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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

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Mine To Be Cold Store

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Monday: A 75-year-old limestone mine near Atchison; Kansas, will be turned into a huge underground icebox for…

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Mines in Danube Blow to Nazis London, Monday

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 3

RAF Liberators and Wellingtons have been laying more mines in the Danube…

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Co-operation Needed for Coal Output

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday: Mr F. Collindridge, member for Barnsley, Yorkshire, and a member of the British Empire Parliamentary…

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Test of Blunobia Coal Tomorrow

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 2

Mr J. S. Just, consulting engineer, will visit Murwillumbah tomorrow to carry out at the powerhouse a works test of coal…

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Miners Trapped

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 July 1944 · page 4

NEW YORK, Thursday: After a fire had blazed for 15 hours in the Powhattan colliery at Bellaire, Ohio, hope of saving the trapped…

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Casino Coal Seam for Analysis

Northern Star · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 4

CASINO. Sunday.—A coal seam, disclosed during well sinking operations west of Casino, was inspected by members of the Casino…

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Reports on Coal Problems

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday,—Two reports on the coal problem have been submitted to the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) by Mr. Frank…

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Local and General Casino Coal Seam

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

A coal seam, disclosed during well sinking operations west of Casino, was inspected by members of Casino District Primary and…

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The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore. Tuesday, July 11, 1944. Stoppages In Coal Industry

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 4

AT the invitation of the Federal Government, Mr. Frank Collindridge, a member of the British Parliamentary…

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Coal Alternatives

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The alternative facing Australia was of getting more coal of consuming less, said the Prime Minister (Mr…

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"Absolute Farce" Fadden Hits At Coal Control By Govt

Northern Star · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—It is far too much to expect that the Government would adopt stringent measures against striking coal…

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Engineers Destroy Mines

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 1

Two U.S. Army Engineers take shelter behind an abandoned beat to avoid flying fragments as a burst of black smoke marks the destruction of 40 German land mines. Engineers of the Allied Fifth Army dug the mines from their hiding places and exploded…

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Miners Reject Union Code

Northern Star · Monday 17 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—By 118 votes to 224 the Richmond Main miners' lodge to-day rejected a resolution which sought complete observance…

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Dispute at Australia's Biggest Mine

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 July 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Richmond Main Miners' Lodge today rejected a resolution which sought complete observance of the…

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Govt Backing for Miners' Federation

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The Federal Government is standing solidly behind the Miners' Federation in its attempt to enforce its…

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German "Funk Gold" Pours From Reich

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).— German "funk" gold is pouring into Turkey, according to the Istanbul correspondent of the "Daily…

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Test of Blunobia Coal

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 2

The Electrical Engineer (Mr T. E. Flynn) reported at Murwillumbah Municipal Council meeting last night that a test had been carried…

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Open-cut Mining Plans

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Large-scale expansion to open-cut mining is expected to be the chief action taken…

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Curtin's Statement No Other Way To Secure Increased Coal Output

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Government knew no other means of securing increased coal production, said…

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Coal Conference

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA. Monday: A conference between the Prime Minister Civil Curtin and representatives of the coal owners in Canberra today…

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