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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 29 of 30

Miners Asked To Forego Annual Holidays In Crisis

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1941 · page 3

A special meeting of the board of management of the Western Miners Federation will be held on Thursday or Friday of this week to deal…

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Miners' Pensions Payment From January 1 SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1941 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Bad deley) stated to-day that legislation would be required to validate payment of pensions to coal and shale…

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Australian Items Nation Faces a Crisis Southern Miners Decide on Holiday Curtailment

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1941 · page 1

Plans have now reached a stage at which the authorities believe that, in the case of immediate Japanese attacks, arrangements for the…

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Is He Amundsen? Mining for 13 Years Mystery Man of North

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 December 1941 · page 13

A MAN who refuses to talk or be photographed, and is called Amundsen by the Eskimos, claims he is Captain…

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Northern Miners Give Up Holidays NEWCASTLE

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 3

The Northern Miners board of management decided to-day to reduce the Christmas holidays of its 11,000 members by six working days. The…

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Cheaper Gold Mint Authorities' Announcement SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 2

The price of gold and sovereigns has undergone another change, 'lower in both instances, The Common wealth Government today fixed the…

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Coal Output And The Holidays Western Board's Recommendation

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 2

The question of Western District Federation mineworkers foregoing their annual holidays in order to keep up coal production, has been referred…

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Local and General News The Price of Gold

Leader · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 2

The Commonwealth Bank’s buying [?] for gold delivered to [?] on and after December [?] will be £10/10- per [?]…

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Miners' Gesture Christmas Work; Overtime for Sydney Fund NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 1

Members of the Northern Miners Federation will have only four day holiday at Christmas instead of the [?] The remaining [?]…

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More Coal Wanted Production of War Materials SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 1

Increased coal production was necessary to stimulate the war effort and hasten the defeat of [?] enemy," said the Minister for Mines…

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Miners Who Retire Under The New Act OVER 100 in This District

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 5

It is expected that over 100 men will be affected by retirement from mines in the district at Christmas owing to their ages being over 60…

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Coal Commission Approved MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1941 · page 1

The Prime Ministers Mr. Cartin has approved of the formation of a coal commission to control supply production. distribution and all…

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Coal Supplies Present Contracts to be Cancelled SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1941 · page 2

The Minister for Supply (Mr. J. A. Beasley) announced today that all existing contracts relating to the supply of N.S.W. cool to consumers…

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Shale Miners' Claims Finality Expected To-morrow

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 December 1941 · page 4

After sitting on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday of last week, the local Coal Reference Board, under the chairmanship of Mr. C. Roy,…

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Western Miners Will Forego Annual Holidays. Some Suggest Munition Workers Also

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 December 1941 · page 2

Sufficient returns from the miners' lodges in the western districtare now to hand to indicate that a substantial majority is in favor of adopting the…

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Gillard Brothers Open New Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 5

Messrs. Gillard Bros. who operate the colliery beneath Hassan's Walls, will in the near future open a colliery at Coledale on the South Coast…

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Four Days' Break for Miners Miners Lithgow

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 2

Returns already received from miners' lodges in Lithgow district indicate a substantial majority in favor of adopting the…

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Miners Retirement To Operate Immediately

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1941 · page 4

The Mine workers' Pensions Tribunal yesterday decided that compulsory retirement of coal and shale mine-Workers 60 years of age and…

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Oil From Coal

National Advocate · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 2

Mr. J. [?] Minister for Supply wrote to the night's meeting of the Bathurst Council with [?] reference to Council's [?]…

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