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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

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Richmond Search for Coal

Tweed Daily · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 2

The geologist of the Mines Department of NSW (Mr Jones), who last week inspected samples of coal shale obtained at…

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Struck by Piece Of Coal

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 November 1945 · page 4

CASINO, Monday. — Edward Thompson, 35, of Centre Street, was this morning struck by a large piece of coal which fell from…

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Corvette Damaged By Mine

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: HMAS Ballarat struck a mine when entering Amoy Harbor, China,…

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Miners and Christmas Holidays

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Industry obviously could not carry on if the miners took 10 days holidays over the Christmas period,…

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Mechanised Mines Next Year

Northern Star · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The State Government had planned to establish, where necessary, fully mechanised mines next year, said…

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Extensive Coal Deposits at Bungawalbyn

Northern Star · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 4

CORAKI, Thursday.—Boring operations on the Bungawalbyn coalfield indicate the existence of extensive deposits. A third bore…

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Timber Mills Feel Strain of Coal Shortage

Northern Star · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The President of the Association of Country Sawmillers (Mr. Carl Mitchell) upon his return of a tour…

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S. Australia's Coal Worries

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 November 1945 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Monday: The Premier of South Australia (Mr Playford) said today that only one collier would arrive in…

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Ship Damaged by Mine

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 November 1945 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Tuesday: The newly-built 4000-ton merchantman River Crest hit a mine in Singapore Straits yesterday…

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Fourth Moonem Bore Strikes Coal

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 November 1945 · page 5

CORAKI, Tuesday.—The fourth bore put flown since the commencement of the coal survey at Bungawalbyn has struck coal…

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Miners Could Be Working in Interim

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 November 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: "With the continuance of the existing-conditions the coalmining industry will suffer a terrible…

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Restoring Ruhr Mining Plant

Northern Star · Friday 16 November 1945 · page 1

The North German Coal Control has the task of re-establishing the Ruhr coalfields. During the war 32 collieries were put out of action. Some idea of the job ahead of the mining experts who are working under the Allied Control Commission may be seen from—Top: One of the huge coils of the brunt-out generator at Bergmannsgluck mine. Above: The damaged transformers at the…

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Coal Chief For Post In London?

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 November 1945 · page 3

Mr Norman Mighell, present Commonwealth Coal…

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Coal Industry Not Invited To Talks

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 21 November 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: So far, the coal industry has not been invited to send representatives to the important industrial peace…

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Coal Delays Timber Transport

Northern Star · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 10

SYDNEY, Friday.—As soon as supplies of coal permitted, arrangements would be made to increase the amount of timber that could be…

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French Protest Over German Coal

Tweed Daily · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 1

PARIS, Friday: France has protested to Britain and America against the proposed reduction in the amount of…

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Mine Washed Up at Byron Bay

Northern Star · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 4

A cylindrical-shaped iron container, believed to be a mine, was washed up last week on Byron Bay beach, opposite…

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Miners' Chief Says Widespread Stoppage Likely SYDNEY, Sunday: The

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 1

Miners' Federation president (Mr Wells) tonight predicted a widespread coa field stoppage as a…

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Iron Object on Byron Bay Beach May Be Jap Mine

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 2

A cylindrical iron container, believed to be a mine, was washed up last week on Byron Bay beach…

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Ultimatum by Miners to Chifley

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 November 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The North Miners' Board of Management of New South Wales today sent an ultimatum to the Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) demanding Federal intervention in the Newcastle and Port Kembla disputes…

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