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

Mining & the mines, 1941

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Turf Tattle Gold Salute Shines in Gallop

National Advocate · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 4

Gold Salute's failure in the Challenge Stakes became even more astounding after an excellent gallop at Randwick to-day, when he ran six…

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Martin Gallagher Re-Elected Miners' Central Councillor

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

Mr. Martin Gallagher (Cullen Bullen lodge) has been re-elected central councillor from the outlying lodges of Western Miners' Federation for the…

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Coal Town Game. Orange Will Visit Lithgow

Leader · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 4

Arrangements have been completed at Lithgow for the reception of [?] next Sunday, [?] an [?] match. Proceeds…

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New Dam Will Ruin Big Coal Deposits Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

Already 13,000,000 tons of coal are locked beneath the Nepean water catchment area, and it is feared that the construction of…

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Mine Floating in Bass Straits Gave Fishermen Shock

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A mine found floating ten feet from his boar shocked a fisherman in Apollo Bay today. The man, Roy Fish, was…

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Value of Coal In Manufacture of Textiles

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 2

Because coal might be needed for the manufacture of textile fabrics having coal as a basis, Australia should conserve her supplies, said…

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Miners' Conference Approval of Pensioners' Scheme Increase Requested for Contract Workers

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 2

At a conference in Sydney of district secretaries of the Miners' Federation, it was decided to make application through the Central…

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Gold Aplenty Gulgong To-day and 58 Years Ago

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 12

COMPARE it with to-day! The following table shows approximately the number of miners employed in…

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Colliery Trouble May Prove Serious WOLLONGONG This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 2

The Coalcliff colliery was idle to-day because 10 miners were given 14 days' notice yesterday that they could either go in the mechanical…

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Youths Walk Out at Lithgow Colliery Lithcow. Thursday.—According

National Advocate · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 2

to 21 youths employed at Hermitage colliery, a colliery manager has not the right to take a boy from one job and put him to another…

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Struck Gold with Plough Kalgoorlie

National Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 2

While ploughing near Southern Cross, J. C. Symes struck a rich gold reef, from which he has already taken stone containing…

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Struck Gold with Plough

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 4

WHILE ploughing near Southern Cross (W.A.), J. C. Symes struck a rich gold reef, from which he has already…

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Miners' New Board Is Said To Please

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 1

Colliery proprietors and miners yesterday, says the "Herald," expressed their satisfaction with the gazettal of Natioal Security…

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S. Coast Mine Dispute May Spread

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

WOLLONGONG. Thursday.—Coal-cliff colliery is idle again today. The miners stopped work last Friday when 10 men were given notice that they…

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Reference Boards Should Minimise Mining Anomalies

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 5

The constitution of the reference boards set up by the Government to deal with disputes in the coalmining industry has been finalised…

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New Mine Field Off Malayan Coast LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 1

THE Admiralty announces the laying of a new mine field near the south-east coast of Malaya…

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Floating Mine on Victorian Beach: Second in Month

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 2

Melbourne. Monday.—A mine believed to have broken away from an enemy minefield laid along a section of the Victorian coast, was found yesterday…

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Mining Tenement Question of Conditions

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 2

At Lithgow mining warden's court to-day, before the Warden (Mr. F. A. Hynes), a complaint by E. H. Williams, of Lithgow, concerning a…

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Miners' Pension Scheme Fully Explained Campbell Roy's Report Makes Interesting Reading

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 5

Mr. Campbell Roy, miners' advocate before the Royal Commission which inquired into a pensions scheme for mine-workers in N.S. Wales recently, has prepared a report on the recommendations of the Commission…

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