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Mining & the mines, 1943

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Five Mines Out Over Garnlshees

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Protesting against the principle of garnisheeing wages for the payment at court fines, five collieries, employing about 2000…

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Miners' Holidays DECEMBER 21 to January 3

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Acting under the provisions of the National Security Act holiday and annual leave regulations the Supply Minister (Mr. Beasley)…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Including Wo unavoidable stoppages, three coal mines were Idle and another partly Idle on the NSW coalfields to-day…

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One Mine's Loss Despite Urgent Need for Coal

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: The chairman of the Invincible Colliery Ltd. (Mr. A. H. Smith) said at the annual meeting to-day that,…

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Coal a Vital Issue

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1943 · page 4

The Commonwealth-wide campaign to conserve coal by cutting consumption of gas and electricity has met with a mixed…

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Coal Board Court Proceedings by Company

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: On the application of the Pacific Coal Co. Pty. Ltd.. of Teralba, Newcastle, Mr. Justice Williams, in…

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Garnisheeing of Miners' Wages

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Although no offical statement has been issued, it is believed that the principle of garnisheeing miners' wages for the…

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Coal Supplies Every Possible Ton Needed Good Production Reported

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday: "It expected that coal production for the 10 working days ending to-day will be the best for a year," said the Coal…

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Local Happenings and General Items Mine Idle

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 13 December 1943 · page 1

The Millfield colliery, producing about 600 tons daly, was the only mine idle in New' South Wales to…

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Western Miners' Ultimatum

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Unless were is a settlement of the Glen Davis dispute by Wednesday, general stop-work meetings will be held…

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Critical Coal Position Affects Holiday Travel

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Because of the critical coal position the Christmas timetable would be reduced by 40 trains fewer than…

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Miners at Work Big Output in Last Fortnight Believed Record

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 2

The general president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Wells) declares that coal production for the last fortnight was expected…

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Idle Mine

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 December 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Because of a dispute among boys employed on screens at Burwood Colliery, Australia's biggest producing mine…

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Army Releases Wanted for Mines

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 December 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: If the Government wanted to keep coal production up to the level required, more effective action would have…

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Miners' Fines Money Advanced by Federation

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 December 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: It was learned officially to-night that full payment had been made by the Miners' Federation of all fines…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Three mines on the northern fields were idle to-day, resulting in an estimated production loss of 5750 tons…

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Coal Mines Unreasonable Demands Shortages in Southern States

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: When an employee made unjust and unreasonable demands, the coal companies must endeavor to obtain…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Three coal mines employing in all 700 men, with an aggregate daily production of 2500 tons, were idle in N.S.W to-day…

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Coal Production More Wanted Next Year

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: While expressing satisfaction to-day at the improvement in coal production during recent weeks, the…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: With only two working days left before all the mines close for the annual Christmas vacation three…

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