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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

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All N.s.w. Mines Working

Northern Star · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—With return to work of the pits, which were idle on the southern and northern fields, yesterday, all coal…

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Drop in N.s.w. Gold Production

Northern Star · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The pro duction of gold in New South Wales for November was 4520 ounces fine, valued at £48,262, compared with…

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Eight Mines May Be Idle

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Unless the Federal Government immediately intervenes, eight of the most important…

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Coal Gas As Fuel for Motor Vehicles

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 8

The following notes, supplied by the district representative of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. G. S. Heather), are extracts from an…

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Coal Output Not Sufficient for Needs

Northern Star · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— "Australia is not producing enough coal for her needs," the Commonwealth Coal…

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Sabotage at Mine Alleged

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—It was reported to the Commonwealth Coal Commission that bearings of motor driven coal…

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Gold Salute Lea[?] To Trainer

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Gold Salute has been leased to trainer S. Murphy for 12 months. His owner, A. E. Cooper, left for…

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150 Miners Are Still on Strike

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Although the South Clifton colliery resumed production to-day, about 500 miners at the Invincible pit…

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New Mining Disputes to Be Reviewed

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday:-- Disputes in the New South Wales section of the coal-mining industry again will be the subject of…

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Only One Mine Idle

Northern Star · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Only the Corrimal colliery, on the south coast, was idle to-day and it is expected that production at this…

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Wagga Gold Cup Abandoned

Northern Star · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Regarded as the most important event in the Riverina, the Wagga Gold Cup meeting, staged by the…

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Further Authorities to Mine for Silica Murwillumbah Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 5

In the Warden's Court at Murwillumbah yesterday, Mr. A. J. Bryant, Police Magistrate, granted to Leonard Victor Ellis, of Sydney,…

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Doctor Claims New Fuel From Coal

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A synthetic fuel sample, produced from coal by Dr. James Chapman, a Macquarie-street surgeon, which was tested over a two mile course to-day, showed a miles per gallon increase of 6.8 per cent, and a…

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Plans To Keep Men at Work In Mines

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: Following further hold-ups in the New South Wales coalfields, the Federal War Cabinet decided to-day that…

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Attempt at Mine Sabotage, Is Minister's View

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) is convinced that sabotage was attempted when sand was placed on…

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Striking Glen Davis Miners Defended

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Commenting tonight on the threat of the Commonwealth Government to put the striking Glen Davis miners into the civilian…

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R.a.n. Removes German Mine

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.— Members of the RAN today rendered harmless an enemy mine,…

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National Security Regulations Invoked at S. Coast Mine

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday. — All mines in New South Wales were working today except [?] Coalcliffe colliery on the South…

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Miners Return on Govt. Order

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Wheelers at Coalcliff colliery resumed work today in accordance with the order issued by the Federal…

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Britain to Ration Fuel Insufficient Coal

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday:--The President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Hugh Dalton) stated in the House Commons that a very serious…

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