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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

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Amusements "Six Gun Gold" at School of Arts

Tweed Daily · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

Rapidly becoming the most popular Western actor on the screen, Tim Hole scores again in "Six Gun Gold," which is the main attraction at…

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All Mines Started More Disputes

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—No coal mine was idle in New South Wales early to-day, this being the first occasion…

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Miners Sentenced for Striking

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).— Emanuel Shinwell (Labour) to-day protested against the sentences imposed on Kent miners for striking…

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Miners Seek Conscription of Aliens

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 1

PERTH, Sunday:--A deputation of Kalgoorlie miners which met the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) in his train yesterday expressed…

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Only Three N.s.w. Collieries Idle Yesterday

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY. Monday.—According to information received by the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) only three collieries were…

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Nazi Mine on S.a. Coast

Northern Star · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—A German mine has been washed up on Kangaroo Island. It was in this vicinity some months ago that a…

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New Guinea's "Mountains of Gold"

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 1

A New York message says that the New York "Sun", in an editorial, says that one writer described New Guinea as "the Black Sphinx of the Seas"…

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Mine Idle After Pit Accident

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—As a result of an accident in which 13 men had a lucky escape there was no work to-day at…

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Scorched Earth Policy for State Coal Mines

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Rather than allow them to fall Into the hands of Japanese invaders, coal mines in New South Wales will be destroyed by blowing up, should the circumstances demand…

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No Hasty Plan to Wreck Mines

Northern Star · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley), in amplifying his policy of mine destruction in the event of the…

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1350 Men Idle At Six Mines

Northern Star · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY. Wednesday.—The number of idle collieries in New South Wales was increased to-day to six, five of…

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Magnetic Mine Conqueror Back

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 4

PERTH.--Queensland-born Franklyn George Barnes, inventor of the degaussing apparatus which proved the triumphant answer to Germany's…

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Only Two Mines Now Idle

Northern Star · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Only two of six collieries idle in New South Wales yesterday were not working to-day…

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Spurt in Mining Activity On Tweed

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 2

A heavy increase in applications to enter Tweed district properties to engage in mining was recorded at Murwillumbah…

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Federal Coal Commission

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: A regulation to replace the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. N. Mighell) by a Commonwealth Commission was…

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Disputes Hold Up Two Mines

Northern Star · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—There were three mines idle on the Northern coalfields to-day, Hebburn No. 2, Millfield Greta and Burwood…

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Entombed Men Rescued From Mine

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 7

BURNIE, Monday. — Working feverishly in relays of 40 to 50 men throughout Thursday afternoon and night, volunteers rescued…

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Holiday Pay for Fighting Miners?

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. — The Federal Minister for Labour (Mr. Ward) informed the annual meeting of the Miners' Central…

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Coal Production Drop "Inexperienced Men," Says Minister

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Owing to inexperienced men taking the places of miners who have been retired, a drop of 30,000 tons in coal…

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Nine Mines Idle

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Nine mine were idle in New South Wales to-day. Five were on the northern fields, three on the South…

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