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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 23 of 42

Four Mines Idle Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 June 1942 · page 2

Four mines producing 2,500 tons oi coal daily and employing 800 men are idle today. Two of Hie slop pages are due to disputes, one to the…

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Gold Mining Industry Many Men to Transfer to War Jobs CANBERRA

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 2

[?] a [?] to re[?]nise the [?]mingin industry, [?] of the [?] in We[?] A[?] would be re[?] for military service…

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The Mines Two Pits Idle Through Dis[?] SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 2

Industrial [?] two mines to be idle in N.S.W. today, while a further two [?] were [?] for other rea[?]…

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In the Collieries Strikes Are Continuous SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 2

Including stoppages at three pits, which were in production yesterday, six mines were idle on Now South Wales fields to-day, and it is…

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Four Mines Idle Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 3

With the gradual formation of pit the committees to iron out disputes at their source a decline is expected in the daily loss of coal on N.S.W…

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Four Western Collieries Are Idle To -day

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 3

Four collieries are idle to -day in the western district. They are Wallerawang, Huon, Renown Extended and Western Main…

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Gold Mining Industry Curtailment of Activities Acute Shortage of Labor SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 1

Fours that further calls on mining manpower will create a serious problem in the Industry were expressed by the Minister for Mines (Mr…

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Miners' Coupons Special Arrangements Made

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 2

Following representations by the Western Miners' Federation, reported last week, that miners' clothing needs be apart from the coupon issue, a…

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Idle Mines Fresh Disputes Occur SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 1

Fresh stoppages at three pits, Hebburn No. 2 in the north and Renown Extended and Fyldesley in the west. today brought the number of collieries…

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Railways Coal Most Serious Position, Says Commissioner SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 2

The Railway Commissioner, Mr. Hartigan, declared to -day that the railway's coal position was extremely serious…

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Mining Problems Spasmodic Stoppages Inevitable Big Effort to Minimise Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 2

An announcement by the Miners' Northern Executive that an aggregate meeting of the Cessnock field would be held on Sunday is…

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Nineteen Collieries Are Idle In North SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 1

Nineteen mines are idle on the northern field to-day in the biggest stoppage since the last general coal strike. Thirteen of the mines, are…

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The Mines Efforts to Settle Northern Dispute SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 1

An announcement that an aggregate meeting of miners, on the Cess[?]ock field would be held [?] Sunday is considered effectively to…

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Weddings Gold—thornton

National Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 4

A very pretty wedding was celebrated at the Methodist church Bathurst recently when Du[?]e Marjocy, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas…

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Coal Disputes Big Upheaval in North 19 Colleries Idle Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 1

Nineteen mines were idle on the NSW northern coalfields today in the biggest stoppage since the last general coal strike. Thirteen of the mines were on strike, involving 4,570…

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Miners' Stoppages Federation to Take Action

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 2

Aggregate meetings of coal miners on the northern NSW field yesterday decided that there would be no general strike in northern mines…

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Prime Minister Moves in Coal Dispute Newcastle

National Advocate · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 3

The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, intervened today in the Millfield Greta mine dispute by arranging for the Chairman of the Central Reference…

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Only Two Mines Idle SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 1

Two mines, Stockton Borehole and Millfield Greta were the only pits Idle in N.S.W. today. Stockton Boreh[?]le mine employs 415 men and has a daily…

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