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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

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Coal Strike Clearly a Red Move to Embarrass Allies

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 3

Bishop Moyes, who foolishly poked his nose into the coal strike, and declared Communism had nothing to do with the trouble, clearly…

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Coal Strike. May be Application to De-register Unions

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: — It was reported to-night that the colliery proprietors had under consideration application to…

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The Coal Strike the Truth of the Whole Position. Prime Minister Menzies Answers the Filth of Strike Leaders

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 7

Speaking in the House of Representatives Mr. Menzies said that the 4000 men he addressed at that meeting on the minefield on Saturday were decent men…

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Premier Appeals To Miners

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday:—The Premier (Mr. Mair) made final appeal to-night to the workers in the coal mines to return to…

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More Mines to Resume in Queensland

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 8

BRISBANE, Friday:—Only one mine in the Rosewood area will be idle on Monday, as preparations have been completed for two of the largest…

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Mair's Final Appeal to Miners Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 5

The Premier (Mr. Mair) made a final appeal to-night to the workers in the coal mines to return to work…

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Free Labour For Highly Mechanical Mines First CANBERRA

Northern Star · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 9

Highly mechanised mines will, it is believed, be the first to be opened by the Federal Government if the coal strike…

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To Talk Over Coal Dispute Again To-day Canberra

Northern Star · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 1

The conference between the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) and the miners' representatives late to-night failed to reach…

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Govt. Will Not Open Mines To-day With Free Labor Plans For Settlement Of Strike

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday:—On the eve of implementing the threat of the Federal Government to open the mines with…

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Carriage of Coal by Rail From Rosewood

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 5

ERISBANE, Monday: — Several trucks were made available by. the Railway Department to-day for the transport of coal from Rosewood and…

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Miners to Seek Appearance Before Chief Judge Sequel to Talks

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday: Representatives of the striking coalminers left to-night for Melbourne, where they will seek to appear…

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New "Crop" of Mines in Gulf of Finland London

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 7

The German radio to-night warned all German shipping that the Gulf of Finland, which runs up to Leningrad, is…

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Coal Strike News Page 7 11th Hour Move In Coal Dispute Hope of Staving Off Free Labour Plan To Submit Terms To Court To-Day SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 1

OFFICIALS of the A.C.T.U. and the Combined Mining Unions will submit to-morrow, to the Chief Judge of the Arbitration Court (Judge Beeby), terms for a settlement of the coal dispute…

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Mine-laying in Gulf of Finland

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 5

LONDON, Monday:—Britain has not received any formal notice of any mine-laying in the Gulf of Finland. It is impossible to ascertain who is…

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Coal and Fuel Shortage Worries Nazis

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 6

LONDON, Monday:—"The Times" correspondent in Rotterdam says that the Reich Coal Commissioner (Herr Paul Walter)…

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Critical Stage In Coal Strike Reached Little Progress Made Towards Settlement

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday:—A critical stage in the coal strike was reached to-day, union leaders intimating that further developments in the Arbitration Court had made little or no progress…

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"Men Must Go Back To Work First" Beeby Tells Mine Leader's Before Court Will List Case i MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 7

BEFORE they could hope to receive any redress from the Arbitration Court the coal miners now on strike must return to work. This intimation was given the men's leaders by…

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"Public Enemy No. 1" Miners' Leader Praised

Northern Star · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 6

Mr. W. Orr, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, was hailed as "Australia's Public Enemy No. 1" at a meeting arranged by the Left Book…

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Coal Strike. Action Delayed by Govt. Till To-day

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday:— The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced in the House of…

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Free Labour: Warning Note As Parties Await Outcome Of To-Day's Parley Coal Strike Negotiations Newcastle

Northern Star · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 7

SHOULD a deadlock occur in the present negotiations for a settlement of the coal strike, any move by the Federal Government to introduce free labour would be certain to bring sharp reaction from the unionists…

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