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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 34 of 37

Willis Chairman Of New Coal Board Serious Goal Situation

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 2

The Central Coal Reference Board was formally constituted by a full meeting of Cabinet…

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New Award Open Cut Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 2

Miners at Commonwealth No. 2-- an open-cut mine--are to be covered, by the Consolidated Mining Award instead of the AWU Quarry Award…

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The Mines Output Still Below Requirements

National Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Federal Government fears that the attitude bf some miners in defying coal production regulations, particularly in…

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Three Idle Mines Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 1

Three coalmines, employing 800 men, were idle on the N.S.W. coalfields to-day and production loss was estimated at 2,650 tons…

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Conserving Coal Electricity Aspect CANBERRA

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 1

Mr. Makin has pointed out that considerable economics in the use of fuel had beer, effected by the restriction of street…

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Dubbo Alp Wants District Coal Deposits Worked

National Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 3

DUBBO, Wednesday.—At the November meeting of the Dubbo branch of the ALP. Mr C. G. Robertson. MLA for Dubbo, stressed the…

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Coal Board Chairman Mr. Menzies Critical

National Advocate · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The appointment of Mr. A. C. Willis, as chairman of the reconstituted Central Court Reference Board in place…

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Miners Council Supports Garnishee

National Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Members of the Miners' Federation Central Council have decided that they will stand for the application of garnishees on wages…

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Coal Position Commissioner's Warning

National Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday:- Failing continuity of work and maximum coal production between now and Christmas there was a grave risk that supplies would not…

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Coal Mines a Nationalisation Effort

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 November 1943 · page 7

The report of the State-managed coal mine at Lithgow has just been issued. Unlike privately-owned industries during wartime, the State…

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Mine Idle Search for Woman Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 December 1943 · page 1

Including Seaham No. 2, in the north, where work was stopped when wheelers wanted to make a search for a woman and child reported…

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All Mines at Work Good Augury for Future Miner's President Says

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—All NSW coalmines worked today, and as a result production loss this week has been restricted to an estimated 1000 tons lost…

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Invincible Colliery No Dividend

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1943 · page 2

Strikes, absenteeism arid restriction of output resulted in a loss on mining operations of Invincible Colliery, Ltd., for the year ended September 4 last…

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The Mines No Industrial Trouble Yesterday

National Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday. Although [?] two[?]…

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Two Mines Idle

National Advocate · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The industrial peace which lasted on the NSW coal fields for some days ended today when two mines were idle, owing to…

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Coal Dust Interesting Lecture

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

The second of two lectures organised by the principal and Committee of the Lithgow Technical College, in conjunction with the Mines…

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British Coal Lose Through Strikes

National Advocate · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday: A total of 600,000 tons of coal had benn lost since July because of strikes in British mines, de[?] the British…

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Coal Consumption Mr. War's Warning

National Advocate · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The consumption of coal by Government controlled railways has sprung from little over two million tons since the war began…

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Miners Officials Re-election Probable Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 1

Unofficial reports indicate that the present general president of the Miners Federation (Mr. H. Wells) will be re-elected by a substantial…

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Lesser Loss of Coal Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 1

Three collieries were idle on the NSW coalfields to-day and production loss for the period will be about 2,000 tons, bringing the total loss for the…

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