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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

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Miners Still Out

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: All northern mines in the J. and A. Brown Group will remain idle tomorrow despite a…

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Miners to Remain on Strike

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—By 140 votes to 17 Richmond Main miners' lodge decided tonight to remain on strike…

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Refused to Hear Miners' Claims

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr F. Callagher, said today that he refused to proceed…

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C[?]im That Mining Would Have Ruined Each at Yamba

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 2

Expressing satisfaction at the Vision of the Under-Secretary the Mining Department to commend that the…

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Twenty Coal Mines Idle

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Twenty coal mines were idle in New South Wales today far the loss of 15,500 tons in output…

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Disease Threat to Gold Coast

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: It was announced in the House of Lords today that a team of experts was going to West Africa to advise on…

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Makes Mining Easier

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 2

DARWIN, Sunday: A gold miner is using 3000 tons of high explosive within 18 miles of Darwin in his search for gold…

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Victorian's Claim Would Buy Million Tons of Q'ld Coal

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 2

Expressing satisfaction at the manner in which the Queensland Government had received Victoria's request for coat the Victorian Minister for Agriculture and Forests, Col. A. H. Bennett, said that if Queensland could supply the coal he Would be prepared to sign a contract for a million tons…

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Migrants For Mines?

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The gradual absorption of foreign migrants into coal mines and steel industries can be expected…

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Mining Will

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 2

Representatives of Kingscliff deputation told Tweed Shire Council meeting yesterday that proposed…

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Saturday Coal Mining

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: About, 30,000 tons of coal were mined on southern and northern New South Wales fields on Saturday…

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Gold for Mother

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 1

COEN, Sunday: A 13oz. slab of solid gold was airmailed from Coen to Hobart this week. It was the first "strike", of a…

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Rosewood Miners on Strike

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 September 1948 · page 5

IPSWICH, Monday: Forty miners at Lowfield No. 2 mine at Rosewood have ceased, work demanding increased amentities…

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Gold Smuggling 21 Mths. Gaol for

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 September 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Thomas Henry Arrowsmith, 54, manufacturing jeweller, of Kings Cross, was sentenced in the Quarter Sessions…

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Mining Boom at Drake

Northern Star · Thursday 30 September 1948 · page 4

TENTERFIELD, Wednesday.—Increased mining activity, with copper, gold and silver showing satisfactory returns, has taken place in…

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Debate on Petrol From Coal at Casino Chamber

Northern Star · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.—The Casino Chamber of Commerce may make representations to have coal utilised for petrol production. At a meeting…

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French Coal Strike

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 5 October 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: All but one or two coal mines in France shut down today and about 213,000…

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Coal Strike in France

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 October 1948 · page 5

PARIS, Monday (AAP). — A general strike of most of France's 350,000 coal miners starts today. This was announced yesterday by…

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Higher British Coal Target Set

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 5 October 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Monday: The Minister for Fuel and Power, Mr Gaitskell, announced that 12 to 15 million more tons of coal than in…

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South Coast Miners May Strike

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: South Coast, miners will stop work tomorrow to discuss a recommendation by their leader that they should strike till…

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