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

Mining & the mines, 1944

839 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 42

The Mines South Coast Pits Taken Over

National Advocate · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: Full Cabinet today instructed the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) to assume supreme control of certain…

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Our Serial "Laracy's Pot of Gold"

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

"I'd be glad if you'd make a search of my place before you go inspector. Of course, I know you'd never suspect Sam Hodge of hiding damned…

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Mine Strikes in Wales 80,000 Men Idle

National Advocate · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday: Some of the [?] of the mines in South Wales have [?] in an [?] by the Government. The…

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Mr. Mighell in Supreme Command. The Coal Strike. CANBERRA

Leader · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 3

The Full Cabinet to-day instructed the [?] Commisioner Mr. Mishell, in [?] supreme control or certain [?] on the South Coast. It…

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Coal Strike in Wales. 80,000 Men Affected. LONDON

Leader · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

Wales is now in the [?] of the most calamitous miners’ strike since 1926. The coal owners [?] put the number of [?] at…

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The Mines Control Move "Not Capitulation"

National Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: The Prime Minister (Mr, Curtin ) told the House of Representatives today that the bringing or the Coalcliff colliery…

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Plain Talk Evatt to Miners SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 1

Dr. Evatt's address to the miners of Cessnock on Saturday has been favorably commented upon by lodge officials…

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Our Serial "Laracy's Pot of Gold"

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 4

"Away with you, Pluto," shouted the minor. "The man's no good any more. He's meat for hell, but you'll never spit him except over my dead…

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Coal Strike Position in Britain LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 1

Sixty per cent of 97,000 miners on strike in England favor returning to work immediately. Some of the miners' grievances…

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Mines to Be Ready by Tuesday. Sydney

Leader · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

[?] his return [?] Sydney last night from a [?] to the South [?] the secretary of the Southern [?] Proprietors’ Association Mr. W. [?]…

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Gold Street [?] Wounded

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday [?] who a [?] will be [?]…

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British Miners Strike Some Return Others Stay Out

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.— Latest reports from the South wales coalfields are that more than 60,003 (more than half) of the miners on strike…

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Work Today Decision of South Coast Miners a Narrow Margin

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday my [?] of his rotes in a total poll of [?] on South Coast miners today at [?] are meetings, enamored the [?]…

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Coal Miners Resume Loss Was 2,000,000 Tons. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 3

Apart from Mount [?] and [?], all South Coast coal [?] resumed work this morning [?] ending four week of strike, which last…

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The Coal Trouble

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 2

Most people throughout the Commonwealth welcomes the decision of the South Coast miners to return to work, even if the decision was…

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Miners Resume Only Two Mines Idle Government Takes Over Coalcliff Best Production Day for Months

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday; All but two of the south coast coal mines resumed work this morning, thus ending the four weeks strike which cost the nation…

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Three Southern Mines Idle SYDNEY,This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 1

All northern and western district mines were working today, but three were idle on the South Coast due to difficulties over the allocation of work…

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===Our Serial=== "Laracy's Pot of Gold"

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 4

But the smiles of the two women were worth it, and what was there to lose? A score of sovereigns, perhaps or less, outside of the money in…

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Production of Gold Increase in January

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. Production of glad in NSW for January was 5[?]070 ounces fine, valued at £53,046 (Australian) compared with 3179 ounces…

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New Powers for Former Coal Board Chairman

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 4

Mr. Campbell Roy, Chairman of the Local Reference Board, has been appointed a Local Industrial Authority under the provisions of Section 33 of…

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