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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

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Mines May Resume On

Northern Star · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday.—The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Wells) said to-day that action taken by the Central…

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South Coast Miners Decide to Resume

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: An aggregate meeting of the South Coast miners today voted by 600 to 336 to return to work on Monday…

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Ward Demands Nationalisation Of Coal Industry

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Renewed demands for nationalisation of the coal industry were made in the House of…

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Resumption at Mines Expected Today

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: A general resumption of work at the northern and southern coal mines is expected tomorrow…

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Most Northern Mines Expected to Resume Hebburn Remains Defiant

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—Although Hebburn No. 2 colliery decided to reject the advice of the Central Council of the Miners' Federation…

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Five Mines Now Idle

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Although all mines on the South Coast resumed work to-day, four pits were idle in the north and one in the west. The…

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South Coast Mines Resume But Five Others Idle

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: All coal mines on the South Coast resumed today, but there were four stoppages on the northern field and…

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Eight Mines Idle

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Apart from Tyldesley in the west, the only coal stoppages reported today were on the northern fields, where…

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Miners' Pensions to Be Taxed

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—On the ground that, the Federal Government is making every effort to ensure that no section of the…

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Seven Mines Idle

Northern Star · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Seven coalmines, employing about 2200 men and with a daily output, of 7000 tons, were idle in New South…

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Six Mines Idle

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Nearly 6000 tons of coal were lost because of strikes in six mines on the northern coalfields today. The unrest…

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8 Mines Idle

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: There were eight coal strikes in New South Wales today, as a result of which 5875 tons of coal were…

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Miners Released From Gaol: Big Strike Averted

Northern Star · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The release tonight, from Maitland Gaol, of two clippers of the Richmond Main colliery,…

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Nine Mines Idle

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Nine mines, employing 2516 men and producing 8660 tons daily, were idle in New South Wales. Another mine was…

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Council Seeks Plan To Aid Coal Unloading

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 3

Pointing out that the North Coast S.N. Coy. Ltd. would gain the main advantage from the installation of a hopper for coal at the gasworks, Lismore Municipal Council last nigh?: decided to ask the…

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Ten Mines Idle

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Protesting against the police action, last night, in picking up five men from the Kiera mine over anpaid fines…

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To The Editor (Writers of Letters to the Editor are requested to limit their contributions to approximately 350 words). Mine Explosions

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 3

Sir,—Tuesday, March 23, will record the 56th anniversary of the Buili mine explosion. The writer has seen the results of three mine explosions, when…

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Twelve Mines Idle

Northern Star · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Due in most instances to local disputes, 12 coal mines were idle in New South Wales to-day. The number of…

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Man Charged with Theft of 3650 Ounces of Gold

Northern Star · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 6

AUCKLAND Wednesday. — Arrested in the United States last year, Leo Edward Morland was charged in the Christchurch Court…

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16 Mines Idle Miners Ignore Leaders

Northern Star · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Thursday.—Sixteen collieries, employing 5500 men with a daily production of 19,000 tons, were idle to-day…

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