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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

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Further Coal Cut in England

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON. Thursday: The Ministry for Fuel and Power has announced that a maximum of 4cwt of coal in the South of England…

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British Coal Cut

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday: Impending large-scale military operations make it essential to take further steps to conserve Britain's coal supplies, it…

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Three Mines Idle

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: Three coal mines were idle in New South Wales today, when the Industry resumed after a holiday break of nine days…

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Three Mines Idle After Holidays

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Three coal mines were idle on the New South Wales coalfields to-day, when the industry resumed after the…

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Big Coal Loss at [?]I Idle Mines

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Production on the New South Wales coalfields to-day—the second working day of the New Year—dropped sharply…

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Hold-up at 11 Coal Pits

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The position on the New South Wales coalfields today, the second working day of the New Year, dropped sharply, due…

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14 Coal Mines Idle Yesterday

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Seventeen coal mines were idle in New South Wales today, for a total loss of 21,230 tons of coal. More…

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6000 Miners Idle at 17 Pits

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—More than 6000 men were idle to-day in 17 New South Wales mines The total loss of coal was…

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4000 Idle in Big Mining Hold.up

Northern Star · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—More than 4000 men were involved in coal mine stoppages to-day, when 15 mines were idle with a coal loss of…

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Big Coal Loss

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The week's loss of coal production on the New South Wales coalfields as a result of stoppages was raised to 57,000…

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Coal Loss Reaches 70,000 Tons in Week

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—This week's loss of coal production on the New South Wales coalfields as a result of stoppages rose to…

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Full Survey Of Coal Industry By Commission

Northern Star · Sunday 9 January 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday. — Within the next few days the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) expects to be able to announce the complete…

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Gaol for Absentee Miners

Northern Star · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Describing the action of some coal miners before the Cessnock Court as "analagous to black…

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11M. Tons of Coal Mined in NSW in 1943

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Figures released yesterday reveal that 11, 734,000 tons of coal were produced in NSW last year. This was…

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Canberra Belief Undesirables Among Coal Miners

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 1

CANBARRA, Monday: Much of the absenteeism in the coalmining industry is believed in official circles to come from…

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Recalcitrant Miners Face Army Call-up

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday. — Following an alleged refusal to accept union discipline some mine workers have been excluded from the coal…

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Nazis Claim Mining of N.z. Gulf

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday (AAP).—A German raider mined the Hauraki Gulf in Auckland (N.Z.), resulting in the "destruction of valuable…

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Seven Mines Idle Yesterday

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Despite the resumption of work at three of the eight pits idle yesterday, seven mines were idle on the NSW…

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Idle Mines Lose 5450 Tons

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Despite a resumption of work at three of the eight pits idle yesterday, seven mines were idle on the New South…

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Raiders Laid Mines off South Africa

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: The Exchange Telegraph Capetown correspondent says that the naval authorities…

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