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

Mining & the mines, 1941

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Campbell Roy's Farewell As Officer of Western Miners' Federation Thirty Years' Continuous Service New President Takes Over

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 5

Aid. Campbell Roy, of Lithgow, on Tuesday completed 30 years' active service with the Western Miners' Federation. Yesterday the positron of District President, which he [?]apied continuously for 13 years, was filled by Mr. B. W. C[?]ingham. former…

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Northern Miners Now Non-Political

National Advocate · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday—The Northen Miners Federation by 4119 votes to 2429 has decided to have no policitcal afficiation…

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Breeze To Win Gold Cup Sioneel for the Handicap

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 4

Most interest at Moorefield to-morrow will be centred in the Peter Moore Gold Cup. Quite a few of the candidates have a chance, but none…

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Northern Miners Withdraw From A.L.P. to Prevent Split Through Political Differences

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 4

The Northern Miners' Federation, which has 10,000 members, has decided by 4,119. votes to 2,429 to withdraw affiliation from all political…

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W.A. Gold Yield Perth

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 1

THE West Australian gold yield for the year will be slightly less than the record established last year, which was worth…

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Victorian Railways Have Problem in Coal Shortage Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 1

Shortage of coiliers and sailing delays d[?] to war [?] many shortly force the Victorian railways to commence an uneconomic policy of…

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Our Mines Full Resumption To-day Annual Leave Anomalies Annoy

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 2

Practically all collieries on the western- field resumed production today after the Christmas-New Year break which began on December 20…

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Stopwork Meeting Collieries Idle On

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2

All collieries on the western field will be idle on Monday, when members of the F.E.D. and F.A. will hold a stopwork meeting at Lithgow…

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Collieries Idle As Protest Against "Unjust Taxation" Impost on December's Holidays

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2

Production at the Steelworks colliery ceased at 11 a.m. to-day. The men state they were sent home by the management after two skips…

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Miners' Officers Ballot For Vice-President And Councillor

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 4

Western Miners' Federation will conduct a ballot on Wednesday next for, the election of a vice-president and a central councillor from…

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Steelworks Colliery Conference On Tax Problems Mine Is Idle To-day

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

Representatives of the men met the management of Steelworks colliery to-day in connection with the taxation issue which has rendered…

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"Black" Beer Stops Mine Bulli

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

The Excelsior mine at Thirroul was idle again to-day because 300 miners refused to work with four of their workmates they alleged had…

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Mining Court This Morning's Applications

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

Four applications for authority to enter land at Lidsdale, owned by the McKenzie Estate, lodged by Mostern Collieries Pty. Ltd., were adjourned…

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Picked Up Gold Under Stone KALGOORLIE

National Advocate · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

Annoyed by a jagged piece rock on the path to his camp against which he constantly [?]bed his toe. Thomas Starr a Mt…

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Coal Strike Prevented All Time Business Record at Goods Shed

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

A heavy increase in business at Lithgow railway goods shed is revealed in the annual returns . Activity at the Small Arms Factory, with the resultant growth in population, is largely responsible…

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Price of Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 1

THE Commonwealth Bank on Friday fixed the price Of gold lodged at the Mint at £10/14/- per oz. fine and sovereigns at £2/9/3…

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Collieries Idle Enginedrivers' Stopwork Meeting Members Resent Minister's Attack

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 1

All collieries in the west are idle to-day owing to a stop work meeting of the F.E.D. and F.A. The meeting was held at the Trades Hall, the…

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Mining Anomalies Discussion By Special Board

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

Secretaries of the Northern, Southern and Western Miners' Federations --Messrs. J. B. Simpson, W. Penrose and T. Schroder--met in Sydney on…

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Our Mining Figures Activity In Brick Clay

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 3

The annual return supplied by the Lithgow mining registrar (Mr. C. Hall) reveals considerable activitiy in brick clay mining, 13,861 tons…

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Mining Matters of Considerable Importance Sydney. This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

An application to have all collieries made automatic respondents to the coalmining award was made by Mr. C. Nelson, general president of the…

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