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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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No Truth Whatever Coal Bribery Charges. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 3

Messrs. Baddeley, M.L.A., Willis, M.L.C., and Hoare, president of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation, addressing a mass meeting at…

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Lithgow Mines Flooded LITHGOW

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 2

The depute descended the mines affected by the week-end floods to-day. At the Hermitage Col[?]ery they found "black damp" very bad and…

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The Coal Conference. Will Resume To-morrow

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 3

The Minister for Labor (Mr. Farrar) will preside at the conference of coal owners and mining employees which will be resumed at the Department of…

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Hoskins and Lidsdale Coal. Is Accepted by Coal Commission. Other Tenders to Be Considered. Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 1

In connection with the letting of the contracts to supply coal, the Town Clerk (Air. W. G. Lay ton) this morning made the following special…

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The Flood Disaster. How Winning Battle Was Fought. But Ironworks Tunnel Also Affected. Resumption at State Mine and Vale of Clwydd

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 2

Although the position was of a sufficiently serious character when the waters of Farmer's Crook, swollen by a cloudburst, broke through the roof of Cobar Tunnel colliery in New-road and flooded the mine on Sunday afternoon, a more menacing aspect developed about 3.30 on…

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Ulan Coal Mine. Development Proceeding

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 23

Considerable work has been done recently in the, development of the Ulan coal mine. More men arrived yesterday and work on the new…

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Coal Contracts Lithgow Colleries Successful SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 2

The Sydney Civic Commission to-day accepted two coal contracts amounting to 103.000 tons. 68,000 tons will be taken from Heskin's…

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Pumping the Collieries. Work Has Commenced

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

The capping of the break in the roof of Cobar Tunnel was completed into yesterday afternoon, and as this completes this section of the work, efforts…

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The Coal Conference. Question of Royalties and Freights

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 8

At a meeting convened by the Minister for Labor (Mr. Farrar), representatives of coalmine owners of N.S. Wales and the miners yesterday began…

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Miner‘s Narrow Escape. buried by Fall of coal. CESSNOCK

Leader · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 1

Waller McDonald, a [?] had a [?] escape from [?] is the Alwrdare [?] day. A fall of [?] completely [?]…

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The Coal Conference. State Mines and Taxation

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 4

The inroads made by oil upon the coal industry, and now irrecoverable trade had been lost in this direction, were emphasised, at the coal conference on…

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A Black Monday. Mining Employees Given Notice

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 2

Slackness of trade was responsible for the issuing of 64 notices at the Vale of Clwydd Colliery this morning-- to 37 miners, 7 shiftmen, 10 wheelers and 10…

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Tribute to Hoskins Company. Position Is Now Most Satisfactory. Says Miners' Check Inspector

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 2

Discussing the position of the local collieries following last week's cloudburst and flooding of the Cobar and [?]works tunnels, the district check…

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The Mining Unemployed Latest Dismissals Viewed with Alarm. Statement by Prominent Official

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 2

The dismissals at Oakey Park and Vale of Clwydd collieries are viewed with alarm by the members of the executive of the western minors'…

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Isolated! Worker Sent to Coventry. He Must Not Be Spoken To. Novel Tactics by State Mine Employees

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 2

On Monday night a combined meeting of the State Mine Lodge and the enginedrivers and firemen employed at that colliery was held in the miners'…

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Gold Widgiewa Cup

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 13

Inquiries have been received from practically all over the State in connection with the Widgiewa Cup competition, and the parade of…

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The "Dog Watch." Rejected by Miners Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 35

The Lithgow minors have rejected a proposal to employ three shifts of man at Hoskins' mine, notwithstanding that many miners…

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[?]COAL [?] TROUBLE. [?] Employess Con[?] SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 8

[?] between the [?] in the coal [?] [?]was [?] this morning [?] Minister [?] Labor and industry…

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Foreign Coal Buyers How They Were Victimised Serious Allegations Against Coal Companies SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 4

Mr. T. "Bondy" Hoare, president, of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, again sprang into the limelight to-day. At the coal…

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Coal Conference SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 6

The coal conference called by Mr. Farrar to discuss the present position in the New South Wales coal mining industry, held a short…

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