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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

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Miners' Attitude

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The National Convention of the Miners' Federation today carried a resolution approving the Federal…

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Miners' Federation Discipline Rights for Govt

Northern Star · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The National Convention of the Miners' Federation today, alter a long discussion, carried a…

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Three Mines Idle

Northern Star · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Only three nines were idle on the New South Wales coalfields today, less than 600 men being involved. The…

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Richmond Coal Deposits

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 2

Sir,—The address given by Mr. J. V. S. Topfer at the Rotary Club on April 13 was no doubt Interesting, and it read well as a theory. But speaking…

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Plans to Increase Coal Production

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: The Central Council of the Miners' Federation has decided to ask the Commonwealth Coal Commission to…

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Coal Stocks at Danger Level

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Faced with the fact that 750,000 tons of coal production have been lost in three months, the Commonwealth…

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Eight Mines Idle

Northern Star · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Eight mines are now idle on the New South Wales coal fields. The production less is estimated at 3500…

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Coal Stocks Near Danger Level

The Kyogle Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 6

The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner, Mr. N. Mighel, said in Sydney this week, that four to five month constant working of mines…

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Coal Stocks Down to Danger Level

Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) said today that four to five months' constant…

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Richmond Coal Deposits

Northern Star · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 3

Sir,—I am pleased Mr. Crowther was interested in my address relating to the local coal deposits. By the tenor of his letter I am led to believe he has…

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Gold Force Takes Easter Handicap

Northern Star · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 6

BRISBANE, Sunday.—Gold Force upset calculations at Albion Park yesterday by winning the £400 Easter Handicap over a mile and…

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10,000 Coal Miners Strike in Usa

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Monday: The United press says: Ten thousand coalminers have already struck and 450,000 others have…

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1700 Miners Idle

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An estimated production loss of about 4700 tons resulted from several stop-pages on the northern and western…

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Why Miners Ceased Work

Tweed Daily · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: About 130 miners employed at the Wallerawang colliery on the western field went on strike today…

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Threat of Big Coal Strike In USA

Tweed Daily · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday: Associated Press says: John Lewis raised the threat of a full-scale soft coal strike tonight after the…

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63,000 Tons of Coal Lost Mighell Criticises Hebbern Stoppages

Northern Star · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The quantity of coal lost at Hebbern No. 2 mine through stoppages this year would keep the…

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Seven Mines Idle

Northern Star · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Involving 3000 men and a production loss of 7000 tons, seven mines, including six in the northern fields, were idle on…

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To Mine W.A. Asbestos

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 2

Australian Blue Asbestos Co., with a nominal capital of £100,000, has been registered in West Australia to mine and process high grade…

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Raf Drops Mines in Baltic Raidon Wilhelmshaven

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: The Air Ministry announced that the RAF was out in strength last night over northwestern Germany. Mines were laid on a very large scale in the Baltic, and the German naval base at Wilhelmshaven was…

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Coal Strike in Usa

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday: Although there are indications that the Government will use troops on the coalfields if necessary to…

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