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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 9 of 30

Clothes Destroyed Bathroom Fire Minor Outbreak at Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 3

A fire which occurred in the bathroom at Steelworks colliery yesterday destroyed the clothes of 23 men…

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Angus Place Colliery Dismissal Household Water Supplies Dwindling

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 4

Owing, we understand, to the lack of trade, a number of employees cf Commonwealth colliery have been given notice of dismissal…

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Miners Seek Rise for War Loading Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1941 · page 1

An application for a 6/ rise for war leading for employees in the coalmining industry was made to the Federal Reference Board…

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Dubbo Blue and Gold Ball Duubo

National Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1941 · page 2

There was a large attendance last night at the Blue and Gold Ball of the C.W.A. Younger Set held in the Theatre Royal…

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Coal May Be Dearer SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 1

THE increase of 6/- a week to coal miners, which will take effect shortly, is claimed by coal owners to be greater than the…

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Miners Win 5 Per Cent. Increase Newcastle

National Advocate · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 2

The president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. Kell[?]h) has announced that Judge Drake-Brockman has informed him that the Court has…

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Percentage Increase Mine Workers Reported Order of Court

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 2

Increases for mine workers were announced by the president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) at the opening at…

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Sporting. Turf. Gold Cup Dead-heat. Thompson’s “Hat-Trick.” SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 4

Racing stride for stride over the last half-furlong, Chatoona and Pround Fox dead-heated in the City Tattersall’s…

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Bathurst District Mining Operations at Wiseman's Creek

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 2

Mining operations one continuing favorably at Wiseman's Creek, where the Burma Malay Gold Mining Co. have an option, over some…

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Dispute Settled Resumption at Commonwealth Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 2

Commonwealth colliery, which was idle since Tuesday last as the result of a dispute, resumed production yesterday…

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Miners Want Eviction Safeguards

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 4

At its last sitting the management board of the Western Mners' Federation decided to ask that the National Security Regulations be amended to provide that when a tenant is evicted, a home of equal facilities be provided for his family…

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Ochre Mines as Shelters?

Leader · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 2

The question of provision of air raid [?] council had taken any…

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“Dilly Twaddelgraph” Gets Gold Fever

Leader · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 2

Peak [?] residents were amused on Sunday last [?] report from the [?] Telegraph”:—Drama in Gold…

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Gold Salute Favorite Brisbane

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 4

Gold Salute is favorite for the Moreton Handicap, to be run next Saturday, being followed by Spearace, High Rank, Tragopan. Abspear, and others…

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Gold Dredge Recovers Large Quantity—186ozs

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 8

THE Cullengoral Alluvial Gold Sluicing, No Liability, reports that for the six weeks ended 30th April, including closing down for…

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Commonwealth Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 2

Notice of dismissal to 2G mine workers, at Commonwealth colliery expired on Friday, and "men finished work there, The reason for the…

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Coal Price Up

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 1

The price of coal to carters delivering in the town was increased by 22 a ton to-day by the Lithgow Valley Company. It was explained on…

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