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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

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Colliery Work. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

During an address to Pelew main miners yesterday, In which he appealed to the men to resume Work, Mr. R. James, M.H.R., alleged that…

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Miners Work One Day for Each Lb. of Meat

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 2

Scottsville (Q.) coal miners carried out their threat to cease work over the meat ration, working only half a day on Wednesday, which is…

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Nowendoc Gold Field. Tinonee, Saturday, November 2, 1872

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 4

I have occasionally notified the fact of small nuggets having been found at our diggings, varying in size from 8 or 10-dwts. to the largest discovered up…

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More About the Nowendoc Goldfield. Tinonee. Saturday. Nov. 16, 1872

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 4

The news from Nowendoc does not alter the opinion we have heretofore expressed or the character of that goldfield. It is said there ar now…

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Nowendoc Goldfields

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 4

Tinonee Saturday. November 9. 1872: Our special commissioner's report is again of a very favorable character. He says there are now about 200…

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The Manning From 1865. What Happened in the Early Days. Selected from die Files of the "Manning River News." "Those who ignore the Past will take but little heed of the Future." ARTICLE No. 104. Gold Discovery

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 4

Tinonee, Saturday November 9. 1872: A rumor is in circulation that a quartz-reef, full of gold, has been discovered in the ranges between…

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Gold, Not Working!

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 3

The mining and production of gold in the United States is now at a standstill, by Government order. Some mines whose basic product was…

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Miners Warned

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

The chairman of the Central Coal Authority has warned employees of a colliery at Cullen Bullen that unless they return to work they will…

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Coal Production New Bill to Be Prepared Sydney, Tuesday

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

Canberra: After a lengthy discussion of the coal situation the full Federal Cabinet yesterday instructed the Attorney-General, Dr. Evatt, to prepare…

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The Coal Situation. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

A meeting of the Central Coal Authority is being held at Sydney today in an endeavour to settle the general strike on the South Coast…

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Coal Bill

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2

The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator McLeay, said that the Coal Bill introduced by the Prime Minister disregarded claims…

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Coal Controller Unions Must Be Satisfied Newcastle

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

A conference in Newcastle yesterday of the miners' leaders and three members of the Federal Parliament failed to agree on who would be…

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Called Up 500 Coal Miners Wollongong

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

Army call-up notices were served yesterday on 500 South Coast miners, between the ages of 18 and 25, Who have been on strike for a fortnight…

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Miners Called Up for Army

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

Army call-up notices were served yesterday on 500 South Coast miners between the ages of 18 and 25, who have been on strike since…

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Army Call-up for 500 Miners. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 2

Army call-up notices are being served today on 500 South Coast miners between the ages of 18 and 25, who have been on strike since…

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Coal Strike

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

The central council of the Miners' Federation, which met in Sydney, did not decide what action to take about the strike on the South Coast…

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The Coal Bill

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

Mr. N. Mighell, present chairman of the Coal Commission, will be the Federal Coal Commissioner. This was officially disclosed by the…

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Coal Strike

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

South Coast miners on Sunday rejected, by 830 votes to 476, instructions from the central council of the Miners' Federation to return to…

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Call-up of Young Miners

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

The first batch of young miners called up for military service left Wollongong by train yesterday morning for the General Details Depot…

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Curtin and Miners

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, hinted on Wednesday that he would resign from office rather than tolerate the present conditions in the…

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