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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 26 of 37

Daylight Saving Some Mines Are Idle SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 October 1943 · page 2

Six collieries are idle on the N.S.W. coalfields to-day, one of them as a protest against daylight saving. At two pits the men did not…

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'Wang Miners' Claim Refused by Board Chairman Manager Says Men Rush Their Work

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 October 1943 · page 2

An opinion that the miners at Wallerawang colliery were finishing so early and in doing so were rushing their work and not taking…

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Heavy Bombing Raids. Nazis Claim 24 Victims. Coal and Iron Centre Dealt With. LONDON

Leader · Monday 4 October 1943 · page 2

Further heavy bombing raids on widely dispersed areas of Germany are reported by both the R.A.F. and the United States…

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Coal Mine Conference "Owners Not Wanted to Attend"

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Owners of mines on the largest coalfields in New South Wales have not been invited to attend the coal conference arranged by the…

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Oppose Daylight Saving Miners Stage Protest

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Miners at three northern pits engaged in a protest against [?] aying on the NSW [?] and the [?]…

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[?] COAL [?] Decisions by Conference Miners in Get Christmas Holidays

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, [?]…

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Coal Conference Yesterday's Sittings Were Exploratory

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 October 1943 · page 2

The Prime Minister and other Federal Ministers and representatives of the coal-mining unions met[?] Sidney yesterday. The…

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Multiple Injuries Sustained by State Mine Employee

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 October 1943 · page 2

When Mr. J. Watson, of 34 Macauley-street, fell under a set of skips, at the State Mine on Monday afternoon he sustained serious…

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Mine Stoppages

National Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Employing a total of more than 3,000 men, nine [?] were [?] on the N.S.W. coalfields today…

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P.M.'s Faith in Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 2

The Prime Minister, Mr. Cuttin, told the House of Representatives yesterday that he fully believed the miners would produce the coal…

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Coal Conferences Increasing Output CANBERRA

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 12

Conferences between miners' representatives and the Prime Minister have been taking place this week with the object of…

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Questions on Coal Output Mr. Curtin's Statement

National Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: In the House of Representatives today questions were director to the Prime Minister arising out of…

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The Mines. Nationalisation Not Generality Favoured Ward Advocates State Control for Duration

National Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Apart from the Passport Minister (Mr. [?] [?]…

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Coal for Italian [?] Call Up

National Advocate · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Stating that Luigi Strana [?] an Italian market gardener, of Capital Vale, seemed to have gone to [?] possible, vacant to…

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Miners Demand Central Reference Board Abolition

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 2

Representations are being made to the Government by the Miners Federation for the abolition of the Central Coal Reference Board, it was…

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Nine Mines Idle Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 1

Including fresh stoppages at Hebburn No. 2, Ellington and Stanford Main No. 1, nine NSW mines, employing 2365 men, and producing…

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Labor Day Loss Possible If Miners Wore

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 1

Delegates present at last night's meeting of the Six-Hour Committee were apprehensive regarding the success of the Six Hour Day…

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Mining Disputes Judge's Caustic Comment

National Advocate · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: At the sitting of the Central Coal Reference Board today the chairman (Judge Drake- Brockman) declared that a section of…

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Mine Dispute Absenteeism Charge Fails

National Advocate · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Sunday: When a charge of absenteeism against a mine deputy was dismissed at Cessnock Police Court Yesterday 151 other cases were…

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