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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 8 of 30

State Mine Resumes

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 2

The Stale coal mine resumed work this morning after a stoppage since last Wednesday. The miners came out following the…

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Cullen Bullen Colliery Idle for Day Child's Serious Injury

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 6

The Invincible Colliery is idle today (Wednesday) owing to the absence of a number of wheelers. Work however, is to be resumed to-morrow…

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Randwick Races Gold Salute and Tranquil Star Win W.F.A. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 6

Gold Salute, streaking away half a mile film nime, set up an unbridgeable gap to win the All-aged Stakes at Randwick this…

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Sunny Corner Rain Shortage and Alluvial Gold

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 4

The rainfall for March was 270 points, making a total of 1002 points for the first three months of this, year. This is against 97 and 794;…

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Tyldesley Colliery Again Idle To-day

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 2

Tyldesley colliery, Cullen Bullen, is Idle to-day. The lodge held a pittop meeting this morning, as a protest against the management's action in…

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Sport Shorts. Wagga Gold Cup Races

Leader · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 4

The Murrumbidgee Turf Club’s Gold Cup meeting will be held at Wagga on Wednesday and Thursday, May 7 and 8 next, and nominations…

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Lidsdale Colliery Is Not a Quarry Decides Western Miner's' Reference Board

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 2

At its last sitting, which took place in Sydney, the local Reference Board found that Commonwealth Colliery No. 2 at Lidsdale was a coal mine…

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Robbed of £2,700. Miner’s Story to Police. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 2

Police are Investigating the report of a miner from Queensland that he was robbed of £2,700 by a woman after the races…

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All Kinds of Sport Turf. Amiable Downs Champs. Brilliant Victory. Gold Salute Not Disgraced. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 4

Amiable, conqueror of High Caste and Ajax in the Lloyd Stakes last season at Flemington, added the scalps of Gold…

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Gold Salute Scratched

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 4

Gold Salate was scratched to-day from the Brisbane Cup…

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Colliery or Quarry Interesting History and Argument Regarding Commonwealth No. 2

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 5

The history of the operation of Commonwealth No. 2 colliery, Lidsdale, and, efforts to bring under the coal mining award were mentioned at…

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Mining Matters May Day To Be Observed

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 2

Collieries on the western field will The Western Board of Management decided some years ago that the day be idle to-morrow week-- May Day…

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Miners' Reference Board Meeting On

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 2

A meeting of the Western District Mining Reference Board is, to be held at Lithgow on Monday to deal with a dispute which occurred at Tyldesley…

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Miners Give £10,000 Interest-Free Loan

National Advocate · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The president and secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation to-day gave a cheque for £10,000 to…

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Turf Tattle Gold Salute's Form SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 4

Gold Salute showed fitness for his Brisbane trip by running a sparkling five furlongs in 4.2 in his final gallop at Randwick this morning…

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Man’s Faith in Gold Shaken But [?] Out. Methodist Induction

Leader · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 4

“Man’s faith is God has been badly shaken is this conflict, and [?] will lose their faith, but those who win through…

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Miners' Gift

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 3

The president and secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation last week handed a cheque for £10,000 to the Commonwealth…

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Mr. J. Mays Miners Farewell A.i.f. Recruit

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 2

Members of Vale of Clwydd miners' lodge, at a smoke social in the Protestant Hall on Friday night, farewelled Mr. J. Mays, a former member…

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Wheelers Dispute Commonwealth Colliery No. 1 Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 2

Commonwealth No. 1 colliery, Lidsdale, is idle, owing to a dispute. It was stated at the miners office in Lithgow to-day that the wheelers…

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Miners' Fereration Officers Visit Broken Hill and Melbourne

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 6

In the course of a Press statement issued by the Minors Federation it is declared that Messrs. C. Nelson and G. W. S. Grant of the central…

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