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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

10 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers

No Request for Hostel! Chamber to Enquire Facilities for Invalid Travel—Coal Seam at Narrabri

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 9

The Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night discussed how they could assist the Shire and Municipal Councils in submitting…

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A Watch and 6000 Tons Coal Lost

The North Western Courier · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 10

The Corrimal Colliery on the South Coast were idle for a day because a miner lost his watch. The owner claimed that the watch…

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Value of Mines

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 7

The fastest ships in the world British shipyards in the early years of the war, were used as mine-layers. This was revealed in a recent…

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Japanese Mine Pacific Last Defence Okinawa Collapse GUAM

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 1

As a desperate last measure against American Naval power, the Japanese are releasing large number of mines in the Pacific…

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Tennis Ball Helped to Beat Magnetic Mine How English Scientists Got Advantage Over Hitler

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 4

CANBERRA MONDAY— 23,000,000 tennis balls, the entire wartime out put of the United Kingdom, were used by British scientists to defea[?]…

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Britain May Have To Import Coal

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 9

Helping to confirm a widespread fear that Britain may soon have to reserve her prewar role and become an importer instead of an exporter…

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Gold and Golfers

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 July 1945 · page 2

As a result of the semi-finals of the Narrabri 'A' Grade Championship, played on Sunday last, the Secretary, N. Ferguson, will meet the…

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Eye On German Oil and Coal Process

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 4

The Federal Government is maintaining close contact with investigations now being carried out into German processes for production of oil…

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Operation "Coalscuttle" Getting the German Miners Back to Work

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 September 1945 · page 3

Coal is priority number one in the next stage of the revival of life in Germany now that the gathering of her harvest has been organised…

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Coal Miners' Bill London

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 1

The Coal Industry Nationalisation Bill which seeks to establish public ownership and control of coalmining and certain. Allied activities was read…

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