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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

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Coal Production This Week's Loss Now 55,000 TONS Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 1

Fifteen mines were idle in New South Wales today, the loss of coal amounting to 17.400 tons, making the total loss for this week of more…

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Fifteen Mines Idle Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

Fifteen Mines were idle in N.S.W. yesterday, the loss of coal ambunting to 17,400 tons making a total loss this week of more than 55,000…

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Elong Coal Seam to Receive Sympathetic Consideration

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 3

The Minister for Mines Mr. J. H. Baddeley) has sent the following communication to Mr. C. G. Robertson…

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Albury Sisters Drowned In Disused Colliery

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

Albury, Thursday: Olive Isabella Bohun (7) and her sister Constance (6) were drowned in water at a disused colliery near Albury War…

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Seven Nsw Mines Idle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

Sydney, Thursday: Including two fresh stoppages, seven coilierles were idle on the New South Wales coalfields today. About 2740 men are…

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Commercial Mining of Dubbo Coal Investigated by City Geologist

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 1

Investigations are proceeding to determine the commercial possibilities of coalmining in the Dubbo district. Mr. R. Freney, independent geologist, who is conducting the investigation, told "The Liberal" yesterday that coal found…

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Coal Shortage Same Excuse for No Motor Service Railway Crowding Annoys Aldermen

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

Accommodation in the trains running from Dubbo was described as scandalous at this week's meeting of the Municipal Council. The attitude of the Railway Department towards western…

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Week's Coal Loss Rises by 4540 TONS Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 1

Idleness at seven collieries resulted in a production loss of 7650 ions of, coal on the New South Wales coalfields today, and brought the total loss…

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12,500 Tons Coal Loss Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 6

Twelve collieries ere idle in New South Wales today, the men employed at several of them having defied inst actions by union leaders to return…

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Prime Minitster's Appeal Bigger Coal Output Wanted

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 1

The Prime Minister told the Premiers' conference that the only solution to Australia's coal problem was greatly…

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Nationalisation of Coal Urged by Prof. Copland Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

Addressing the Institute of Political Science, summer school yesterday, the Prices Commissioner (Professor…

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No Special Benefits for Miners Says Curtin Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 1

The Prims Minister (Mr. Curtin) will make it clear to coalminers' representatives today that they will not be given taxation benefits not…

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Heavy Coal Loss in 1943 PRODUCTION Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) told the House of Representatives today that last year provided about 800,000 tons of coal less than the…

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Coal Deposits at Ballimore To Be Investigated

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 8

Mr. C. G. Robertson, M.L.A., who has been interesting himself in the coal deposits at Baltimore has received the…

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Evatt Promises Probe Of Coal Prospects

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 1

The Minister for External Affairs (Dr. Evatt) has promised to have a thorough examination made into possibilities of example [?] district…

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Central Coal Authority Probes Southern Strike Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 1

A meeting of the central coal authority is being held in Sydney today in an endeavor to settle the general strike on the south coast…

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Russian Gold Ye Olde Fairie Tale

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 3

Come gather round, you sawmill hands, And a story I will tell Of Commos rash, who’d pinch your…

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State Coal Loss Now 309,340 TONS Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 1

Coal production losses in New South Wales for the present year rose to 309 340 tons today when the general strike on the South Coast…

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South Coast Mine Row Still Unsettled Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 1

A conference convened by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley), in an endeavor to settle the dispute at Coalcliff colliery, concluded today…

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Coal Bill Introduced Into House of Representatives Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 1

The Coal Bill, introduced into the House of Representatives by the Prime Minister, disregarded the claims of the consumers…

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