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Mining & the mines, 1946

384 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 20

Coal Output Most Mines Idle SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 1

From the Excelsior mine which produces 800 tons daily, all Southern mines worked to-day and, with only two partial stoppages in .the…

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Move to Increase Coal Production

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 16

Proposals have been formulated involving the questioning of opening up new coal deposits in New South Wales, and the possible…

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Coal Leases The Ashford Seam Forfeiture Application

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 4

The Mining Warden, Mr. K. M. Dash, continued the hearing of an application for cancellation of the Ashford coal leases by the North West…

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Coal Threats More Cuts Will Follow SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 1

Indications are that the whole South Coast mines may be held up over the dust menace unless the Government moves quickly…

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South Coast Miners May Stay Out Unless Government Takes Action SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 1

Indications are the whole of the south coast mines may be held up over the dust menace unless the Government moves quickly. So far…

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County Council Wants Ashford Coal

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1946 · page 4

The Mining Warden (Mr. K. M. Dash) at Inverell yesterday adjourned until July 29 the hearing of an application by the…

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Protest Against Government New Mines Policy

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1946 · page 2

A large public meeting, sponsored by Singleton Chamber of Commerce, decided to protest against Government policy in…

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Coal Production in France Record Production Maintained

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1946 · page 3

Coal production in France broke records in the week ending May 25, with a yield of 1 009,173 tons, a daily level of…

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Coal Shortage 16,900 Tons To-day Union Transport Proposals SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 July 1946 · page 1

With 13 mines idle on the New South Wales coalfields to-day, a production loss of £6,900 tons is the heaviest for any one day this…

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Australian Tears Up [?] CHEQUE Rejects Offer For Interest in Diamond Mine Belief in Tanganyika Fields Justified London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 July 1946 · page 2

A middle-aged Australian prospector. Dr. J. P. Williamson, whom the Johannesburg Diamond Syndicate turned down when he asked for assistance to develop his Tanganyika diamond concessions, turned…

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To-day's Coal Loss Heaviest This Year Thirteen Pits Idle on N.S.W. FIEDS Sydney Conference Discussing Measures To Obtain Greater Allocations SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 July 1946 · page 1

With 13 mines idle on N.S.W. coalfields, to-day's production loss of 16,900 tons is the heaviest for any one day this year. Meanwhile the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan), the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Williams) and…

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16. N.s.w. Mines Idle

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. --On New South Wales coalfields today 16 mines are idle for the production loss of over [?]…

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Big Haul of Gold, Jewels

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 1

LONDON. Tuesday, -- Gold bar, jewels and currency totalling £100,000 were discovered aboard the Dutch liner…

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Coal Supply Railway Men’s Grievance SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 July 1946 · page 1

New South Wales railwaymen may place a ban on hauling any coal for the railways and other essential services, tile State…

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Coal Output Serious Decline Industrial Chaos Possible SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 July 1946 · page 1

With 12 mines idle on the New South Wales coalfields .to-day for a production loss of 11,500 tons there is every prospect that the…

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Ban on Coal Haulage Being Considered by Railways, Union SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 July 1946 · page 2

N.S.W. railwaymen may place a ban on the hauling of any coal except for railways and other essential services, the State Secretary of…

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Black Week in Coal Industry Production Drops to Near Record Level Bunnerong Stocks Nearly Exhausted SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 July 1946 · page 1

With 12 mines idle on, the N.S.W. Coalfields to-day, for a production loss of 11,500 tons, there is every prospect that the present week may be the worst experienced this year from the production point of view. Since Monday, the…

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Stolen Money Found by Mine Detector

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 July 1946 · page 8

A fruitless search of two years for 183,000 dollars in currency stolen from the post office at J[?] Florida, by a registry clerk named Marshall…

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Peat Industry in Eire Replacing Use of Coal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1946 · page 16

Fourteen thousand acres of the Great Central Plain of Ireland known as of Allen formerly a desolate swamp, is to-day the…

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Coal Leases the Ashford Seam Forfeiture Application

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 4

In view of the importance of the operations, of the County Council in the matter of Electricity Supply we reprint the following report of…

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