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Mining & the mines, 1943

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No Train for Mining Union Officials

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.— Mining union officers who attended the coal conference here to-day found themselves victims of the coal Shortage…

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The Latest Second Edition Important Coal Conference Changes in Policy of Government Unions Proposals Accepted

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Important changes in Government policy affecting the coal mining industry will follow the conference to-day of…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The on[?] idle in NSW to-day was Ri[?] Main which has a da[?] out[?] 2300 tons. The loss for the week to…

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Coal Conference Round-table Talks Proposed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.—A round-table conference of representatives of the coal miners and owners is proposed by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) in…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thursday.— Two mines were idle today because of industrial trouble and a third idle became of weather conditions. The loss of coal…

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"Rough Justice" Government Treatment of Dairy Farmers and Miners

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Thursday.— "As food is as important as coal to Australia and the United Nations, the Clarence river dairy farmer cannot under…

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Coal Industry Conference at Canberra Best We Ever Had" Sats Mr. Wells Some of the Results

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The appointment of a Federal Minister for Mining is one of the questions now being considered by the Prime…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.— About [?] were involved and 950 tons of coal lost by the idleness of two mines is N.S.W. to-day…

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Coal Industry Mr. Curtin D[?] Visit to Coalfields

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday.— The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said to-day that there was no immediate prospect of his visiting the coalfields to…

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U.s. News President Warns Miners Coal Must Be Produced

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Saturday: President Roosevelt has warned 60,000 striking coal miners that, if they do not return to work on…

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Coal Strike Over Threat to Garnishee Wages SYDNEY

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 1

Five hundred men are idle at Aberdare coliery to-day. They are on strike as a protest against the proposal to garnishee…

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Red Cross Ship Reported Sunk by Mine Carried Parcels for Prisoners

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: It is announced by the Berlin radio that the Portuguese steamer Padua, which left Lisbon ten days ago…

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Miners' Garnishees Out of Order

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: It was officially staled today that garnishees could not be imposed, on coal miners who were fined before the gazettal of…

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Coal Cut Modification Plan Proposed by Mr. Hartigan

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: The NSW Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) will place before the War Railways Committee…

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U.s. News Big Coal Strike Costly to War Effort

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sunday: The fourth major coal strike in the U.S. started on Monday, when thousands of miners rejoined the…

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U.s. News Coal Mines Seized President's Action

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Monday ([?]) President Roosevelt to-day sei[?] coal mines throughout the [?] and simultaneously appealed to the…

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Idle Mine

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—The coal production lost in NSW to-day was only 250 tons, the lowest for a considerable time. Only one mine, the…

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Canberra Conference Decisions Satisfy Miners' Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Miners' Federation council to-day expressed satisfaction at the decisions reached at the conference…

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Coal Shortage War Railways Committee Meets

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The demands by the New South Wales Railways commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) at the War Railways…

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Miners' Fines Mr. Curtin on Garnishee Question

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said to-day that the Government would not garnishee the miners wages for fines imposed…

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