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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

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Only Two Mines Idle

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Burwood Colliery, which has a daily output of 3450 tons, was the only mine idle on the Northern field…

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Industrial Coal Cut On

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Gas and electricity Undertakings will not be rationed for the present, but the position, will be reviewed when it is possible to estimate accurately the total…

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Mines From Air Block Stettin Canal

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday: The Air Ministry News Service reveals that Lancaster bombers on August 16 dropped mines in the…

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Opposition Plans Attack on Coal Question

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: A full-scale debate on the Government's ha[?]lling of the coal situation will be sought by the…

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Urges Open Cut Mining and Postwar Credits

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The deputy-leader of the Opposition (Mr. Harrison) said (today that the development of open…

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Two Mines Idle

Tweed Daily · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Only two collieries were idle in New South Wales to-day, Upper Main No. 1 and Coalcliff, which is…

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In Brief Two Mines Idle

Northern Star · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Only two collieries were idle in New South Wales to-day, Abermaine No. 1. and [?]alcliffe, which is Government…

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Coal Shortage Means Less Bottled Beer

Northern Star · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wedneday. — There were ten thousand jobs available to which men put out of employment through coal shortages could be…

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Censure Motion on Coal To-day

Tweed Daily · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: A motion of censure on the Curtin Government for its handling of the coal…

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New Moves To Increase Coal Output Hinted

Northern Star · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — New moves to bring about increased production in the coal industry were hinted at by the Leader of…

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Slight Earth Fall at Coal Mine

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 5

Representatives of GMI Collieries who attended a meeting of the whole of the members of Murwillumbah Municipal…

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All Mines Working

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: For the second time this year every coal mine in New South Wales was working today…

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In Brief No Mines Idle

Northern Star · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — For the second time this year every coal mine in New South Wales was working to-day…

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Coal Debate "Federal Laws To be Ruthlessly Enforced"

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) told the House of Representatives today that the Commonwealth laws would be enforced ruthlessly against all to whom they could be applied validly,…

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Opposition Censure Motion Coal Strikes Will Smash Govt.—curtin

Northern Star · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) told the House of Representatives to-day that unless strikes cease in the coal mining industry they would smash both the Commonwealth…

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Ploesti "If Coal Strikes Continue Gov't and Fed'n will Break"

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) told the House of Representatives today that unless strikes…

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Nationalisation Of Coal Mines Sought

Northern Star · Saturday 2 September 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday. — Nationalisation of the coal mining industry was the only way to secure peace in that industry and increase production, said Mr. Morgan (Lab., N.S.W.) in the…

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Federal Members Continue Debate On Coal

Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 September 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA. Friday: Nationalisation of the coal mining industry was the only way to secure peace in…

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Govt Control of 10 Coal Pits Urged

Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 September 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A conference representing the ACTU and all unions actively engaged in the production of coal…

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No Easing of Coal Rationing

Tweed Daily · Monday 4 September 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The increased production of coal in NSW last week will not mean any easing of the coal rationing, the Coal…

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