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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

305 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 16

Clearing Seas of Magnetic Mines

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 4

From London comes word that one of the best kept secrets of the war was recently disclosed in the British official…

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Coal Supplies Miners’ Secretary’s Assurance Nine Mines Idle SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 1

An assurance that everything would be done to ensure a continuity of coal supplies to high priority war undertakings was…

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Coal for Vital Industries Miners' Leader Gives Qualified Assurance Nine Mines Idle To-day Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 4

An assurance that every thing would be done to ensure continuity coal supplies to high priority war undertakings was given by the…

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Nymboida Coal

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 4

The recent meeting of the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce discussed at great length the development of the mineral resources…

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BOWLS Close Game For Gold Leaves

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 3

Although the weather was not all that it could be a number of bowlers turned out for the mid-week session' and enjoyed the afternoon's…

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No Mines on Strike SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1943 · page 2

Although no colliery in N.S.W. is idle to-day owing to unauthorised industrial disputes, production loss will amount to about 2000 tons…

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American Miners Defy Government Washington

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1943 · page 2

Half a million members of the United Mine Workers Association defying the Government, halted work for the second time within a…

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U.S. MINERS Another Strike WASHINGTON

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 June 1943 · page 1

Half a million members of the United Mine Workers’ Association, defying the Government, halted work for the second time within a…

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America's Problem. a Half-million Miners on Strike

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday. — The War Labor Board has ordered cessation of the current negotiations between the United…

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"Demons" in the Coal Pit

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 16

The "harvesting" of outcrop coal, to amplify pit supplies, is but a return to the old system of "mining"—a system which…

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BOWLS Gold Leaves Holders Defeated

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 15

After holding the Gold Leaves for several weeks, A. Cashman and L. W. Burgess met defeat at the hands of Ken Jones and R. Burgess. The…

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Wood, Coal, Coke Short in Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday. — There is a severe shortage of [?] in Sydney and many householders have little prospect of getting…

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At the Capitol “Pot o’ Gold”

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 June 1943 · page 2

“Pot O’ Gold,” starring James Stewart and Paulette Goddard, will be the feature film at the Capitol Theatre to-night (Monday) only and the…

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Butter Ration Workers Protest Miners & Railwaymen SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 1

Industrial trouble over butter rationing spread to-day when a second coal mine on the N.S.W. field stopped work on this issue…

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Miners' Post-war Programme

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The Postwar Committee of the Miners' Federation has [?]rawn up a draft programme on its…

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Lose of 3,900 Tons of Coal To-day

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Aberdare Extended Mine worked to-day but fresh stoppages occurred at the John Darling and…

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Butter Ration Minister and Miners MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 1

Commenting on complaints of the miners, the Minister for Customs, Senator Keane, stated last night that his mail did not indicate much…

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Bombs on Germany Coal Output Reduced (LONDON

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 1

A Dortmund newspaper quoting Gauleiter Hoffman, reveals that th e R.A.F's. heavy raid on Wuppertal on the night of May 29…

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Ruhr Coal Output Crippled Wuppertal Raid Kills Over 1000 LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 1

A Dortmund newspaper, quoting Gauleiter Hoffman, reveals that the R.A.F.'s heavy raid on Wuppertal on…

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Polish Gold in West Africa

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 4

Gold belonging to the Polish Government, valued at £17,000,000, which is known to have been transferred from Paris by the French…

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