Mr. J. Parkinson New District Miners' President
From a field of seven candidates, Mr. John Parkinson has been elected to fill the position of President-controller of the Western District Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1944
839 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 42
Two Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Friday: Production loss on the NSW coalfields today was 1750 tons, compared with 2100 tons yesterday. Two mines were idle and one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Colliery Burglary
A thief or thieves broke into the carpenter's room at the Lithgow Valley colliery over the week-end and a quantity of tools were stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Is Now a Commonwealth Colliery
First step in the modernising of the Commonwealth open cut, following the nationalisation of the colliery, is likely to be the complete diversion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PROTEST Coal Rationing SYDNEY
The secretary of the Miners' Federation said that the coal rationing would increase absenteeism in war industries because of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our Serial "Laracy's Pot of Gold"
He could not bear to think of Martha's look of horror should he confess to her that he was the Lone Hand Laracy who was supposed to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Rationing Not Favored Sydney, This Afternoon
The general secretary of the Miners Federation, Mr. Grant, stated to-day that coal rationing would increase absenteeism in war industries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Monday.—In NSW three mines were idle today, involving a production loss of more than 2000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Warden's Court
In the Mining Warden's Court at Bathurst yesterday, Henry Walter Harner was given the lease of a small rea at Wiseman's Creek for mining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Coal Shortage Dunstan Govt Blamed
SYDNEY, Monday.—The setting up of a committee with union representation to devise ways and means of increasing coal production in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Federation Meets Today
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) and the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) will attend a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Production Loss. Sydney
There was a production loss of 7.000 tons or coal to-day, due to six mines being idle. Five of the Idle mines are on the northern field…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Missing Boots Also Lay State Mine Idle
Although no dispute exists, the State Mine is partly idle again today. At least 75 per cent. of the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Against Two Shifts Sydney, This Afternoon
Mining circles hold out little hope of the Miners' Federation agreeing to two shifts a day in mines. It is known that some of the owners are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Serial "Laracy's Pot of Gold"
"I recognised the flour bag over your head, John, when you galloped past. It was one I made myself, and I had seen you stealing it from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sixty Five Ton Scoop For Commonwealth Colliery Takes Whole Of Road
The greatest single load ever hauled across the Blue Mountains passed by Lithgow yesterday along the Great Western Highway. It was a 65 ton scoop consigned to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Million Tons Of Open Cut Coal To Be Exploited In West
In a statement this morning the industrial manager for the Coal Commissioner, Mr R. P. Jack, announced that investigations were being made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Serial "Laracy's Pot of Gold"
The pegs, once approximately in their places, California Harry snatched his revolvers from his belt holsters, fired, them in the air, yelled…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Open Cut Seams Sought Government Control of Mines
LITHGOW, Wednesday: The Commonwealth Coal Commission's experts are now combing the western mining districts in order to locate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rylstone And Kandos News 100 Per Cent War Effort The Kandos Mine
In a Sydney daily last week I read the following under the heading of "Prejudice": "A fully mechanised coal mine, 50…
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