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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

97 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 5

Hour of Gold

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 8

Now in the closing drift of afternoon, A silver comes, a whispering of night, The fishing-boats turn harborward, and soon…

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Miners' Prosecutions Canberra

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 5

The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, annoonced in the House of Representatives to-day that several prosecutions for stoppages on the coalfields…

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U.s. Troops Gold Coast Landing

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 5

Week-end cables stated that, according to Berlin radio, twenty ships, carrying a division of United States troops and war material, had at Port Takoradi (West African Gold Coast) "to reinforce Egypt."…

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Strike News. Coal and Butter. Questions in Parliament

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 2

Three new strikes on the New South Wales coalfields, were being investigated, and, if prosecutions warranted, they would be instituted, Mr…

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Strike News. Coal and Butter. Questions in Parliament

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 1

Three new strikes on the New South Wales coalfields were being investigated, and, if prosecutions warranted, they would be instituted,…

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Coarse-grained Gold

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 4

Tinonee, August 17, 1872: We have seen a quantity of course-gra[?] gold in the possession of Mr. John Renwick, who tells us that, to his…

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Gold at Walcha

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 4

Tinonee, September 7, 1872: News has been received from Walcha of rather an encouraging character. A correspondent who formerly resided at…

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Gold at Nowendoc

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 4

Tinonee, September 21, 1872: Our special commissioner has visited Nowendoc and spent several days in that locality. He reports that gold…

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Gold Hoard at Hill End. Found in Old Cottage. Old Man Dies Worth £7000

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 1

A hoard of £5000 was found in Bill Beatty's little cottage at Hill End, NSW, when he died recently. He was a former prospector, and lived very…

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£150 Fine for Closing Colliery

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 October 1942 · page 1

In the Federal Arbitration Court. Judge Drake-Brockman fined the management of Richmond Main colliery £150 for having failed to keep…

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Boomerang Theatre. "Pot O' Gold."

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 October 1942 · page 4

With James Stewart and Paulette Goddard in the top stella roles dishing out a million dollars worth of fun, laughter and romance, James…

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Boomerang Theatre "Pot O' Gold"

The Northern Champion · Saturday 24 October 1942 · page 4

With James Stewart and Paulette Goddard in the top stella roles dishing out a million dollars worth of fun, laughter and romance, James…

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Former British Fishermen Sweep the Seas of Mines

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 4

Many former fishermen are doing one of the most dangerous and important jobs of the war. Threatened from air, surface and under water, their little ships tire engaged in sweeping mines on Britain's vital sea approaches. Picture shows men of a British minesweeper on…

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Miners' Beer Will Knock Off for Smoko Lithgow

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 5

When they found the doors closed after their finished their shift last night, 3000 shift workers demonstrated outside Lithgow's six hotels…

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Twelve Mine Strikes

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 December 1942 · page 1

Because of strikes, 12 mines in New South Wales were idle on Wednesday, causing a loss of production of 7,650 tons of coal…

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Gloucester Coal Deposit

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1942 · page 2

Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, M.L.A., asked in the House last week:— Will the Colonial Secretary have a survey made of the coal and lime…

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Lost Coal Production

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1942 · page 2

The Federal Attorney-General, Dr. Evatt told a meeting of 500 miners in Cessnock on Sunday that absenteeism and unnecessary hold-ups in…

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