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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

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Army Order Suspended Against Millfield Strikers Enforcement Ordered At Two More Mines

Northern Star · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Rule 168, which had been applied to the miners at Millfield-Greta colliery, has been held in suspense provided the men continue work. However, the Commission will take immediate steps to implement the rule against men at the Wongawilli and Pelaw Main…

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Coal Mines Working: Cheers in House

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: Loud cheers from both sides of the House greeted an announcement…

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Inquiry Into Coal Stoppages

Northern Star · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday—Declaring that it is the Government's conviction that there was some fundamental cause operating to…

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Wool is Worth Gold

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 5

An increase in the basic, price cf Australian wool is essential to maintain the stability of the woolgrowing industry. Ten per cent,…

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Gold at £10 9s OZ

Northern Star · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY. Friday.— The price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday was fixed by the Commonwealth Bank at. £10 9s per ounce fine,…

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May Reopen Old Areas in Many Mines

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The General Secretary of the Miners Federation (Mr. G. Grant) said today that representatives of the Federal Government and…

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Big Gold Salvage Claimed by Japanese

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 5

NEW YORK, Thursday: The Tokio official radio, in a dispatch from Singapore, has described "sensational salvage operations of 1,000,000 dollars…

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Five Mines Idle Yesterday

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: After a temporary lull in the New South Wales coalfields trouble, employees at five…

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5,000 Tons Lost at Idle Mines

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Five mines were idle in New South Wales today, involving more than 1700 mine workers and holding up production of more than 5000 tons of coal…

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Sub. Saved Tons of Gold From Corregidor

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 3

WASHINGTON.--The Navy Department spokesman has revealed that tons upon tons of gold, silver, and numerous…

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New Mines Idle

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 May 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Another 2500 tons of coal were lost today when four fresh strikes occurred at collier[?]s in the north, south…

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Job Control In Mines Proposed

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 May 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: A proposal for a system of virtual job control in the coal industry in New South Wales is…

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New Plea To Mining Parties

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 May 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—"I say deliberately to the coalowners that it is their business to assist the Government to overcome all exasperations which, in their knowledge of their industry,…

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Miners' Demands

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Further to the suggestion made yesterday that a production committee be established at all coalmines in New South Wales…

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180 Miners Ignore Plea Of Leaders

Northern Star · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Com[?]ing with the request of their leaders that there should be a full production while the coal…

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No Work at Two Mines Yesterday

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) in the House of Representatives today said the discussions with Miners'…

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"Japanese Recover Gold From Sea"

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday: The German-controlled Paris Radio quotes a message from Singapore which says: The Japanese have recovered a…

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"Government Swinging To Miners"

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: Pending the conference to be held in Canberra tomorrow between the Federal Government and…

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Victory for the Miners?

Northern Star · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 4

WHEN the Prime Minister, in the House of Representatives last week, warned striking miners that, if they did not…

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Proposed Coal Board for Britain

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 1

LONDON. Wednesday: The Lord President of the Council (Sir John Anderson) and a sub-committee of the National Executive of the…

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