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Mining & the mines, 1945

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Miners Ordered to Work

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Migheil) to-night ordered back to work members of the Pelton Miners' Lodge. They…

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Coal Inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The preliminary meeting of the Commonwealth Board of Inquiry into the Coal Industry will be held on…

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Milk, Meat, Coal and the Government

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

Apart from its intrinsic merits as a protest against Government ineptitude toward producers, the milk strike hat furnished a remarkable demonstration of top-sided administration. For many months the dairy farmers in the Sydney and [?]…

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Miners' Problems Health Review Committee Asked to Tour Coalfield Towns

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Health Review Committee will be asked by the Miners' Federation to make a tour of coalfield towns to study…

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The History of the Adelong Goldfield (ARTICLE 28)

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 1

Ever since the commencement of these articles town and district folk have been bringing in to me relics of the past, little oddities and souvenirs of the halcyon days of the Adelong field. I am afraid that I never realised how many of these…

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Mine Fatality

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Sunday. Frank welford 31, married assistant engineer at the Old Bull Colliery died in the Bull District Hospital on…

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Coalcliff Colliery Move to Resume Work

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: The national secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) will recommend to the Southern Delegate Board to-morrow that…

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Miners' Holiday Executive Action Endorsed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: Mass meetings of miners throughout New South Wales to-day endorsed the action of the central executive of the Miners…

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Mine Owner Found Dead in Pit

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 1

NOWRA, Monday: Thomas Gifford, 55, part owner of the Bulli Main Colliery at Wombarra, was found dead in the mine early…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Ten coal mines were idle to-day throughout New South Wales for a production loss exceeding 8000 tons…

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Railway Services No Restoration Till Coal Position Improves

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Although there is no possibility of the immediate restoration of many country and suburban trains the…

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Coal Industry Sabotage Allegation Board of Inquiry Objection to Barrister

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday; The Commonwealth coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) gave a complete denial to-night to the allegation…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Three of the 10 coal pits idle yesterday resumed work to-day. As the other seven the production…

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Coal Production Acceleration Vital Says Mr. Baddeley

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: "It is of vital importance that coal production should be accelerated, said the Minister for Mines (M…

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Appeal to Miners

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The national secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) to-day appealed to the coal miners to refrain from…

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History of the Adelong Goldfield Article 29

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 1

Last instalment I referred to some huge, almost monumental undertakings by some of the early miners. There were several efforts that could be…

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Coal Production Big Falling Off in 1944

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Australian production of black coal in 1944 amounted to 13,737,075 tons as against 14,163,996 tons in 1943, and…

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No Restoration of Train Services Until Coal Position Improves

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 4

Although there is no possibility of the immediate restoration of many country and suburban trains the State railway authorities are co-operating…

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Dust Menace in Coal Mines Successful Combating Experiments System Which May Revolutionise Industry

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: Experiments in combating the dust menace in coal mines, conducted at Coalcliff over the last six months, have…

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Less Coal For British Homes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Tues.: It is officially announced that London households will be allowed only four cwt of coal for February. This…

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