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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

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The Coal Bill Upper Home Amendments Unacceptable To Govt

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 September 1946 · page 2

Amendments to the Coal Bill made by the Legislative Council, on Tuesday night, will be rejected by the Government in the Legislative…

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Coal Bill Government Facing Another Defeat Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 5

Unless there is a radical change in the position before the Legislative Council meets at 4.30 p.m. to-day to resume the debate on the Coal Bill, it…

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Secret Ballot Miners Want Work Will Do Saturday Shift

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 6

An additional coal output of between 100,000 and 125,000 tons is expected by the decision of the northern mineworkers to…

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Butter from Coal

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1946 · page 3

Recently the daily newspapers reported that in Germany now butter was being made from coal. It is actually being made from paraffin…

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Vast Diamond Mine EMPLOYS 6000

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent at Dar-es-Salaam (Tanganyika) has officially confirmed that the Williamson diamond mine has a surface area of at…

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New Mine Award

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 October 1946 · page 2

Coal costs would be "enormously increased," with serious repercussions on industry generally, as the result of a new award which has…

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Injured in Fall in Mine

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 2

When he fell about fifteen feet in the tunnel of the old Mountain Maid mine at Copeland on Sunday afternoon, Frederick Waters, of…

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British Coal Mines National Control London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 5

It was announced in the Commons that the transfer of the coal mines to national ownership will take place on January 1 next…

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Rich Gold Reef

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 2

A rich reef, bearing free gold in visible lumps, which was twice missed by a powerful mining company 18 years ago, is now paying a…

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Nationalising Mines British Scheme to Operate From 1st January Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 3

London (AAP): It was announced in the Commons that the transfer of coal mines to national ownership will take place on January 1st next…

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Mines Off Queensland Coast Latest Cables and Telegrams. The "Macleay Argus" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press, which provides the overseas news in this issue. Still at Least Twelve Fields Three Fishermen Killed in Prohibited Area Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 November 1946 · page 5

A naval spokesman, commenting on the criticism regarding floating mines off North Queensland Coast, one of which killed three fishermen on…

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Miners Guard Fortune

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 3

Now lying in an old vault which formed part of the original gold room of the Great Fingall mine at Day Dawn, near Cue (W.A.), is six…

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Million Fine on Union Latest Cables and Telegrams. The "Macleay Argus'' is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press, which provides the overseas news in this issue. Sequel to Coal Strike Attempt to Wreck Union Claimed American Unrest Washington

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 5

A fine of 3,500,000 dollars (£A1,094,000) was imposed on the United Mineworkers' Union by Judge Goldsborough in the Federal District…

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Harvest Gold New Agricultural Film

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 7

The merits of mechanised farming are highlighted in a new Australian agricultural film "Harvest Gold." soon to be released by…

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