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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

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Record Coal Output

Northern Star · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) to-day announced that during 1942 this State had produced 12,300,000…

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Coal Output Set Record

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 1

New South Wales produced a record quantity of 12,300,000 tons of coal in 1942, the Mines Minister,…

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Record Coal Production in Nsw Last Year

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Minister for Mines (Mr. [?]eley) today announced that during 1942 this State had produced 12,300,000…

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Four Mines Idle

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Four New South Wales pits did not resume work to-day, but one of these was the Metropolitan colliery in the…

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Five Mines Idle

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Four coalmines were idle today on account of industrial disputes and because of absenteeism at 10 mines in the…

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Miners' Fund To Rebuild Lidice

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: British miners have inaugurated a fund of £1million to rebuild Lidice, the small mining village in…

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3260 Tons Lost in Mine Disputes

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Three mines were idle in New South Wales to-day because of industrial disputes, involving a loss of production of…

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4247 Miners Idle at 10 Collieries

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Ten collieries involving 4247 men and the loss of 12,050 tons were idle in New South Wales to-day. Six of them…

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10 Mines Idle

Tweed Daily · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Ten coalmines were idle today because if industrial disputes, involving 3445 men and the loss of 9830…

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British Miners to Be Transferred

Tweed Daily · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday: To secure greater output the coalminers at Shirlay colliery, near St Helen's. Lancashire, are to be transferred to…

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U.S. Shipyards Reached Coal

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (AAP).—Rear Admiral Land, Chairman of the Maritime…

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Eleven Collieries Idle Yesterday

Northern Star · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — A further 12,050 tons of coal was lost to-day, making 24,000 tons in two days, because 11 collieries were idle, as…

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Curtin Sends Report on Coal Stoppages to Ward

Tweed Daily · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) announced today that he had transmitted to the Labor Minister…

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1200 Miners Idle Yesterday

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: About 3550 tons of coal were lost to production today as a result of stoppages by 1200 men on New South…

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Jews Used to Explode Mines

Northern Star · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—Allegang that Hungarians are using Jews from Budapest for mine clearing, Moscow radio said to-day that…

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Idle Mines Lose 3550 Tons

Northern Star · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Five collieries, which were idle yesterday, resumed work to-day and coal production lost to-day will only…

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Hungarians Use Jews for Mine-clearing

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 4

LONDON, Friday: Moscow Radio says: The Hungarians are using Jews from Budapest for mine-clearing…

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Action To End Coal Stoppages

Northern Star · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Drastic steps to prevent stoppages in the coal industry were decided upon yesterday at a conference between the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt), the Supply Minister (Mr. Beasley)…

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Action Against Striking Miners

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Chairman of the Common-Mighell) announced today that wealth Coal Commission (Mr…

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Four Miners To Lose Exemptions

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday: Continuing its campaign against absenteeism, the Federal Government will cancel the occupational…

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