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

Mining & the mines, 1941

591 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 30

Sport Shorts. Gold Salute Beaten by Inches

Leader · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 4

Cold Salute, one of the [?] favorites [?] the starter in the [?] was defeated by [?] by the…

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Stole From Mine Man Convicted At Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 1

At the Bathurst [?] Coure yesterday. Eric John Doulman (28). pleaded guilty of two charges of sterling. was fined £9. or 18 days gool…

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Coal for Bathurst's Needy

National Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 2

The Bathurst Poor Relief Society has been not fled by the Invincible Colliery Ltd. that they are making a donation of a truck of coal for…

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Dismissals-- Slack Time Western Mines War Anomaly Blaxland Shire Council to Protest

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 2

Blaxland Shire Council decided yesterday to take up with the Federal Government and the Coal Board the questions of dismissals…

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Colliery Wants Miners Accommodation

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 2

The acute housing shortage in Lithgow is being fe[?]t by the management of the Vale of Clwydd colliery, which has lost miners, brought from the northern coalfield, because they cannot obtain accommodation…

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A.C.T.U. DELEGATE Western Miners' Federation Ballot

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 6

Five nominations have been received from members of the Western Miners' Federation for the election of a delegate to represent the district at…

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Coal Conference Uproar Threatened Bottle Throwing SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1941 · page 1

An uproar at the Coal Conference Board today let it the chairman (Mr. J. Connell) threatening that if such a thing continued the board…

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Youths Dismissed Collieries Idle State Mine Men to Resume

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 2

Two collieries in the western district are idle to-day because of the dismissal of youths. There is no work at the State Mine,…

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Miners Want Housing Scheme Extended

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 3

In a statement on Saturday the general secretary of the Miners Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) expressed appreciation of the Premier's ((Mr. McKell) announcement that the Government intended to give immediate consideration to the provision of a housing scheme…

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100,000 Involved Coal Strike in U.s.a. New York [?]

National Advocate · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 3

[?] 100,000 hard [?] of the [?]…

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U.S.A. Coal Workers. C.I.O. Chief Says ‘Stop Work’ New York, May 18

Leader · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 2

Chairman of the C.I.O. (Mr. Lewis) has instructed 100,000 hard-coal miners to cease work at midnight as a result of failure of…

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General News Coal for Bathurst Poor

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 2

Bathurst Poor Relief Society will distribute coal this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock in Manitla Street. near the Bathurst railway station…

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Colliery Disputes Northern Field Reference at Central Reference Board Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 4

Recent strikes at northern collieries were criticised by Mr. S. McKensey, superintendent of Hebburn Ltd., at a meeting of the Central Coal…

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Mining Legislation Appeal To Labor Ministers SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 2

The new Labor Government in N.S.W. an [?] asked by the Miners' Federation to speed up he mining legislation In a letter to Mr…

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Call for Coal-- Miners on Half Time

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 4

Slackness ol trade is the reason given for the broken time being worked by some collieries in the western district, especially a number on the Mudgee o line. Colliery proprietors declare they tire mystified in view of…

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Search for Gold Businessmen Form Company

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 2

A NUMBER of business men and graziers from Dunedoo, Birriwa, Gulgong, Mendooran and Merriwa met at Dunedoo the other week…

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Operations Cease Wiseman's Creek Burma--malay Mining Company's Decision

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 6

Wiseman's Creek sustained a severe shock when the Burma-Malay Tin Co. on May 8 abandoned milling operations on the property where Messrs…

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Too Much Water Four Collieries Stopped NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 1

Complaints which included one of too much water in the workings caused stoppages at four collieries on the Cessnock field today. About 1400 men…

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Mining Appeals Union President Complains Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 3

Protests against the number of appeals to the Central Reference Board by mincowners against the decisions of local reference boards were…

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Miners' Demand Release of Imprisoned Man CESSNOCK

National Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 2

A deputation of Cessnock miners to arrange for the release of Herbert will ask the Chief Secretary tomorrow Richards Hall, who went to gaol last…

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