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

Mining & the mines, 1943

726 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 21 of 37

Four Mines Idle Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 2

A dispute occurred at Excelsior B colliery to-day and there are now four mines idle on the N.S. Wales coalfields…

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Miners Medical Friend Dies After Long Illness

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 6

It was with considerable regret that the news was received at the Miners Office at the week-end of the death of Dr. Charles Badham…

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Steelworks Colliery Production "Packed" or "Water Level" Skips Management Seeks Order

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 2

An application to issue an order to employees of Steelworks Colliery to resume tire customary practice of filling "packed" skips in lieu of the…

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Mine Owners Protest Against Government's Action

National Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday: Vesting in the State Minister for Mines power to direct the owners of collieries to take certain action was a serious…

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One Mine Idle

National Advocate · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Felton colliery in the northern coalfields which has been old up for 28 days on a safety [?] was the only mine idle on the…

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Mining Dispute

National Advocate · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 2

A case before the Bathurst Mining Wardens Court concerning a dispute between partners in the Glenburn syndicate operating a gold mine at…

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Good Week for Mines

National Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: With the exception of Pelton in the north which has been idle over a safety issue all NSW coalmines were working today…

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Coal Record Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 August 1943 · page 2

The president of the Northern Miners' federation said that the production by the Stockton Borehole mine of S3 tons of coal for…

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Absentees Fined Cases Against Miners SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 August 1943 · page 1

Seventy miners from Coalcliff Colliery, South Coast, were fined £1 each and costs for absenting themselves from work without…

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Lithgow Valley Makes Application To Close Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 August 1943 · page 2

An application on behalf of the company for the closure of the Lithgow Valley Colliery was made to the Coal Commission on Friday, stated the secretary of the Western Miners' Federation, Mr. J. Jamieson, to-day…

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Coal Gas Rationing Coal Commissioner's Views

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The rationing of coal are and lighting could be avoided said [?] Coal Commission today…

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Coal Production World's Record Claimed a Remarkable Frat

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: [?] the fill of mills [?]…

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Lithgow Colliery Closure--Unusual Developments Possible

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1943 · page 2

Following permission for the closure of the Lithgow Valley Colliery, granted by the Coal Commission, at the request of the company, there have been no major developments in the dispute, and from reports available, something in the nature of a deadlock has developed…

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The Maligned Miners Minister's Defence

National Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: It is only fitting that a Mniister of the Commonwealth should say a word in defence of the maligned miners, and it was with…

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Extra Coal for Sydney Gas Co

National Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner announced today that extra supplies of coal would be made available to the…

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Big Coal Strike May Occur Next Week SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 August 1943 · page 12

A strike in all western coal miner may occur next week because the Coal Commission closed Lithgow Valley Colliery…

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Mine Trouble Averted

National Advocate · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 2

LITHGOW, Thursday: The possibility of 16 coalmines on the western fields censing work was surmounted today when the Commonwealth Coal…

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More Coal for Sydney Gas

National Advocate · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Coal Commissioner today allowed more coal to The Australian Gaslight Company so that gas would not have to be…

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Mines Rescue Station Applications Called For Superintendent

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 2

Resignation of Mr. W. L. Evans as superintendent of the western mines rescue station was reported to-day by the chairman of the Rescue…

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Our Coal Famine Is Now to Be Relieved by Release of 30 Tons Daily

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 2

Release of an additional 10 tons of coal per day each by the State Mine, Vale of Clwydd and Steelworks collieries, for general household…

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