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Mining & the mines, 1943

305 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 16

Four Collieries Idle Owing to Disputes Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 2

After holidays lasting tendays coal miners returned to work to-day. Only four collieries are idle owng…

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Miners’ Holiday Work Resumed SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 1

After holidays lasting ten days coalminers returned to work today. Only four collieries are idle owing…

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"This Woman" Is Mine"

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 2

"This Woman Is Mine," Frank Lloyd's new Universal story of early nineteenth century romance and adventure, with Franchot Tons, John…

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Eleven Ceal Mines are Idle To-day

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thursday. — Industrial disputes were largely responsible for id[?]ene at 11 coal mines on the New South Wales fields to-day…

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Coal Miners To Be Prosecuted SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

The Commonwealth Crown Solicitor, Mr. G. A. Watson, announced last night that coalminers alleged to have been…

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BOWLS Gold Leaver Double For Ridge and Burgess

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 11

V. Ridge and R. Burgess, last week's winners of the gold leaves, were victorious over another formidable pair, E. Pinch and R.Hillard…

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Coal Stoppages

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 8

Drastic steps to prevent stoppages in the coal industry were decided upon at a conference between the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt), the…

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Mine Idle Result of Dispute SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 1

Only one colliery was idle in New South Wales to-day-Wallerawang, where a stoppage began last week as a result of a dispute…

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Summonses For Miners NEWCASTLE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 5

Summonses were served on coal mines at Pelaw Main, Richmood Main and Aberdare Extended collieries last night…

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Two Mines Idle Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 5

Only two small mines were idle in N.S.W. to-day and the loss of coal production would be less than 700 tons…

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Mines Idle Only Two To-day SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 1

Only two small mines were idle in New South Wales to-day, and the loss of coal production will be less than 700 tons…

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Coal Strikes Over Call-up of Wheelers Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 1

Nine collieries were idle in New South Wales to-day in four instances because of the call-up of young wheelers at Wallerawang…

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Only One [?]re Mine Idle To-day

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday. — With the exception of M[?]field, which has been Idle for 10 day all coal mines in New South Wale were working [?]…

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Irish Coal Strikes Two Mines Idle (A.A.P. News). LONDON

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 1

Two hundred strikers in the Castle comer (County Kilkenny) Colliery who are demanding increased pay remained in the mine shaft throughout…

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CoalStrikes in Ireland LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 7

Two hundred "staydown" strikers in Castie Comer (County Kilkenny) colliery who were demanding increased pay,…

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Stop Press Miners Defended SYDNEY, Friday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 6

Replying to a statement that loss of coal due to stoppages and absenteeism last year totalled 2,169.030 toils, the Prime…

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Coal Is Vital to the War Effort

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 10

"Nothing is more vital than coal for guns, tanks arid planes. It is no use giving our money if to-morrow we withhold by any action of ours…

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Tingha Health Mining Tenements

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 2

At the recent meeting of the Guyra Shire Council the Health Inspector issued the following report:— I was in Tingha from the 11th to…

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Man Who Came to Dinner with Mines

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 2

American Private Niocloa D[?]lo, on night minelaying duty in North Africa. climbed over a hill and found himself on the end of an Italian chow…

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Found Nugget of Gold

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 8

While loading gravel from the bed of a creek near Ballarat, a man saw a gleam of gold and found a mugget of gold weighing 29 ozs., and…

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