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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

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Roosevelt Sets DeadLine In Coal Strike

Northern Star · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday (AAP).—President Roosevelt has telegraphed John L. Lewis and Thomas Kennedy, of the United Mineworkers' Association, ordering the coalminers to return to work…

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Ultimatum Rejected U.S. Govt. To Control Coal Mines

Northern Star · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Saturday, (AAP).—The public is anxiously awaiting Mr. Roosevelt's nation wide…

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Roosevelt to Broadcast on Coal Strike Mines Taken Over; Rail Services Cut

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sunday: The latest development in the coal strike is an announcement that President Roosevelt will broadcast to the nation at mid-day (Australian time) on Monday. The…

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U.S. Coal Strike Miners Return to Work

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sunday (AAP). —A mere 20 minutes before President Roosevelt commenced a broadcast, in which he warned American…

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Miners in USA To Return

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday: Mr. Lewis tonight made a statement announcing that the United Mine…

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16 Mines Idle in West

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Because the men refused to work on May Day without penalty rates, 16 Western collieries, employing 15[?]0…

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Roosevelt's Speech Call to Miners to Resume

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sunday: "I am speaking to the American people, particularly the coalminers," said Mr…

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Mines Idle While Employees Celebrate May Day

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—In order to celebrate May Day, all mining employees on the western coalfields to-day failed to work. Sixteen…

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Richmond Coal Deposits

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 May 1943 · page 3

Sir,—I read with pleasure that Mr. J. V. S. Topfer appreciates my Interest in the local coal deposits. Mr. Topfer may be better pleased when he…

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More Coal Losses Through Stoppages

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: More than 10,000 tens of coal were lost as a result of stoppages at seven northern collieries today…

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How Acoustic Mine Combated Still Secret

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 May 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday: After the discovery of methods of making magnetic mines innocuous by degaussing (scientists dicovered the…

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"No Retreat by U.s. Miners," Declares Lewis

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 May 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday (AAP).—With the miners gradually returning to pits to resume production for 15 days, their leader (Mr. John L…

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Six-day Week for Usa Coal Mining Industry

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: Th Secretary, of the Interior (Mr Ickes[?] has ordered a six-day week throughout the coal mining industry…

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Usa Coal Industry

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON. Tuesday: The Office of the Secretary of the Interior estimated that 95 per cent of the seized mines are already…

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Successful Appeal by Mine Manager

Northern Star · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The High Court, by a three to one majority, today upheld the appeal of Henry Bryan Campbell, manager of the…

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Inquiry Resumes On U.S. Coal Dispute

Northern Star · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (AAP). —The War Labour Board reassumed active jurisdiction in the coal dispute and ordered the Fact Finding…

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Ward Urges Govt. Control of Mines

Northern Star · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Addressing an audience at Norwood Town Hall last night, the Minister for Labour (Mr. Ward) declared that if…

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Miners' Lodge Officials Reinstated

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Officials of Pelaw Main Millers' Lodge have been reinstated. Members of the executive resigned as a protest…

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Miners Vote for Discipline by Federation

Northern Star · Monday 10 May 1943 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—All miners' aggregate meetings in the north today adopted the Federation policy of discipline and other…

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Bowls Bangalow Wins Gold Feathers

Northern Star · Monday 10 May 1943 · page 3

By a margin of 11, a Bangalow rink on Saturday won the N.R. D.B.A. Gold Feathers match against a Lismore four at the…

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