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

Mining & the mines, 1942

827 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 22 of 42

Commercial Traveller's New Land Mine. Inventor Served in Last War. MELBOURNE

Leader · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 2

A new type of land mine, of which details cannot be given, for security reasons, is now being produced in…

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Coal Losses Hold Ups at Six Pits Miners' Secretary Appeals to Owners and Men SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 1

Four mines were completely idle and two partially idle in N.S.W today. The number of men involved exceeded 1800 and the loss…

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State Control Move Not Opportune Comment by Miners' President SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 1

The call for nationalisation of Australia's coal industry at the present time was not assisting the Miners' Federation to iron out its difficulties…

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Miners' President Against Mines Nationalisation

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 2

The general president of the Miners' Federation, Mr. H. Wells, yesterday opposed nationalisation of coal mines at the present time, although…

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Miners' Delegate on Coal Board SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 1

The former general secretary of The Miners Federation (Mr. William Orr) has become the Federation's representative on the Commonwealth…

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Five Coal Mines Idle Yesterday. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 3

Five [?] were [?] on New South Wales today, [?]…

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Special Arrangements Wanted For Miners' Needs

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 2

Following conferences in Sydney this week between Mr. W. A. Gregory, of the Western Miners' Office, and the Department of Contract and…

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Five Mines Idle Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 2

Although five mines were idle on the N., S. Wales coalfields to-day only three of the stoppages were due to strikes…

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Shale Mine Dispute Two Cases From Airly

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 3

Although several disputes are before the Miners' Reference Board, the chairman, Mr. C. Roy, has reserved his decision in all but two cases…

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The Mines Five Still Idle Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 1

Five mines In NSW were idle to-day resulting in a loss of 5370 tons of coal for the day. Four of the six mines kile or…

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Western Collieries Idle But All Lithgow Ones Work

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 2

Invincible Colliery, Cullen Bullen, was idle to-day. Although details were not available at the miners' office the cause is believed to be a…

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Coal Stocks British Economy Urged LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 1

IN the House of Commons Sir John Anderson said that coal stocks at present were good but production was…

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Five Mines Idle Services Production Loss SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 5

Of the five coalmines idle on New South Wales fields today three were involved in strikes the remaining two being held up on causes not…

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Gypsies Again Possession of Gold Coins SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 2

Under warrant four detectives yesterday raided a house occupied by a number of gypsies in Darling-street, East Sydney, and took possession of…

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Haul of Gold Found in Gipsy House SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 12

A BOX containing gold coins worth more than £1000 was found after the search of a house occupied by gipsies in…

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Four Mines Idle Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

Four mines are idle in NSW to-day. One of the mines, Richmond Main, the largest producing colliery in Australia, was laid idle by a…

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Disputes at Six Mines 1600 Men Involved SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

[?] at six of the eight mines die on the N.S.W. coalfields today were caused by industrial disputes. In the remaining two instances a…

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No Pieces of Eight, But Gold £5 PIECE. In Box Seized by Police. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 4

When police searched premises occupied by Gy[?]es, they found a box containing more than £1,000 worth or gold coins…

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Idle Mines Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1942 · page 2

Four since were the C.W.S.W. today one of which was expected by the [?]ment of a tree [?] empty skips to Burwood country on the…

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