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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

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Powers Taken From Miners' Federation Coal Strikes Outlawed

Northern Star · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday. — Under a new regulation gazetted yesterday by the Attorney General (Dr. Evatt) all coal strikes have been outlawed and the "right to strike" has been taken away from the Miners' Federation Executive…

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Welsh Miners May Resume Today

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday: The Welsh Miners' Executive decided to submit to the Delegates' Conference, which will meet today, a recommendation…

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Miners Lose Right To Strike

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday: The "right to strike" even with the authorisation of the miners' Federal executive, has…

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Miners End Strike

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — South Coast miners to-day decided to end the strike which began a month ago…

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Miners Decide To Resume Today

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: By a majority of 105 votes, the South Coast miners today decided to resume work…

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Coal Strike in Wales Ends

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Monday (AAP).—Resuits of the ballot in southern Wales over the week-end on the coal strike resulted in a vote of…

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Over 30,000 Welsh Miners Resume

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: Although some 32,000 Welsh miners resumed work this morning, early indications are that the majority…

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Miners Resume Work

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: All the South Coast mines, with the exception of two--Corrimal and Mount Kembla,…

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Work Resumed at South Coast Mines

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Apart from Mount Kembla and Corrimal, all South Coast coal mines resumed this morning, thus ending the four…

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Three Mines Idle on South Coast

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Three South Coast collieries were idle today over difficulties arising from the allocation of work usually…

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Coal Shortage in N.z. Causes Conferences to Be Postponed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The shortage of coal has caused the indefinite postponement of two important Labor conferences in…

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Welsh Miners Resume

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday: Reports from South Wales show that all miners are returning to work and that only one small pit is now idle…

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Some Mines Idle

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Plans reached at a conference of South Coast miners last night to replace wheelers and fitters who had been…

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Two South Coast Mines Idle Over Wheelers, Fitters

Northern Star · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. —Plans reached at a conference of South Coast miners last night to replace wheelers and fitters called up for…

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Only One Mine Idle

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The. only mine idle on New South Wales coalfields today was Corrimal. With only three stoppages this…

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Wales Coal Strike Ends

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Monday (AAP).With the decision of the last strikers to go back to work, normal production on the South…

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In Brief No Coal Disputes

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY. Tuesday. — Although two pits were idle for a total production of about 1200 tons. New South Wales coalfields were…

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Chinese Labor Not Success in Wolfram Mines

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: To increase wolfram production at the Wauchope and Hatcher's Creek fields in the Northern Territory…

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Delicacies Failed To Make 500 Chinese Mine Wolfram

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—To increase wolfram production in the Wauchope and the Hatchet Creek fields in the Northern Territory…

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"McKELL Govt. Like Pontius Pilate on Coal Question"

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. —The Premier (Mr. McKell) said in the Legislative Assembly to-day that he had no knowledge of reports…

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