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Mining & the mines, 1944

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Coal Mines One Idle in North SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 1

Only one mine was idle in the North to-day—Richmond Main, employing 800 men and producing about 2,300 tons of coal…

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Miners Losing Favour Says Lodge Secretary One Northern Mine Idle Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

There was only one mine idle in the north to-day—Richmond Main, employing 800 men and producing about…

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Miners' Strike to End Indicated by To-day's Meetings SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 5

With only a comparatively small group of men yet to cast their votes, it was practically certain early this…

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Coal Dust Miners’ Lingering Death

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly the j member for Wollongong. Mr. W. Davies asked:—I ask the Minister for Mines whether it is a fact that a large…

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London Paved with Gold

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 10

The real origin of this saying appears to have been the golden shower which fell upon Farinelli in 1734. The earliest form of the song is…

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Mines Working Few Exceptions SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 1

All Northern and Western mines were working to-day but three are idle on the South Coast due to difficulties over the allocation of work…

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Welsh Mines Resume Work LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 1

The Welsh mine strike position, is improving progressively and 65,000 men are now working. A large number of collieries are,…

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Three Mines Idle More Trouble on South Coast SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 2

All northern and western mines were working to-day, but three were odle on the South coast, due to difficulties over the allocation of work…

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Emmaville V.c. Miners' Institute

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 2

The monthly meeting set down for Saturday afternoon lapsed for want of a quorum. The secretary reported that the past…

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Coolgardie Goldfield

The Uralla Times · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 4

From the Express of March 2 1894: "By the mail train yesterday, Messrs J. Page snr. W. Page, J. Scott snr. J. Rampling, A. Ewen and G…

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Only One N.S.W. Coal Mine Idle To-day Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 2

The only N.S.W. coa[?]mi[?] [?]dle to--day was Corr[?]mal, which did not take part in the general resumption on the South Cosat this week…

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Miners' Release From Army

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Saturday.—Mr. R. James, M.H.R., Federal Government's Coalmining Liaison Officer, has been asked by the…

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Welsh Miners' Strike Ends LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 1

With the decision of the last strikers to resume work normal production in the South Wales coalfields will Be resumed to-morrow…

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Coal Production Further Resumption LONOON

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 1

With the decision of the last strikers to resume work normal production in South Coast coalfields will be resumed to-morrow…

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Coal Miners Release From Army CANBERRA

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 1

The decision to release coal miners who had been called into the army as a result of the South Coast strike had been made on…

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22,000 Miners Strike

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

As coalowners and miners' leaders began wage stabilisation talks in London, thousands more Yorkshire pit workers joined the…

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Ashford Coal Still No Reply From Minister Chamber of Commerce Persists

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

Disappointment and a certain amount of disgust at the difficulty in obtaining from Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A. Minister for Mines…

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50,000 Yorkshire Miners on Strike

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—Fifty thousand Yorkshire coalminers, from 31 pits, are now on strike…

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Coalcliff Colliery Again Idle SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 1

Coalcliff Colliery, over which the Australian flag was hoisted a fortnight ago to indicate it was under the control of the Commonwealth…

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Yorkshire Coal Strike Ends London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 1

The Yorkshire coal strike, affect ing 80,000 miners, will end to-morrow following an agreement between miners, coal owners and the…

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