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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 6 of 39

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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Miners' Pensions £2 Per Week Minimum Still Nearly 50,000 Unemployed Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 1

At to-day's sitting of the Royal Commission which is inquiring into the compulsory retirement and pensioning of coal mine employees at 60…

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Fire Fiend "Difficult" Blaze at State Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 1

Employees of the State mine, led by the manager (Mr. R. E. Fullagar) and Lithgow fire brigade spent nearly three hours on Friday night…

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Coal Crisis Little Between Parties Combined Unions' Discussion Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 1

The coal owners to-day declined to comment upon the reported statement of the president of the southern district (Mr. F. Lowden) that a…

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A.C.T.U. to Meet Miners Strike Threat Will Be Discussed MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 1

The secretary of the Australasian Council of Trades Unions, Mr. C. Crofts will attend a meeting of the combined coal mining unions'…

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Coal Dispute Minister's Duty Appeal To Parties SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 2

The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. W. M. Hughes) today appealed to the parties in the coal dispute to compose their differences in view of the…

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Appeal to Coal Parties. "Compose Your Differences." SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 3

The [?] [?] to the [?] [?] in the [?] their differences in view of the [?]…

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Coal Crisis Mr. Hughes Suggests Conference But Government Should Call[?]

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 2

The Federal Attorney-General, Mr. Hughes, urged yesterday that a conference be held in the coal dispute. If…

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Broken Hill Coal Mine Government Subsidy Sought SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) will appeal to the State Government for a financial subsidy for the Central Coal Mine at Broken Hill…

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Synthetic Robes Miss 1940 Dons Coal New York

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 1

A bathing suit made from coal, a pinch of salt and a dash of air was among the synthetic fabrics shown at the Congress of Industry…

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Coal Trouble Government's Powers Could Force Conference Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 1

The Federal Attorney—General (Mr. Hughes) today reminded parties in the threatened coalmining dispute, that the federal…

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Appeal to Collieries. Sydney

Leader · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5

Another appeal has been sent to the colliery proprietors [?] [?] regarding uniformly [?] and wages adjustments…

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Mining Crisis Unions Request Conference

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 1

The combined mining unions' central committee yesterday made a fres request to the colliery proprietors for a conference on the coal…

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King Coal Helping to Pay for War Fifty Thousand More Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 2

"Old King Coal" is helping Britain to pay for the war by providing a valuable export to set against imports of war materials…

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Price of Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 4

The price of gold [?] at the [?]…

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Coal Crisis Miners Will Hold Meetings to Give Effect to Ultimatum But Still Hope for Conference

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 2

Delegates of the combined mining unions decided yesterday that unless a conference with coalowners was arranged before February 29,…

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Coal Crisis Strike Approaching SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 1

DELEGATES representing the combined mining unions decided yesterday that unless [?] conference is arranged before…

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Synthetic Robes Miss 1940 Dons Coal

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 3

A BATHING sult made from coal, a pinch of salt and a dash of air was among the synthetic fabrics shown at the…

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Mine Accidents Two Men Badly Hurt at Cullen Bullen Detonator Explosion And Fall of Coal

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 2

Two men were seriously injured at two different collieries in Cullen Bullen district yesterday, and were attended by Lithgow Ambulance and…

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Coal Dispute Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 2

A special meeting of the Combined Mining Un[?]s tomorrow will consider the su[?]ion the Federal M[?] Attorney…

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