"New Front Will Probably Inspire Miners"
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The launching of the second front would probably inspire the miners to speed up production and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1944
564 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 14 of 29
Coal For Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Thursday: It was officially announced today that the early arrival of coal from NSW will defer gas rationing, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Govt Plan to Call in Scout Miners
CANBERRA, Thursday.—As a result of anxiety over the coal positi[?] the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) and Acting Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forde's Move to Gain Greater Coal Output
MELBOURNE, Thursday: The Acting Prime Minister (Mr Forde) will try again in Sydney on Sunday to persuade the miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Saturday Mine Work Proposed
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The working of a six hour shift on Saturdays for a trial period of three months was among the suggestions discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forde, Evatt to Address Miners
SYDNEY, Sunday: The acting Prime Minister (Mr Forde) and acting Minister for Supply (Dr Evatt) will address a meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Methodist Clergyman Tells You What He Thinks Of Australia's Coal Miners
Australia knows many things about the coalminer. He stands at the heart of the industrial life of the country. He is much…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Position Regulates Railway Cuts
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Providing the present quota of coal continued to be allotted to the Railway Department, there was no…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Coal Official to Address Miners
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—In an effort to maintain production and to prevent further coal rationing the Commonwealth Government has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Visitor Also Appeals to Miners
CANBERRA, Wednesday : Fighting hard to maintain production to avoid further coal rationing, the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Released From Army
CANBERRA, Thursday: The Acting Prime Minister (Mr Forde) announced today that Army leave without pay was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Released to Work Pits
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Army leave without pay was granted to 359 miners up to May 19 so that they could work in New South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Vic. Coal Stocks Still Falling
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Vic[?]an coal stocks were still falling, despite statements by the Commonwealth authorities that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Little Coal Left for Sydney Gas Supply
SYDNEY, Thursday.-- Only about four days' coal requirements were now in reserve, and if the position deteriorated a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bluenobia Coal Mine Ready for Production
The keen demand for coal has influenced men possessing practical experience to explore the possibilities of the seams in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seven Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Friday.—Unless coal stocks improve it appears certain that coal and gas rationing will take place in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven Mines Idle Yesterday
SYDNEY, Friday: The reaviest coal loss for more than a week--11,850 tons--resulted from stoppages in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blunobia Coal Mine Opened
MURWILLUMBAH, Sunday.—A new coal mine, the G.M.I. Colliery, situated at Blunobia, tapping the most promising seam yet found on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Tweed Coal Mine Opened; Production Begins Today
A new coal mine, the GMI Col[?]iery, situated at Blunobia, tapping the most promising seam yet found on the Tweed, was officially opened yesterday morning by the Mayor of Murwillumbah (Ald G. R. Winterbon) in the presence of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forde's Plea to Miners
LITHGOW, Sunday: "I call upon all miners to realise the great responsibilities confronting the United Nations, and I ask them to…
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