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

Mining & the mines, 1943

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Unusual Claim Before Miners Reference Board

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 4

An unusual claim, dating from an accident at the State Mine in January, is listed for hearing at a sitting of the Western District Coal…

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Stay Down Strikers Involve Other Miners SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 1

Miners at Rhondda colliery, on the northern field, to-day ceased work in sympathy with 60 Pacific colliery miners who are to-day continuing…

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Fifteen Nominations For Miners Secretaryship

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 2

A record of 15 nominations for the position of secretary of the Western District Miners' Federation have been received. This was announced by the…

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Western Main Miners Serve Ultimatum On Owners

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 2

Employees of the Western Main colliery have given the management 14 days notice to commence the erection of a bath and change house…

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Valley Miners Claims Only One Succeeds National Security Regulations Apply

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 4

Of six claims recently submitted on behalf of the Lithgow Valley lodge to the Western District Coal Reference Board the chairman. Mr. C…

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Record Number of Strikers C.c C. Workers Widespread Stoppages Wharfies, Miners and Girls Involved

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 1

Industrial disputes throughout Australia to-day involved a record number of 67,000 workers. In New South Wales and…

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Miners Resume Work

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Miners at the Pacific colliery resumed work today after 36 hours "stay-in" strike which ended on Friday night. The only…

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Coal Disputes

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A total of over 4000 tons of coal resulted from stop- pages at five collieries on the N.S.W. coalfields today…

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State Mine Stoppage Statement By Manager

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 2

The manager of the State Coal Mine (Mr. R. E. Fullagar) writes: --"There appeared in the press yesterday a statement that the State…

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Coal Disputes

National Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Five co[?] mines employing 1400 men and with a daily production of 4600 tons were Idle in NSW today…

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Striking Miners Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 1

The national convention of the Miners' Federation carried a resolution granting the Federal Government the right to enforce…

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Miners' Convention Approves of Disciplinary Action

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 3

The National Convention of the Miners' Federation yesterday carried a resolution approving the Federal Government enforcing discipline in…

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Miners to Work on Easter

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

It was stated at the Miners Office this morning that enquiries had been made regarding work over the Easter holidays…

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Discipline in Mining Industry

National Advocate · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The general president of the Miners' Federation Mr. Wells) said today that the decision of the Miners National…

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Only Three Mines Idle SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 1

Only three- mines were idle on the New South Wales coalfields to-day ; Less than 600 men were involved and production loss for the day is…

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State Mine Stoppage Lodge's Reply To Manager (To the Editor)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 3

Sir,--May I, on behalf .of tho State Mine Lodge, reply to the manager's statement of "facts", relating to last Tuesday's stoppage at the mine. Mr…

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Mining and Brushing Tyldesley Claim Before Board

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

Dual operation of mining and brushing, which has caused discontent at Tyldesley Colliery for some time, was the subject of a claim, heard…

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Three Mines Idle

National Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: [?]hree miles idle [?] N.S.W. [?]fields today. [?] were inve[?]ed and [?]…

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Five Mines Idle in North Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 1

Five mines in the northern field were idle today, resulting in the loss of 4,000 tons of coal. They are North Wallarah, Hebburn Nos.1 and…

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Five Mines Idle

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Five mines, with a daily production of approximately 1000 tons, were idle on the northern coalfields today…

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