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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 2 of 30

Mining Warden's Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 2

Two applications before the Bathurst Mining Warden's Court yesterday, involving well known Bathurst men, were adjourned by consent. John Phillip…

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Storekeepers Can Accept Prospectors Gold

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 4

Fears by several country storekeepers in the Bathurst district that they may be proceeded against for handling small parcels of gold from…

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Steam Statistics How Coal is Used

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 10

AN interesting pamphlet issued by he N.S.W. Railways Department states that the "C36" class locomotives working express…

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Miners' Reference Board Has Done Good Work

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 3

The Central Reference Board associated with the coal mining industry has completed its sittings m Sydney, and the Western Miners'…

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Victorian Railways Want Lithgow Coal But Cannot Pay Price Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 2

It was announced to-day that it the Victorian railways are unable to obtain coal by sea transport from New South Wales, substantial cuts…

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Commonwealth Colliery Is Again Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 2

Commonwealth colliery, Lidsdale, is idle to-day owing to a dispute between the wheelers and the management…

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Orange Court List. Monday. (Before Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M.) Coal Miner’s Troubles

Leader · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

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Mining Matters Are Discussed by Secretary

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 2

Matter in connection with Federation interests were discussed by Mr. T. Schroder, secretary of the Western District Miners' Federation,…

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Turf Tattle Gold Salute Beats Beaulivre Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

Gold Salute ran a sterling five furlong trial at Randwick this morning, defeating Beaulivre very easily in l.ll and emphasising further his…

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Pensions For Miners Recommended SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 2

A sche[?]ic for compulsory retirement on a pension of coal-shape mine workers at 60 years of age should be adopted by law as a…

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Pensions for Miners Important Scheme SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 1

THE Royal Commission inquiring into the question of pensions for mine workers recommended to the New Sooth…

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Pensions For Miners--Contributions By Owners, State And Employees

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 2

The compulsory retirement on pension of coal and shale mine workers of 60 years of age has been recommended to the State Government by the Royal Commission appointed last January into pensions for mine workers…

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Plan for State Control of Coal Mines Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 6

A hill for Slate centred of the road mining industry in N.S.W. is being drafted by the Depu[?] leader of the Official Labor Party…

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Nationalisation of Mines' SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Mair), referring to the suggestion of the Deputy Leader of the State Labor party (Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A.) said that the State…

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Challenge Stakes Won by Caesar Gold Salute Fails Astrid's Pace SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 4

Stewards inquired for tin hour into the inglorious run of hot favorite Gold Salute in the Challenge Stakes. The explanations were accepted…

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Three Claim Bathurst Mining Land

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 1

The wisdom of the old proverb about the early bird catching the worm, was demonstrated yesterday in the Bathurst…

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Mine Dispute Ends at John Darling Newcastle

National Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

In the northern miners' board of management to-day, accepted a settlement of the proposals for the dispute at John Darling…

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Britain Using Her U.S. Gold

National Advocate · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.—It is now known that Great [?] is [?]…

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"Sammy" Roy New Vice-President of Miners' Federation

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 3

Mr. S. A. Roy (Glen Davis miners' lodge) was to-day elected vice-president of Western Miners' Federation. He succeeds Mr. E. Mara, who did not…

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