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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 31 of 37

Unpaid Fines Miners Protest Against Garnishee Move

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday:— As a protest against the proposal to ga[?]ushee wages next pay day to court unpaid fines 500 men at Aberdare colliery on the…

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Interesting Lecture Splendid Attendance Coal Dust Possibilities

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 3

There was a large and particularly representative attendance at the Lithgow Technical College on Thursday night, when Mr. H. Donegan,…

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Roosevelt Acts Seizes U.S. Mines Washington

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 1

President Roosevelt to-day seized the coal mines throughout the nation and simultaneously appealed to the miners to resume work on…

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Us Coal Strike 500,000 Men May Be Involved

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday: More than 163,000 miners are now idle in the United States coal industry with no indication of any settlement of the trouble…

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President Roosevelt Takes Over U.s. Coal Mines

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tuesday: President Roosevelt has put the United States coal mines under Government control and has called on every miner to be…

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Mr. Jamieson Not Seeking Re-election As Miners' Secretary

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 2

Present secretary of the Western Miners' Federation, Mr. "Jock" Jamieson, is not seeking re-election for the 1944 period of office…

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Idle Mines M.L.C.'s Suggestion Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 2

Five collieries were idle on the northern field to-day as a result of industrial disputes and the loss of coal at these and other mines for…

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Coal Shortage Amnesty to Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 3

The War Railways committee decided that rail traffic in N.S. Wales and South Australia would have to be restricted immediately to conserve…

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Coal Problem Action Against Unauthorised Stoppages

National Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA Wednesday: The Attorney General (Dr. Evan) said today that bath mine managers and mineowners would be prosecuted if they cause…

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Idle Mines Are Fewer Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 1

Following warnings by the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, and the Miners' Central Council, live of the six mines idle yesterday, resumed work…

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Birds Annoy Miners Another Reason for a Strike

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 15

Birds nesting among the men's clothing in the bathhouse at Invincible Colliery was one of the reasons…

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Coal Cuts Weekly Saving of 12,000 Tons

National Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The War Railway committee' agreed today to make a weekly coal saving of 12,500 tons as required by the Prime…

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Bath House Colliery Manager Fined At Lithgow Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 4

Proceeded against by the district inspector of collieries on a charge of failing, under the Coal Mines Regulations Act, to provide adequate bath…

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State Loses Both Coal and Tax

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 11

A Miner writes to the City Press:— "...Last year I cut and filled 2600 tons of coal and paid £60 in taxes. I was satisfied to work full time under…

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Canada in Grip of Coal Strike

National Advocate · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 2

MONTREAL Thursday: Nine thousand caol misers are on strike in British Columbia and Alberta. Already a number of towns in…

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Settled U.s.a. Coal Strike Concessions to Strikers

National Advocate · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK, Thursday: The United Mineworkers Union has unanimously agreed to end the Coal strike immediately…

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Us Coal Strike Many Mines Decline to Resume

National Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK, Friday: The American coal mine dispute is still not settled in spite of Mr. John L. Lewisat announcement of a satisfactory…

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Only One Mine Idle

National Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Excepting for Aberdare, which was Idle following the death of a miner yesterday, all N.S.W. coalmines worked today…

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The Mines "Appeasement" Policy Attacked by Mr. Menzies

National Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1943 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Friday: What he termed the "appeasement" policy of the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) towards miners was attacked today by the…

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Surprises in Miners' Poll Success of Anti-communists

National Advocate · Monday 8 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: An unofficial check by miners' lodges indicates the only the general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. G. Gran)…

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