of a stoppage. The trouble arose over…

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7 Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY: The birthday present given by the miners to the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, was only of one day's duration…

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Six Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Six collieries are idle in N. S. W. to-day for the loss of 6000 tons of coal. The men at North Wallarah…

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Four Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

Four collieries were idle to-day on the N.S.W. coalfields, and the loss will amount to 8400 tons, Altogether eight pits are not…

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Seven Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: As a protest against the garnisheeing of wages for fines, two collieries are idle on the northern coalfield. They are…

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Miners and Their Health

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Preliminary discussions on the health of coal miners commenced to-day between the chairman of the Commonwealth…

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Nazi Mine Victims

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 1

Three soldiers of a U.S. medical detachment aid a German civilan who was injured when he stepped on a Nazi box mine planted in Wurselen, Germany. A few minutes after this picture was made a second enemy mine exploded, badly wounding two of the rescue…

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Endeavours to Reopen Govt. Mine at Coalcliff

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Coal Commissioner, Mr. Mighell, to-day described as "nonsense" the report that experienced miners would be directed to work in the Government-controlled Coalcliff colliery, which has been idle since…

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10 Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: With ten pits idle, the production loss on the N.S.W. coalfields to-day is estimated at 8000 tons. The stoppage…

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Commonwealth Mine Resumes

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: After four days' idleness, the Commonwealth controlled Coalcliff colliery on the South Coast resumed production to-day…

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Gold in Them Thar Yanks!

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 1

In Atlanta, U.S.A., an army salvage office collected 16 ounces of gold from G.I. teeth extracted during September, sent 5833 dollars’…

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Hope Given Up Four Miners Lost

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE: Hope has now been abandoned for the rescue of the four miners who yesterday were entombed by…

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"Creep" at Pelton Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY: The foundations of three homes have so far been affected by cracks which have appeared the ground in the…

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Nine Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY: Tyldsley mine in the west of New South Wales was idle to-day because buses carrying miners lunches did not arrive…

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Nine Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Nine mines are idle in N.S.W. to-day and the coal loss is over 10.000 tons. Among the pits idle is Burwood, which is Australia's…

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No Coal Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Prospects of averting the coal strike in N.S.W. are now considered to be bright. The discussions continue…

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Five Mines Idle

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 3

Pelton, which has been idle since January 8, resumed operations on the northern coalfields to-day. Five N.S.W. collieries are…

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Sunk by Mines

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday: Over 1000 enemy ships have been sunk or damaged :by. British mines since the outbreak of war…

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