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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

269 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 14

Another Week Off! [?] Miners to Resume [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1945 · page 1

Miners employ[?] [?] coal mine at Wont[?] [?] yesterday not to return [?] until January 8…

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Mines at Work Good Attendance SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 1

The attendance at mines to-day was better than yesterday. Approximately 90 per cent, of the men in the north reported for work,…

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10 Pits Idle To-day Most Miners Back at Work SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 1

Attendance at mines to-day was better than yesterday, approximately 90 per cent, of the men in the north reporting for work, but…

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Six Collieries Idle To-day

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Six of the eleven collieries idle in New South Wales yesterday resumed work, and the coal loss…

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Coal Production Up Good New Year Start SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 8

Only three mines are idle in New South Wales to-day and production for the first week in 1945 will exceed production for the…

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Coal Output One Colliery Idle SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 1

Six colleries are idle in New South Wales to-day for a loss of 6,000 tons of coal. Men in North Wallarah did not work…

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Miners Warn Chifley

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—A warning to the Federal Treasurer, Mr. Chifley, to refrain from speaking…

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Mr. Chifley Warned By Miners' Federation Newspaper SYDNEY

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 1

A warning to the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) to refrain from speaking against the interests of the Labor movement is contained in the…

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Coal Output Large Decrease SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 1

Coal production in New South Wales in 1944 was 11042,750 tons, a drop of 486,000 tons compared with 1943 and of 1,138,000 tons compared with the…

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Soil “Mining” As An Economic Necessity

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 8

Not ignorance or carelessness, but force of financial circumstances, is mainly responsible for soil exhaustive methods of farming, contends R. J…

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Decline in Coal Output Last Year's Figures SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

Coal production in New South Welles in 1944 was 11,042,750 tons, a drop of 486,000 tons compared with 1943 and of 1,138,000 tons…

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Mines Idle Garnishee Protest SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 1

As a protest against the garnishing of wages for fines two collieries are idle in the north to-day. They are Stockrington Nunber One…

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Seven Mines Idle Garnishee Dispute Revived SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 1

As a protest against the garnisheeing of wages for fines, two collieries are kite in the north to-day…

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Ashford Coal Mayoral Minute

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 2

The Mayor. Ald H. J. Brocks, submitted the following minute to last night’s meeting of the Town Council on the above subject, and other…

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Govt. Mine Losses Coalcliff May Close Down CANBERRA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 16

Since the Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) first revealed that Common-wealth control of Coalcliff Mine had cost £25,000 the figure has…

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Ashford Coal Deposits

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 2

Mr. Newman White, Field Engineer to a Commonwealth Department addressed the Ashford Shire Council at some length on the possibility of…

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Coalcliff Mine False Report SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 1

The Coal Commissioner, Mr. Mighell to-day described as ‘nonsense” a report that experienced miners would be called for to work the…

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Coalcliff Strike Mighell Denies Call-up Allegations 10 Mines Idle To-day Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 4

The Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) to-day described as "nonsense" a report that experienced miners…

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The Juxon Gold Medal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

The rarest coin in the world is the Juxon gold medal. Its value is £1500, and it has been in the possession of Great Britain about fifty…

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Coal Nationalisation, What?

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 4

Before the Commonwealth Government took control of the Coalchff colliery the average daily production was 746 tons. From July to…

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