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

Mining & the mines, 1940

777 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 39

Coal Crisis Senator's Appeal to Minister for Customs

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 4

Speaking at the first annual smoke social of the Arms, Explosives and Munition Workers' Federation in the Trades Hall on Saturday night,…

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Gold Salute for Oakleigh Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 4

Gold Salute is likely to run in the C[?]kleigh Plate said owner A. E. Cooper, today…

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Miners' Pensions Commission Opens Owners' Objection Overruled SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 1

When the sitting of the Commits on to inquire into pensions for mine workers over 60 years of age was [?]ned in Sydney this morning, an…

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Mining Unions One Day a Week Stop Work Northern Fields Decision NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 1

The Northern District Committee of the Combined Mining Unions, today endorsed the principle that all mines of the northern cal fields…

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Guest Stole Gold Ring

Leader · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 4

When it well-dress[?] young women pleaded guilty to [?] a gold ring, valued [?] the police stated that she had taken [?] from its owner,…

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NO 40 Hour Week. Chief Judge’s Refusal Mine Owners Succeed. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 2

In his reserved judgment, given in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day, the Chief Judge, Sir George…

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Mining Crisis Day a Week "Holiday" Hopes of Settlement

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 2

The decision of the Combined Mining Unions' Committee to adopt a day a week holiday has been implemented by Western Miners'…

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Colliery Owners Will Meet Unions Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 2

Representatives of Northern, southern and Western colliery proprietors to-night offered to meet the representatives of the mining unions to discuss…

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Mines Stop Lithgow and Kandos

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 3

COALMINES in the north and four in the west were idle yesterday for the first one-day stoppage ordered by the combined mining…

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Mining Crisis Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 1

THE combined mining unions will meet this afternoon to consider the owners statement that they will agree to a conference on…

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Coal Strike Prime Minister's Statement Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 2

The position of the Federal Government regarding the threatened Australian-wide coal strike was declared by the Prime Minister (Mr…

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Mining on Roads Permission Withheld

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 12

MESSRS. [?] Bennett each fought permission of last Gulgong Town Council meeting to sink a shall…

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Mining Court Activities At Sunny Corner

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 3

Four applications by Robert Hill for suspension of labor conditions on a gold lease and three mineral leases at Sunny Corner were granted for…

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Coal Crisis Owners Refuse Conference Whilst Irritation Tactics Continue

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 2

Colliery proprietors yesterday announced they were prepared to meet the mining unions in conference only after the abandonment of present…

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Mine Stoppage Western Fields Lithgow and Kandos 40-Hours Week Drive SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 2

Coalmines in the north and four in the west were idle today for the first one-day stoppage ordered by the combined mining unions committee…

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Springy Ale Colliery Expected to Reopen

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 5

It is reported that Mestern Collieries, Pty., Ltd., has arranged to reopen Springvale colliery, near Lidsdale. The mine has not worked for a…

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Coal Crisis Strike Seems Inevitable

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 2

A deadlock has now been reached in the coal dispute. Hopes of a conference between, the parties are fading, and trades union leaders believe…

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[?] Coal Strike, Into Enemy Hands.” SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 5

[?] warning that a Co[?]wealth-wide coal atrike [?] prove invaluable to [?]my was issued by the…

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Coal Trouble Mr. Hughes Suggests a Conference Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 2

A warning that a Commonwealth-wide coal strike would prove invaluable to the enemy was made to-day by the Federal Attorney-General (Mr. W. M…

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