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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

400 stories in New England's papers · page 15 of 20

Government Take Over Mines Miners' Lodges' Delegates Demand

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. A conference of 60 delegates from miners' lodges yesterday endorsed a demand by central…

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Nationalisation of Mines Demanded by Northern Miners NEWCASTLE

Guyra Argus · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 1

A conference of 60 delegates from miners' lodges yesterday endorsed the demand by the central and northern…

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Coal Position A.C.T.U. Conference SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 1

The conference called by the A.C.T.U. to consider the coal position began in camera in Sydney to-day. It is believed that the conference…

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Coal—and the Country Dweller

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 2 September 1944 · page 2

Country people have particular reasons of their own for objecting to the new coal rationing measures. They suffer in common with the general community from restrictions on manufacturing and so forth, but when it comes to…

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Coal and the Clip. Trade with France

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1944 · page 3

The curtailment in rail transport will cause some delay in the carriage of wool and result in the appraisement of some clips being later than…

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Mining in New England Mineral Leases Cancelled

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 4

The current issue of the New South Wales Government Gazette states that the following mineral leases have been cancelled for…

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Armidale City Council Water Supply For Summer Assured Gasworks Coal Supplies Coming to Hand

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 4

With both reservoirs overflowing, Armidale approaches the warmer months with an assured supply of water for…

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One Colliery Idle To-day

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thur.—Richmond Main colliery was idle again to-day as the result of the death of an employee on Tuesday, and the…

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Government's Coal Policy. Censure Motion Defeated

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA. Thursday.—On a Party division, which followed the three hours' resumed debate of the Opposition censure…

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Censure Motion Defeated Labour Member Attacks Miners CANBERRA

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 1

On a party division which followed the three hours' resumed debate the Opposition's censure motion on the Government's coal policy was…

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Tin Mining at Tingha Inquiry on September 19

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 5

An inquiry will be Held at the Warden's Court, Tingha, on September 19, into the following application :…

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Papuan and New Guinea Men Successful in N.E. Mining Enterprises

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 4

Well-known Papuan and New Guinea men have been successful in mining enterprises in the New England district…

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Coal Miners Other Unions Discontented SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 1

The Trades and Labor Council last night decided to call a conference next Thursday night of shop stewards and union executives to discuss the coal…

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Unions to Confer on Coal Crisis SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 2

The Trader and Labo[?]r Council last night decided to call a conference next Thursday night 4 of shop stewards and union executives to…

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Miners' Compensation

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 September 1944 · page 2

A drive is to be Commenced by the Miners' Federation for increased payments under, the Compensation Act for injured members. First…

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All Mines Working To-day SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 September 1944 · page 4

All collieries in New South Wales are working to-day…

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All Mines Working To-day

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. New South Wales mines were again free of strikes to-day, though there was a stoppage at Stockrington No…

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Coal Mines None Idle in N.S.W. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 September 1944 · page 1

All mines were again working in New South Wales to-day and the prospect of a record week’s production is in sight. To-day is the eleventh…

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Coal Production Improving

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 September 1944 · page 10

Every New South Wales coal mine worked yesterday with the exception of Stockrington No. 1, where a mechanical breakdown occurred…

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Two Coal Mines Idle To-day

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—After a fortnight's freedom from strikes two stoppages occurred in the Northern field to-day…

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