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

Mining & the mines, 1940

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Mine Explodes Pier Bergen

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 2

A mine exploded when it touched a pier near Haugesund and three houses and seven boats were wrecked while tons of water was showered on…

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Mining News Shaking Parties

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 12

MR. H. Dawson reports that Mr. G. L. Gaudry, of Gulgong has leased a sluicing area near the Cudgegong River at Yamble and a…

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Miners Resume But Trouble Brewing SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 1

THE coal miners have decided to resume work at all collieries throughout the Commonwealth, but aggregate meetings will be held in…

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Northern Territory Swede's Development Plans Mining and Tourists

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 6

Plans for the development of the Northern Territory, particularly in the mining of gold, copper, tin, tungsten, and other minerals, have…

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N S W Gold Production Increased Value Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 1

Gold produced in New South Wales during November last year was estimated at 8756.56 oz fine values at £37,195 standard of…

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Russia's Coal Increase in Output Moscow

National Advocate · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 1

The newspaper, "L[?]vest[?]a states that the Don Basin coal industry to produce the output planes for 1939…

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Germany's Magnetic Mines How They Operate Melbourne Physicist's View

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 3

GREAT interest has been manifested by scientists and laymen alike in Germany's new magnetic mines…

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Western Mines Resume This Morning No Mass Meeting This Week

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 3

All mines on the western coalfield resumed to-day after the Christmas-New Year break, which was longer than usual. There were fewer…

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All Kinds of Sport Turf. Briliant Sedunum. Takes Moore Gold Cup. Radio Queen Again. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 4

With a brilliant burst of speed from the straight entrance, where he was in seventh position, and was giving…

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The Miners Uniform Forty Hour Week Decision by Southern Branch

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 2

A conference of representatives of mining unions on the southern coalfields decided at Wollongong yesterday that members of all unions…

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Miners Conference on 40-Hour Week

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 2

Representatives of alt miners lodges in the western district and delegates from the combined mining. unions are meeting at Lithgow to-day…

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To End Mine Menace Inventor's Claim 'Really Simple Device"

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 10

AN English inventor claims to have produced a device which will end the Nazi mine menace and enable, ships to sail…

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Luxury Baths for Glen Davis Miners a Contrast with Twenty Years Ago

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 5

The bath-house and change-room for the use of mine workers and others at Glen Davis is the most elaborate arid best fitted on any mining…

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Sea Warfare British Liner Sunk by Mine Passengers All Landed London

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 3

The Union Castle liner, Dunbar Castle, 10,002 tons was mined off the south-east coast of England yesterday afternoon. All passengers were landed but the captain was killed. The vessel which was bound for Capetown carried about 48…

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80 TRAPPED U.S.A. Mine Disaster BARTLY (Virginia)

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 3

With seven now dead re[?]cuers are working frantically to release 80 trapped 600 feet underground by an explosion in a Pocohontas mine…

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Explosion in Mine Little Hope for 95 Men. LONDON January 11

Leader · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 2

Following an expansion [?] [?] [?]…

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Western Miners Forty Hour Week Is Maximum Says Conference Recommendation to Lodges

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

"The general position is that the miners' award has been declared and is operating, but in its present form it is unacceptable to the Federation,"…

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Mines for North Sea Proposed British Purchase in U.S.A New York

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 3

According to the Wa[?]n correspondent of [?] New York [?] the British Government [?]s [?] the purchase of [?] States m[?]…

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In the Mines Strike Considered Unlikely But Probable Irritation Tactics

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 2

According to the "Herald," meeting in camera, more than 200 northern miners' lodge and craft union officials discussed future policy,…

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Luxury Baths For Glen Davis Miners A Contrast With Twenty Years Ago

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 6

THE bath-house and change-room for the use of mine workers and others at Glen Davis is the moat elaborate and…

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