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

Mining & the mines, 1943

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Record Coal Output Plans for Control of Industry

National Advocate · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Coal output in this State during the past year was 55,000 tons more than in 1941. The Minister for Mines, Mr…

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Two Collieries Do Not Resume To-day

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 2

Following the 10 days Christmas New Year holiday, all mines in the western district, with the exception of Steelworks and Invincible (Cullen…

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Four Idle Mines Consistent Absenteeism Problem SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 1

After holidays lasting 10 days, coal-niiners returned to work to-day. Only four collieries are idle owing to industrial disputes while the…

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The Mines Four Idle Yesterday

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Four NSW pits did not resume work today but one of thees was the metropolitan colliery in the south which was not working…

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Statement by Mr. Bellemore Coal Position to Be Investigated

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 1

that New Year's Day absenteeism in various NSW [?]tories was being investigated with a view to offenders being prosecuted the NSW Manpower…

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Wheelers Sit Down At State Mine and Colliery Is Rendered Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 2

Wheelers at the Stale Mine adopted a new departure for Lithgow this morning when they, went to the stables as usual and the miners to…

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Ten Mines Idle Big Loss of Coal Production SYDNEY. This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 2

Production of 12,600 tons of coal was lost to-day as a result of 10 coal mines, employing 4,240 men, being idle…

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Miners on Holiday Question of Rate of Pay

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 3

Of considerable interest to the coal, mining industry in this district, is a decision made recently by the Central Coal Reference Board in respect to…

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State Mine Idle For Second Consecutive Day Clippers This Time

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 2

State Mine was idle for the second day to-day, clippers declining to work as a protest at being sent home yesterday…

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Heavy Coal Loss In Yesterday's And To-day's Disputes SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 2

Industrial disputes were largely responsible for idleness at eleven mines in New South Wales to-day. It is estimated that the stoppages…

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Wallerawang Idle But State Mine Resumes

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

Wallerawang Colliery, which did not work yesterday, is still idle--owing to trouble over the wheelers' horses--the men this morning…

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Struck Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 6

Mr. J. D. Devoy received a most pleasant surprise while digging in the yard at his home in Booyamurra street just before Christmas Eve…

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Miners' Management Board Appeal for Continuity of Work

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 2

An appeal to northern miners to end stoppages and refer all disputes to the Coal Reference Board, was made by the Northern Miners'…

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'Twas Ever Thus Our Sunny Corner Correspondent Tells an Interesting Mining Story

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 2

There is much truth in the old saying that advises one not to judge a book by its cover. This was learned by a mining expert one in Stawell,…

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Menace to Life Locomotives in Certain Mines Mr. Sutherland's Allegations

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday: Declaring that certain mints' locomotives were a menace to life and limb, the organiser of the federated Enginedrivers' an[?]…

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State Miners' Self-imposed Bond Against Unauthorised Strikes

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 2

Employees of the State Mine have placed themselves under a £5 bond to ensure a continuity of production. This was revealed by the secretary of the Western Miners' Federation, Mr. J. Jamieson, to-day. The decision was made at a…

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Mines Idle Protest Against Summonses

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday As a protest against the issue summeases for absenteeism the wheelers and tipsters at Richmond main colliers…

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Mining Commission Waste Of Public Money Says Federation

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 3

Policy, insofar as it affects the district's association with the Coal Commission will be discussed at a meeting of the Western District…

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Now Magnett[?] Mine Nen[?] Was Overcome

National Advocate · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.—How Britain first fought the ma[?] of the magnetic mine has been told for the first time in [?] "Costal…

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The Mining Industry. Inquiry Opened. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 2

National control of mining industry and amalgamation of all unions associated with coal mining, was part of a plan submitted…

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