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Mining & the mines, 1944

4,597 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 230

Only Three Mines Out Of Production

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 5

Only three N.S.W. mines are idle today-- one through mechanical breakdown, one because of a safety issue, and only one…

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Monthly Visits To Mines By Evaft

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) said tonight he intended to visit the coalfields once a month to get first-hand impressions…

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Only Three Mines Out Of Production

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 5

Only three N.S.W. mines are idle today-- one through mechanical breakdown, one because of a safety issue, and only one…

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Only Three Mines Out Of Production

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 5

Only three N.S.W. mines are idle today-- one through mechanical breakdown, one because of a safety issue, and only one…

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Grow Oil and Coal In Plant Form

The Sun · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 5

NEW YORK, Sunday.--Dr. Ernst Berl, research professor at the Carnegie Institute of Technology at Pittsburg, announces a new process for making coal and oil from forest…

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Warning On Coal Disputes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 6

CESSNOCK, Monday. --Miners' lodge officials would not be a party "to irresponsible mine…

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Only Two Mines Not Producing

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 2

With only two mines idle, and one idle in a section only, for the loss of about 950 tons, today's coal production will be…

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Big Rise in Coal Output

The Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 5

Except for two small collieries in the north, every coal mine in NSW is in production today. The coal loss is…

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More Vic. Coal Cuts Possible

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Victoria's power position is still precarious because of shortage of coal.It is feared that…

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Coal Leaders In Conflict On New Bill

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. -- In their explanation of the new Goal Bill to combined meetings of miners' lodges at Cessnock…

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British Mine Strikes "Sinister Motives" Alleged Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 6

LONDON, April 3.—Both the Government and authorised miners' leaders are frankly puzzled by the continued coal…

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Stand on Mine Conditions Would Buck Law,' Leader Says

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Monday.—The president of the Northern District of the Miners' Federation. Mr. W. Crook, told a meeting of…

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U.s. Process Gets Coal, Petrol From Plants

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday (A.A.P.).--A radically new process for making petrol and coal from sugarcane and other plants has been perfected in America. The process is the discovery of…

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Coal and Oil From Plants Claims for New Process

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 6

NEW YORK, April 3 (A.A.P.).— Dr. Ernst Berl, Research Professor at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, has…

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Coal Is Vital Dr. Evatt Tells Miners' Lodge Officers

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 7

Dr. H. V. Evatt, the Federal Attorney-General, had a heart-to-heart talk with miners' lodge officials at Newcastle on…

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Eviction Action Lays Mine Idle

The Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 3

Because a wheeler is alleged to have taken out an eviction order against a workmate, John Darling colliery, producing 1800 tons daily, in the north, is idle today…

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Eire Bans All Sales of Coal

The Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Minister for Supplies, Sean Lemass, has banned the sale of coal through Eire because of…

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37 12-Hour Week Plan in Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.--A 37 12-hour week and a guaranteed minimum wage for miners are recommended by the Tory Reform Committee…

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North-West Mines and Sheds. Organiser W. Bettridge

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 12

Since my last report I have visited the following mires and dredges, namely: Kingsgate Crystal Mines, Glen…

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Gold Mines, Sugar Industry Need Men

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- Large numbers of physically fit men with some experience are needed for the gold mining industry in Western…

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