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

Mining & the mines, 1946

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Miners Return to Work Today's Production 50,000 Tons SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 1

Coal miners resumed work throughout N.S.W. to-day except at Bulli on the South Coast. Production to-day is expected to reach nearly the 50,000 ton mark…

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New Demands Likely By Coal Miners SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

There would be neither industrial peace, nor increased coal production unless far reaching increases in living standards were introduced "Common…

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Three Mines Idle SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

Three collieries are idle in N.S.W. to-day, including the Richmond Main, where there is a dispute concerning the wheelers…

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Mine Disaster

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 1

WELCH (West Virginia) Thurs. It is revealed that fourteen men were killed and thirty-six injured in an explosion in a coal mine…

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Sweeping a Million Mines Royal Navy Busy Till 1947 Making World Sea Routes Safe Again SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 1

More than 350 little ships of the Royal Navy are today engaged in the gigantic task of making the sea routes of the…

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450 People Trapped German Mine Explosion

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 1

HEREFORD (Germany) Thurs.—450 people, including at least two British officers are trapped underground in a coal mine at…

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Oil From Coal Cessnock Scheme

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 4

CESSNOCK, Monday.—It was disclosed at a meeting of the Cessnook Branch of the A.L.P. yesterday that a Sydney syndicate plans…

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Miners Demands Ventilated at Conference

The North Western Courier · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—When the compulsory conference of mine owners and miners began before the Central Coal Authority today, the…

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Soviet Miners Adopt "Go Slow" Tactics

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 1

MOSCOW, Monday.—Complaints that the output of some Russian workers has fallen considerably compared with pre-war…

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Hidden Gold

North West Champion · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 9

When Jack Smythe heard the wonderful stories of quickly-won wealth which drifted back from the Victorian goldfields, he forsook his…

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More Gold Finds

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG, Thursday.—Three more rich gold strikes in the Odenarlrust area are announced…

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Inverell Man's Gold Find. Darwin

North West Champion · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 1

Major E. Schwenke, of Inverell, has applied for three more 20-acre leases of an area in the Northern Territory where he…

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Victorian Coal Situation. Melbourne

North West Champion · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 1

Although the coal situation in Victoria is still critical, the arrival of three colliers with 13,700 tons averted the…

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More Coal Losses Stocks at Low Ebb

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—May Day celebrations on the coalfields to-day resulted in the production loss of 46,000 tons of coal, and…

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Critical Situation Averted Coal Shortage in Victoria

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Athough the coal situation in Victoria is still critical, the arrival of three colliers with 13,700 tons averted the…

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Miners' Pensions Fund Deficit of £10,000,000 in Three Years. Black Prospect for State Control. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 1

Having tabled in Parliament the police report on the Citizens' Rights meeting at the Town Hall on the 6th inst., and having then affirmed its reliability, Premier McKell has again expressed his complete confidence…

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Coal Stoppages Averted P.M. to Meet Mine Leaders

The North Western Courier · Monday 27 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Threatened coal stoppages on Northern and Southern Fields were averted to-day and coal production will be…

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Major Mine Stoppages Averted. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 27 May 1946 · page 1

Threatened coal stoppages on the northern and southern fields were averted to-day and coal production will be at a satisfactory…

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Coal Miners Work

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—N.S.W. coal mines are again working at almost full capacity today and the loss due to stoppages will be…

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Welfare Clinic for Gold Coast Children

The North Western Courier · Monday 17 June 1946 · page 2

The Princess Marie Louise Clinic was build by the Parliament in 1925 at Accra, Gold Coast, to provide medical care for young children, to teach the mothers how to prevent the sickness and death of their infants and to train young African women as Health Visitors. Miss…

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