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

Mining & the mines, 1943

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Char or Carbonised Coal. Why the Objection?

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 11

A letter received this mouth asks for the facts relating to "Char," or carbonised coal, as a fuel for mobile gas producer plants, and attached to…

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Our Sydney Letter Coal's Bright Outlook Big After-the-war Demand

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 2

To-day coal is one of war's most vital sinews. But what of to-morrow ? Behind this question lies quite a lot of the industrial trouble which…

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Three Mines Idle Union Opp[?] on [?]

National Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: [?] today [?]…

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New Mining Code Men Fined by Own Lodge

National Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The new [?] discipline [?]de was brought into [?] today [?] miners were [?]…

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Only One Mine Idle

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Only one coal mine idle in NSW today was Aberdare Central (1700 tons) in the north where a dispute developed on…

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Only Two Mines Idle

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Only two northern collieries, John Darling and Hebbern No. 2 were idle today. Total production loss for the period was…

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Three Northern Mines Idle Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 2

Three mines--Pelaw Main, John Darling and Hebburn No. 2--were idle partly idle to-day, and a production loss for the day of about…

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Improved Coal Production Three Collieries Idle SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 2

The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner, Mr. Mighell, to-day reported that production of coal on the N.S.W. fields had shown an improvement,…

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Three Mines Idle

National Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Three mines were idle on New South Wales coal fields today invoking a loss of 4000 tons in production…

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Coal Shortage Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 12

The Premier of Victoria (Mr. Dunstan) has appealed for more coal production. He states that train services will be affected if…

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U.s. Coal Trouble Decision Expected Yesterday

National Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday: A correspondent reports that the decision of the War Labor Board on the miners' wage dispute is expected…

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Australian Railways Union Takes Up Coal Shortage Question

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 4

Mr. A. J. Martin, organiser of the A.R.U., was in Lithgow on Monday. He attended a meeting of the union that night and addressed members on…

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Serious Coal Loss Five Big Collieries Idle SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 1

There were five fresh stoppages on the N.S.W. coalfields to- day and as a result 1,600 miners and six northern collieries are idle…

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Coal Production Improvement on All Fields

National Advocate · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Commonwealth Coal Commission Chairman (Mr. Nighell) said that coal production showed an improvement on all…

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Seven Mines

National Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Almost 9000 tons of cool were lost today on the northern NSW coalmines. It was the heaviest loss for some time with…

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Britain's Coal Serious Production Fall LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 1

The serious position of the British coalfields is being dis cussed in the House of Commons…

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Us Coal Strike Truce Expired Last Night

National Advocate · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday: Talks begun Washington yesterday afternoon between the mind owners and the miners' leader are…

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Huge Mine Fields Mediterranean Epic Wellington (N.z.)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 1

Lieut-General Freyberg, V.C., who has returned to New Zealand, said that during the campaign in Libya the enemy laid two…

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NATIONWIDE U.S.A. Coal Strike New York

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 1

Last minute negotiations between American coal owners and John L. Lewis, president of the miners, have collapsed. A…

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Coal Crisis Exists in America Serious Situation Developing Washington

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 1

According to the American United Press last minute negotiations between miners and operators have collapsed, increasing the probability of…

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