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Mining & the mines, 1940

496 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 25

Allies Mine Norwegian Waters Checking German Carriage of Contraband Notice of Affected Areas Given Ships Enter Zone At Own Peril LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 4

The Allies have mined areas of Norwegian waters to prevent German vessels using them. An Anglo-French broadcast…

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Coal Conference Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 1

A meeting of the Combined Mining Unions' Central Committee will be held almost immediately to consider a…

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Compulsory Coal Conference Unions Display Solidarity "Black" Coal Handling Owners Firm on Demands BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 1

Following a conference, transport and allied unions unanimously refused to handle any "block" coal hewn at the Rosewood mines. The conference was also assured that members of the Enginedrivers' Union would…

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Stop Press Wagga Gold Cup WAGGA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 4

The Wagga Gold Cup was won by Red Relish, with Prairie Vale second and Glenfino third…

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Secret Ballot Determine Whether Miners Wished to Resume Premier Declines Suggestion SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. Mair) declined in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon to suggest that a secret ballot be taken to determine whether the…

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Railway Facilities Further Drastic Curtailment 40,000 Men Unemployed, Due to Coal Strike SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 4

Further drastic curtailment of railway facilities was announced to-day because of the coal dispute. In order to conserve coal, the…

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Miners' Institute Collection of Membership Arrears

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Miners' Institute was held in the library on Tuesday. 9th. instant, when the president Mr. J. H. Truscott. presided,…

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Pharaoh's Riches Gold and Silver Coffins Opened

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 1

The richest Royal apparel since the opening of Tutakhamen's tomb, was revealed when the double sarcophagus of the Pharach Psou Psennes…

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Coal Strike Effects in Glen Innes Road Transport of Goods

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 4

Glen Innes firms are using motor transport from Sydney to obtain supplies of bulk materials not now carried by rail owing to…

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PETROL Big Drain on Supplies As Result of Coal Strike Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 5

It is feared the increased use of motor transport because of the coal strike may hamper the building up of petrol reserves, and…

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World's Finest Coal Mine in Nottinghamshire

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 9

A colliery without pithead, grime or noise its lawns and flower beds merging naturally into the surrounding country, has been established at…

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Appeal to Arbitration Court Call Conference of Parties in Coal Strike Miners Officials Consider Proposal MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 4

A proposal that the Australian Council of Trade Unions should ask the Federal Arbitration Court to call a compulsory conference of strikers…

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Prosecution of Mining Leaders Participation In Coal Strike State Cabinet Considers Possible Action SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 4

The State Cabinet will [?] day consider whether, the ers leaders could be [?] for their participation in…

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Action Needed in Coal Strike

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 4

"The State Government is not going to let the-coal miners "leaders get their own way in the coal dispute. If the Federal "Government does not take some action to try to settle the dispute, "the State Government will have to consider whether it will itself…

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Coal Strike Compulsory Conference Suggested MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 1

A proposal that the A.C.T.U. should ask the Federal Arbitration Court to call a compulsory conference of strikers and mine owners was…

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Coal Strike Position of Owners Poor Return on Capitol

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 11

"Onlooker" writes as follows (in part) to the Editor of the "Herald."—The Sydney Stock Exchange Gazette is a mine of information about all…

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Mine Leaders Can They Be Prosecuted? State Cabinet to Consider SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 4

The State Cabinet will to-day consider whether the miners' leaders could be prosecuted for their participate in the mining hold-up…

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Yesterbay's News State Finances—war Expenditure—petrol Shortage—premier on Coal Strike

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 7

The State Treasurer, Mr. Richardson, said that, compared with the deficit at the end of February, there had been an improvement in the State's…

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Coal Reserves Census Now Being Taken MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 5

Tabulated results of the census now being taken of coal reserves in Australia will be completed early next week and a…

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Mine Fields Cut Germany Off From North Sea LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 1

THE NEW MINE FIELDS LAID BY THE ALLIES NOW MEAN THAT GERMANY IS COMPLETELY CUT OFF FROM THE…

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