31 Mines Idle Yesterday
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Thirty-one coal mines were idle today, representing a coal loss of 26,700 tons,…
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Mining & the mines, 1945
306 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 13 of 16
Miners' Action Disapproval Brings Actu
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. Disapproval of the action of the northern miners in their ultimatum to the Prime Minister…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday: Although the 24-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government to intervene in the BHP steel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Rendered Safe
The cylinder washed ashore at Byron Bay last week was identified, as a Japanese mine. It has now been rendered safe, Navy…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: All coalmine workers in the northern coalfields in New South Wales have keen ordered by the Miners' Management Board to cease work tomorrow…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Coal production in New South Wales will probably cease as from Monday. The mining stoppage may be extended to the whole of Australia on Wednesday…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Sufficient stocks of coal had been accumulated to maintain a supply of electricity during the miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coastal Shipping Miners to Decide on Monday If Full Stoppage
SYDNEY, Friday: Moves were made today by the seamen and miners to extend the steelworkers' strike in New South Wales. The effect of a decision by the Seamen's 'Union is that half of the ships trading on the Australian coast will be held up…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Rush in W.a
KALGOODLIE, Sun.: A rich strike on the Kanowna Main Reef by Messrs A. and H. Hill, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Actu Chief Asks Miners Not to Strike General Stoppage To Be Discussed Today
SYDNEY, Sunday: An appeal to unionists to hold their hand on a strike decision was made by Mr P. J. Clarey, president of the ACTU, when he arrived in Sydney today. He had flown from Melbourne in an endeavor to settle the dispute,…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — Coalminers in New South Wales to-day voted in favour of a general strike throughout the State. They also gave their Central Executive authority to extend the strike throughout Australia. Seamen in all capital cities also voted for the stoppage of all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Strike by Miners of Nsw Extension Planned Big Dislocation of Industry Ahead
SYDNEY, Monday: New South Wales coal miners today voted in favor of a general strike throughout the State. They also gave their Central Executive authority to extend the strike throughout Australia. Votes counted were: For the strike 2464; Against 1932…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore. Wednesday, December 5, 1945. The Miners' Vote
THERE is something radically wrong with a system which permits less than 16 per cent. of the 18,000 coalminers in New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria's Coal Position
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: A review of the Victorian coal stocks today revealed that the State has enough stocks to last…
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Recovery of minerals from the sands of North Coast beaches represents an industry that, though assisted by war conditions, will become more and more stable because of the peace-time needs of our growing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →M'bah Coal Position
Murwillumbah electricity power house, which has 700 tons of coal on stock, and uses about 75 tons a…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: The president of the Miners Federation (Mr Wells) said tonight that a statement suggesting that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Drastic Restrictions Unless Miners Resume
SYDNEY, Friday: Many people in New South Wales may be limited to cooking one hot meal a day and 700,000 workers throughout NSW and South Australia will face unemployment unless the coal miners resume by next Wednesday, which is regarded as unlikely…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: It is most unlikely that any more coal will be hewn in New South Wales until the middle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Little Coal May Be Mined For a Month ACTU Announces Settlement Terms
SYDNEY, Sunday: Although compromise terms for settlement of the strikes have been announced by the ACTU, there is no optimism about an early resumption of coal production. Unless coal mining begins soon further cuts will be enforced in…
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