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

Mining & the mines, 1939

772 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 39

D.J.R's Corner Soccer News and Comments State Mine's Decisive Win

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 3

The opening games in the soccer competition were staged on Sunday. State Mine entertained Lidsdale on the old showground, and Scots…

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Soccer State Mine Notes

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 3

Dave ("Tod") Morgan, no relation to the fighter of that name, but just as hard a trier on the football field. Beware goalkeepers, his left foot is…

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Coal Fire Under Control Port Kembla, Wed

National Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 3

A fire which broke out in a stack of 32,000 tons of coal of the Australian iron and [?] now under control. About 100 men…

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Mine Tragedy Father and Son Buried Broken Hill

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 1

ALFRED Staker (50) was killed and his son Frederick (24) shockingly injured by a fall of earth while forking in the 1100…

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[?]Romine Mystery Deepens. [?]Mine

Leader · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 5

[?] article of clothing [?]ent to Sydney to expert the [?] was [?] where [?]…

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Miners' Ballot Political Affiliation and Unemployed Levy

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 2

Members of Western Miners' Federation are to -day conducting a ballot to determine which of the two Labor organisations in N. S. W. shall…

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Mining Matters Important Local Application

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 6

Applications have been lodged by Robert Hill, of 14 Castlereagh -street, Sydney, for the suspension of labor conditions on four leases in the…

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Our Views. Gold

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 1

THE ESTIMATE of the world's output of gold for the past year constitutes a record, having reached what would have been…

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Real Gold Mine Post Office Mops Up The Profits But No Reduction in Charges

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 6

THE man in the street often wonders why postal and telephone charges, which are undoubtedly fairly stiff, cannot…

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Kandos Coal Fire Stack Now Almost Exhausted

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 4

The big coal stack which has been burning at the Cement Works for some weeks has now almost been exhausted, the portions not affected…

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Gold Stolen From Mint. Employee Gets Two Months. PERTH

Leader · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 4

How an employee at the Mint managed to steal minute quanta of gold was related in the [?]erth police Court yesterday…

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Against Lang the Western Miners Big Majority for New Labor Party Lithgow

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 2

By a more than two to one majority the members of the Western District Miners Federal have declared in overwhelming fashion…

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Rich Newnes Shale Produces 135 Gallons to Ton in Sydney Demonstration Coal Also Economically Treated

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 2

The Minister for Territories, Mr. Perkins, and members of the Federal parliament and Government experts attended a demonstration of a plant…

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Old Mine About To Re-Open

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 8

Big Spur colliery, a small mine at Blackman's Flat, which has been closed for some years, is to re- open, and it is expected that production will…

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Non-union Mines Federation Campaign CESSNOCK

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 3

THE Miners' Federation has decided to conduct a campaign against non-union coal mines…

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Highest on Record Gold From Papua

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 11

THE export of gold from Papua in 1937-38 was the highest on record, £108,141, compared with £87,000 in the preceding year…

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Labor Unity Conference Terms Miners and Ironworkers' Demand SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 2

The Miners' Federation and the Ironworkers' Union to-night joined the fight by trades unions for increased representation at the all-in…

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In Big Lumps Macquarie Gives Up Its Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 11

THINGS are booming on the Wellington dredging front. For the four weeks ended April 29 the dredge recovered 1017 ozs…

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Oil From Coal Question In House

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 4

Mr. H. Knight, M.L.A., asked the following question in the Legislative Assembly:-- Can the Minister for Mines say…

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Something Like Rich Gold Strike

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 May 1939 · page 2

A RICH yield hus been obtained by Quinu and Tyrrell, of Mt. Cella, near Linden. about 40 miles south of Laverton (W.A.)…

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