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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

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World Record in Mine Equipment

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 7

In two minutes a load of eight tons can be brought up from a mine '6,000 feet down by an electric winder sent out from Great…

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Miners' Bodies Found

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday:-- The bodies of Noel Cameron and James Young who were crushed under a fall of coal at Renown Colliery, Cullen Bullen, on…

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Miners' Bodies Found After 40-Hour Fight

Northern Star · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 5

CULLEN BULLEN, Wednesday.—The bodies of Noel Cameron (30), married, of Portland, and James Young (43), married, of Sydney, two miners who were entombed by a fall of 1500 tons of earth and coal on…

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France Gave Belgian Gold to Germany

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 8

NEW YORK, Tuesday:-- M. Hubert Ansiaux, an Inspector of the National Bank of Belgium who left for London by clipper…

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French Bank Gives Belgian Gold to Germany

Northern Star · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tuesday (AAP).—Hubert Ansiau, inspector of the National Bank of Belgium, who left for London by the clipper to-day,…

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Work to Resu[?]e at Collieries on

Northern Star · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Chief Secretary and Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said to-night that collieries on the south coast, including…

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Miners' Levy to Aid Soviet

Northern Star · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation decided to impose a levy of one and a quarter per cent. on one…

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Resumed Work South Coast Miners

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 9

SYDNEY, Monday.—All South Coast mines resumed work to-day. The president of the District [?] Federation (Mr. Lowden)…

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Old Balmain Mine May Be Reopened

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday:-- The Commonwealth is considering a proposal to reopen the old Balmain mine as a methane gas-producing plant to…

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3682 Tons of Coal In Single Shift

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—An Australian record for coal production in one shift has been established by…

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Gold Coast Fighter Squadron of R.a.f

Tweed Daily · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 5

Money collected by the Gold Coast Colony has supplied Britain's R.A.F. with a squadron of Hurricane fighters. The pilots, many of…

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Mine Management Not at Fault, Says Coroner

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 6

PORTLAND, Monday.—There appeared to be no fault on the part of the mine management and every precaution to ensure safety had…

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Extracting Oil From Coal Inquiry Move Supported

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 2

Kyogle Shire Council yesterday decided to co-operate with Cessnock Municipal Council in urging the Federal and State Governments not later…

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Men Injured in Jump From Truck at Mountain Mine

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Monday.—Thirty-five men were injured to-day when they jumped from a truck which began to run backwards near the top of the…

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British Master Acoustic Mine

Tweed Daily · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday:--The Acoustic mine mentioned in Mr. Churchill's speech is tuned into a metallic note similar to that…

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Sound Detonates Acoustic Mine

Northern Star · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP). — The acoustic mines mentioned by Mr. Churchill in his…

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£10,000 Gold Collar Stolen

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 1

CAIRO, Thursday:—A gold collar belonging to the Pharoah Psuenennes, reputed to be King Solomon's father-in-law, has been…

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Aussie Sailor's Story the Acoustical Mine — How Hood Was Sunk

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 5

Naval-Signaller Pat. J. Bredhauer, native of Longreach, who has returned home on leave from service in British naval vessels has had some thrilling…

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Miners to Strike in U.s

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 6

PITTSBURGH (U.S.A), Sunday:--C.I.O. United Mineworkers have called a strike of 8800 coal miners employed by the United States Bethlehem…

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"Miracle" Crossing Of North Sea Submarines Bow Blown Off by Mine

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (AAP).—Describing the North Sea crossing by the damaged submarine Triumph as "miraculous," the Admiralty has just released the story of the return to port of the…

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