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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

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17 Mines Idle Request For Talks

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: Concerned at the effect on the war effort of the coal stoppages in New South…

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Civil Corps for Mining Exploit War Minerals

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 8

The Federal Government has decided to establish a special section of the Civil Construction Corps, directed by the Allied…

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Another Meeting For Coal Peace

Northern Star · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Hopes that some of the disputes existing on the New South Wales coalfields would be ironed out…

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Gaoled Miners to Be Released

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Two clippers from Rishmond Main mine, Newcastle, who were imprisoned on Tuesday after having refused to…

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Seven Mines Idle

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—About 2300 men, employed at seven mines on the northern coalfields, were idle to-day. The loss of production is…

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Ward Seeks Stay of Prosecutions Against Miners

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—It is not considered likely that efforts by the Minister for Labour (Mr. Ward) to secure a stay of prosecutions or…

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Five Mines Idle

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—While only five mines were idle on the New South Wales coalfields today, over 1300 men were involved and the…

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Five Mines Idle

Northern Star · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Four coal mines on the northern field and one on the south coast, were idle to-day. The number of…

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Ministry of Mines Recommended

Northern Star · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The creation of Commonwealth Ministry of Mines has been recommended to the Federal Government by a…

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1800 Miners Idle

Northern Star · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Seven coalmines were idle in New South Wales today. The most affected district was where live collieries,…

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Disputes Hold Up Seven Mines

Northern Star · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY,Friday.—The loss of coal production in New South, Wales today is estimated at 9000 tens, due to seven collieries,…

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Compulsory Arbitration Acceptance by British Miners

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: Employees in the coal-mining industry have agreed to compulsory arbitration in all disputes and the…

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13 Mines Idle

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Including seven out of ten pits on the South Coast, 13 collieries, employing 3600 men and producing an aggregate…

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12 Mines Idle

Northern Star · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Included among the 12 coal mines which failed to work to-day was Aberdare Extended, on the…

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Rommel Makes Own Mines

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 4

Rommel has succeeded in establishing the wholesale manufacture of mines in Tunisia, and is using materials, mainly…

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Seven Mines Idle

Northern Star · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday.—More than 1500 men were die at seven pits on the New South Wales coalfields to-day. when disputes produced an…

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Gold To-day's Draw

Northern Star · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 5

The competition on the Lismore links this afternoon will be a four-ball-best-ball versus par for a Club trophy. The draw and starting drills are as follows:…

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Belgium Aid to Britain 3 Million Ounces of Gold Lent

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: The Belgium Finance Minister (M. Cutt), in a broadcast to Belgium, disclosed that…

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Post-war Project Richmond Coal Deposits

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 2

"In my opinion, definite plans should be laid now for the development of the Richmond River coal deposits,"…

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The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore. Wednesday, April 14, 1943. Lismore's Coal

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 4

THE subject-matter of the address Mr. J. V. S. Topfer delivered to Lismore Rotary Club last night, reported in…

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