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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

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Bungawalbyn Coal Survey

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 4

CORAKI, Monday.—Boring in connection with the Bungawalbyn coalfield survey is continuing Operations on new sites have…

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No Extra Rations for U.K. Miners

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 5

LONDON, Monday (AAP).—The Miners' Coal production Director (Mr. Arthur Horner) in a speech at Cardiff declared that the British…

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Bungawalbyn Coal Survey

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 2

Boring in connection with the Bungawalbyn (Richmond River) coalfield survey is continuing. Operations on new sites have…

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Coal Chief for Britain

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. M. R. Mighell) has been appointed Deputy High Commissioner to…

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Britain's Coal Needs

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday: "Unless we get a larger output of coal we shall be in an extremely dangerous position for the next two…

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Council Seeks More Coal

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 2

Following a warning from its consulting engineer (Mr J. S. Just, Brisbane) that coal stocks at…

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Mines on Beaches

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 4

INGHAM, Monday: Three mines which apparently broke away, from a set of minefields of the Queensland coast were…

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More Coal for Council From Nimbin

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 2

Following the decision of Murwillumbah Municipal Council to endeavor to obtain more coal from Nimbin mine, a…

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£5Million Gold Shipment

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: HMS Pioneer, an aircraft repair ship, arrived today to take 22½ tons of gold bullion to Britain. The gold…

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Britain's Coal Plight

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 3

LONDON. Wednesday: Britain's coal-burning merchantmen have put to sea with just enough fuel to take them to…

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Aust. Retaining Gold

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — A denial that any Australian gold was being shipped abroad was given to-day. It was explained…

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Coal Organisation by Russia

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: As part of the reorganisation of the coal industry in Russia two commissariats, one for the west and…

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Letters to the Editor Swan Bay Mine, or Gorge Scheme?

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 3

Sir,—I read the report of a deputation that interviewed the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) on the subject of a…

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550 Trapped in Mine in Ruhr Area

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday: A Herford message says that 500 people, including at least two British officers, are trapped underground, in a coalmine at Unna, near [?] after a serious explosion at mid-day yesterday…

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Explosion May Seal Doom of 450 Trapped in Mine

Northern Star · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

HERFORD (Germany), Thursday (AAP).—450 people, including at least two British officers, axe trapped underground…

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Coal Boring Results Disappointing

Northern Star · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said today that boring operations for coal on the Richmond River had to date been disappointing. After a preliminary geological survey of the Coraki…

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Desperate Attempt to Save Mine Victims

Northern Star · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 1

HERFORD (Germany), Friday (AAP).—Rescue squads digging feverishly through tons of debris in the Unna coal mine where an…

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Coal Boring Results Disappoint

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr Baddeley) said in Sydney that boring operations for coal on the Richmond River had to date been…

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New Rescue Bid in Mine

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: A Herford message says: The fires in the Unna mine, in which over 400 were trapped, diminished…

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20,000 Italian Miners for France

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday: An agreement has been signed in Rome between representatives of Italian and French trade unions…

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