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

Mining & the mines, 1941

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Gossamer Gold 290,000th of an Inch Thick

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 14

IN London to-day there are master craftsmen making gold-leaf one 290,000th. of an inch in thickness. Using an 31b. hammer on a…

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Sunny Corner Wiseman's Creek Gold

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 6

A trial crushing from portion or the auriferous deposit recently discovered by Messrs. Mulhall and Lane at Wiseman's Creek has just been put…

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Prevention of Miners Stoppage Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 2

The general secretary of the Miners Federation (Mr. Grant) said to-day that effort to avoid the threatened aggregate stopwork meeting on…

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Miners Pensions on Jan. 1 SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 2

The Miners Federation has been informed by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) that he expects the mine workers pension Bill will be…

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Collieries Idle Cessnock

National Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1941 · page 1

All collieries on the Cessnock field were idle today as a protest against the detention of the two hunger-strikers…

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Colliery Idle Protest Regarding Hunger Strikers

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 July 1941 · page 1

Commonwealth colliery is idle today. The lodge held a pip-top meeting this morning to discuss the detention…

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Idle Collieries Cessnock

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 1

For the second successive day, all colliers were idle to-day at Cessnock field. The stoppage was due, not to the…

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German Mine Another Washed Ashore ADELAIDE

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 3

Another German mine has been found and rendered harmless It was discovered by Walter Fletches 32 on the sand 14 miles west of Rob A…

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“Flowing Gold.”

Leader · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 2

[?] Gold. a lusty [?] of love and adventure in the American fields, makes its local debut at the Australia Theatre to-day. to an…

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Western Collieries One-Day Strike On

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 2

Advice was received at the miners office this morning that, following on the decision of the Trades and Labor Council in Sydney last night,…

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Miners' Pensions Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 2

The Chief Secretory and Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) gave notice of motion in the Legislative Assembly today for the…

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Home Rule News Mine Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 19

Mr. Jack Clancy, employed by Messrs. Underwood Bros., bad a very lucky escape from death or serious injury. He was descending…

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Report About Mines Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 2

The general secretary for the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) said to-day that on unofficial report had reached his organisation that the…

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Home Rule Awakens to New Mining Activities

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 19

THERE is great activity at r. Jim Perry's mine at Home Rule, Messrs Bowers and Lead, of Sydney, have taken a…

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Petrol Muddle Lithgow Collieries May Close Unless Timber Can Be Secured

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 July 1941 · page 5

"Production of coal at the Vale will cease at an early date unless the Fuel Control Board allows more petrol to our timber hauler." The…

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Idle Pits 3000 Miners Out CESSNOCK

National Advocate · Friday 25 July 1941 · page 1

Approximately 3000 men were involved today, when the idle collieries on the Cessnock field increased from six to eight…

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Miners' Attitude Towards Commonwealth Proposals SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 28 July 1941 · page 1

The attitude of the Miners Federation towards the recent declaration of Senator McLeay that the Federal Government proposed…

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Control of Mines Early Government Action Canberra

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 July 1941 · page 3

Federal plans for the control of the coal industry are not yet final although finality is expected this week…

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Gossamer Gold One 200,000[?] of Inch Thick

National Advocate · Monday 28 July 1941 · page 3

In London today [?] are ma[?] statemen mak[?] [?]-lead [?] mg an [?] on a marb[?]…

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To Control Coal. Federal Government. Regulations Next Week. CANBERIA

Leader · Monday 28 July 1941 · page 1

Control of the coal industry will be take over by the Federal Government, to maintain production…

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