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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

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Keyhole Peeps At the World Mine is a Pot

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 5

A Coast Guard patrolling the beach at Seattle, found a man about to cart away a mine that had been washed up. Asked, what…

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23,000 Tons of Coal Lost This Week

Northern Star · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The loss of coal on the New South Wales coalfields so far this week because of strikes and other causes now…

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Coal Being Sidetracked

Northern Star · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 5

LITHGOW, Friday.—Officials of the Western District Miners' Federation are concerned over reports alleging that large quantities of…

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Week's Coal Loss Heavy

Northern Star · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday. — More than 200,000 tons of coal were produced by New South Wales mines this week despite a series of strikes…

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British Miners Doing Good Job

Northern Star · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—"Never in mining industry history have so few men produced so much coal," said the Minister for Fuel and Power…

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More Cuts In Rail Traffic Likely Coal Consumption Must Be Reduced

Northern Star · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Unless coal consumption is immediately reduced the New South Wales railways may be unable to maintain the existing reduced transport services. This was revealed in a report submitted to the Minister for…

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S. Coast Miners Cease Work

Northern Star · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—All South Coast mines will work to-morrow, causing a loss of 11,000 tons of [?] 3000 men from 16 mines will discuss the [?] ace…

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Bunnerong Has Coal For Today

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: The coal position at Bunnerong powerhouse is secure for tomorrow. The Goal Commissioner (Mr…

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16 Mines Idle In South

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Monday. — All 16 South Coast mines lay idle to-day with 2000 miners at a mass meeting, which decided to repeat…

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"Coal Side-tracked to Dump"

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 6

LITHGOW, Monday.—An accusation that coal from the Lithgow colliery usually supplied to Bunnerong had been redirected and railed to a…

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Cabinet to Discuss Coal Crisis

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Lack of coal in southern coalfields and pressure by the Railway Commissioner is making it difficult for the Minister…

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All Mines Idle on South Coast

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Eleven thousand tons of coal were lost in New South Wales as a result of…

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Bogey of Mining Flogged to Death

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—If claims made by the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation were successful there would be a…

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Grave Coal Position

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: State Cabinet today examined the grave position of the State's coal stocks…

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One Mine Idle

Northern Star · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — One South Coast mine was idle and two northern mines partly manned, but all others worked to-day, and the…

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Coal Shortage May Upset Grafton Races

Northern Star · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 9

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Unless the coal position improves it is unlikely transport will be available for Sydney horses to go to Grafton for the big…

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Miners' Leader for Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Miners' Federation general president (Mr. H. Wells) will visit Brisbane on Monday to confer with the…

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One Test for Coal Bill

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 2

WHETHER the Commonwealth Government's new plan for the coal industry will provide the panacea that Labor leaders…

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Minister's Promises Not Adequate Miners' Strike Issue

Northern Star · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 5

CORRIMAL, Thursday.—The Miners on the South Coast stopped work to-day and will not resume until next Wednesday because of the…

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More Involved in Miners' Strike On South Coast

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 July 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The coal dust strike at Corrimal mine took a serious turn today when the men…

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