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Mining & the mines, 1944

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Striking Miners Pile% Coal.Losses SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 6

Six mines were idle on N.S.W. coalfields to-day and the production loss for the day will be almost 7000 tons…

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Miners Strike Protest Meat Rationing NEWCASTLE

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 1

Employees at Aberdare Extended and Bellbird collieries struck today as a protest against meat rationing…

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Miners Strike Over Meat And Taxation SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 4

Employees at Aberdare Extended and Bellbird collieries struck to-day as a protest against meat rationing. Bellbird miners are also…

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Th E Coal-miner Another Point of View Rotary Club Address

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 6

An endeavour to present a more accurate picture of the coal situation than appears in the metropolitan Press, and something of…

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12 Collieries Are Idle To-day

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Twelve collieries are idle in New South Wales today, the men employed…

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Coal Miners Some “Released” Mines Idle SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 1

The NSW Manpower Director, Mr. C. J. Bellemore, to-day reiterated his statement that 130 coal miners had been “released” from…

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Malcontents Among Miners "Released" For The Army Ten Mines Still [?] SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 6

The N.S.W. Manpower Director (Mr. Bellemore) today reiterated his statement that 130 coal miners had been…

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Just a Lump of Coal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 5

"If everybody put a lump of coal back in the scuttle each day during the cold weather we would release enough poWer to build 1000 heavy…

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Coal Situation a ‘Cocky’s’ Comments

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 3

“Cocky” writes to the Editor: Your report of Mr. R. B. Clarke’s address before the Rotary Club on the coal situation is interesting, but far…

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Jap Warship Strikes Chinese Mine And Sinks CHUNGKING

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

About 1000 Japanese were [?] ed when a medium sized Japanese warship sank after striking a Chinese mine near Kweichin, a Yangtse…

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WEDDING Mine—Knight

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 5

At St. Peter's Cathedral, Armidale, on January 26, the marriage of Ann Elizabeth, only daughter of the late F. R.' Knight and Mrs. Knight, to…

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The Coal Miner a Reply to “Cocky”

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 4

Mir. R. B. Clarke writes to the Editor: In my recent address to the Rotary Club I tried in a small way to create a better understanding between rural…

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Australia's Largest Colliery Idle

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thursday. — Burwood Colliery, the largest in Australia, is on strike to-day. The total loss for the State is…

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No Tax Cuts For Miners

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA. Thursday. —The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin will make it clear to the coalminers representatives to-day that they…

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225,000 Tons of Coal Lost Five, More Mines Idle SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

Five collieries are idle N.S.W. bringing at the coal loss since J[?]uary 3 to 225,000 tons…

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Miners Fined for Absenteeism

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 1

PORTLAND, Saturday.—Twelve [?]al miners were fined £2, with £5 costs, before a night court for having absented…

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"DESPERATE" Queensland's Coal Position Minister's Warning BRISBANE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 7

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Gair) indicated last night that Queensland's coal position was becoming desperate despite a production rise…

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Q'land Miners to Strike Over Rationing

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 1

BRISBANE. Tuesday.—The movement of vita war shipping from North Queensland ports is likely to bo affected by a…

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6800 Tons of Coal Lost Seven Mines Idle To-day SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 1

There were seven mines idle in N.S.W. to-day, with the loss of 6,800 tons. Miners at the Invincible Colliery…

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Mines Idle 6,800 Tons Loss SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 1

There were seven mines idle in N.S.W. to-day with a loss of 6800 tons…

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