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Mining & the mines, 1944

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Talks to Miners Acting Prime Minister and British M.p. Dangerous Position

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1944 · page 2

WOOLONGONG, Sunday: "At the present rate of coal consumption Australia can carry on only for a few weeks. When the stocks on hand are…

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The Referendum Dr. Evatt and Coal Mining Industry

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 3

PERTH, Monday: The Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) has returned to Perth from the southwest, where be addressed last audiences in several…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: A coal production loss of about 6400 tons will result from stoppages at six N.S.W. collieries to-day. They include South Bulli…

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No Conscription for the Mines!

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 2

"There is absolutely no truth in the suggestion that I am contemplating a scheme to conscript youth for work in the mines," said the Army…

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The Mines No Conscription Says Mr. Forde

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 2

BRISBANE, Mon.: "There is absolutely no truth in the suggestion that I am contemplating a scheme to conscript youth for work in the mines,"…

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Australians Met in Far-off Yukon Went with the Gold Rush and Not All Returned

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 6

Mr. Frederick T. Smith, member of the Australian Press Delegation now visiting Canada, tells the following story, which has been released by the…

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Coal for Race Train Coota Cove Writes To City Press

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 29 June 1944 · page 3

In a letter to the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, E. Conkey of Cootamundra states:d Sir—For weeks past thousands of…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Only [?] coal mines were idle on the Ne[?] South Wales coalfields to-day. They included the Commonwealth…

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Only Two Mines Idle!

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Only two coal mines were idle on the New South Wales coalfields yesterday. They included the Commonwealth controlled…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Four coal mines were idle in New South Wales to-day with an estimated loss of 4000 tons. Bloomfield in…

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Coal Position Declared Serious by Mr. Forde Will Address Miners To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) said to-day that the coal position was serious and he…

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N.s.w. Miners Presentation to Be Made To. Mr. Collindridge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1944 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday: The general president of the Miners' Federa-tion (Mr. H. Wells) said to-day that the federation could not…

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In Australia Coal Position and the Global War Mr. Forde Addresses Miners

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Sunday: The belief that coal production would be increased in the coming months to keep pace with…

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German Targets Bombed Mines Laid in Enemy Waters

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: To-day's Air Ministry communique states:— Bomber attacked objectives in…

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Danube Traffic Disrupted Large-scale Mine-laying by Planes Australians Participate

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday. (A.A.P.)—R.A.F. Liberators and Wellingtons have been laying more mines in the Danube. Since the beginning…

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Mine Losses

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Within 24 hours of an appeal made to the miners at Kurri Kurri by the Deputy Prime Minister for greater coal production, five…

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Idle Mines Substantial Production Loss

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Within 24 hours of an appeal made to the miners at Kurri Kurri by the Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Forde)…

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Coal Shortage Electricity Restrictions in Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon.: The Premier (Mr. Dunctan) announced to-day the reimposition of restrictions on the use of electricity by industrial users in…

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The Story of the Adelong Goldfield Authentic and Most Complete Records In Existence to Be Published by "Adelong & Tumut Express"

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 2

Commencing as from Friday next, the "Adelong & Tumut Express" will publish each week in a series of articles…

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Coal Shortage Sydney Council Has Less Than Week's Supply

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Last week the spokesman for the Australian Gaslight Company and North Shore Gas said that the companies…

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