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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

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Miners Criticised by Federation Leader

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 May 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Criticising the small attendance at the aggregate meetings held on the coalfields yesterday, the President of…

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Mine Kills Youths

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 May 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—At least 16 youths were killed and five seriously injured on the County Donegal coast when a washed-up…

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Took Gold From Norway During Invasion

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 May 1943 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tuesday: Frederik 2 Haslund, former secretary to the Norwegian Parliamentary Labor Party, who is attached to the…

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16 of Youths Who Stoned Mine Were Killed

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 May 1943 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday: At least 16 youths were killed and five seriously injured on the County Donegal coast when a washed-up…

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Commercial Mining Shares in Demand on 'Change

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 May 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mining shares had better sales than of late on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day. Government bonds showed a decline…

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Six Mines Idle

Northern Star · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 5

SYNDEY, Wednesday.—More than 22,000 tons of coal has been lost during stoppages on the New South Wales coalfields this week…

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Mine Casualties

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 7

At least 16 youths were killed and five seriously injured on the County Donegal Coast, Ireland, when a washed up mine, which they began…

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Coal Reserve Down

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 4

The chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Commission, Mr. Norman Mighell, and the miners' representative on the commission, Mr. W…

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Position of Coal Reserves Serious

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Chairman of the Coal Commission (Mr Mighell) and the miners' representative on the…

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Million Tons of Coal Lost

Northern Star · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—As the result of certain actions by miners and managers, there has already been a million tons of coal lost this…

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Five Mines Idle

Northern Star · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—A production loss of slightly over 4000 tons resulted from five stoppages on the New South Wales coalfields to-day…

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Miners Wants Federal Mines Minister

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday: The full central executive of the Miners' Federation is seeking an immediate conference with the Federal…

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Attitude of U.s. Miners

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday: The miners' leader (Mr Lewis) announced that the United Mine-workers' Union would not be…

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U.S. Miners Left Out Of Conference

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday (AAF).—Mr. John L. Lewis announced that the United Mineworkers' Union had not been represented at a…

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12 Mines Idle Boards To Discuss Disciplinary Action

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Including five stoppages, due to the collieries concerned being temporarily unworkable, 12 coal mines…

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Big Sea Mullet Run Gold Mine For Fishermen

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 2

Professional fishermen on the Lower Tweed have been reaping a rich harvest from sea mullet in the past month…

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Coal Problem for Gas Coy

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The Metropolitan Gas Company had only enough coal to meet 20 days' maximum requirements, the…

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Vic. Railways Short Of Coal

Northern Star · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 5

MELEOURNE, Friday.—The Victorian Railways Department has coal for only 22 days running. This was stated today by the Minister…

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Coal Seams Clarence Move for Survey

Northern Star · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 2

At the meeting of the Grafton City Council, Aid. W. R. Weiley stressed the great importance of the Grafton district taking every…

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Storms, Floods Hold Up Coal Production

Northern Star · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—To-day there was only one fresh dispute at a small mine in the West, the Renown Extended. The total loss for 10…

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