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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 2 of 42

Only Three Idle Mines Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1

Only three mines were idle on the N.S.W. coalfield to-day when production loss was 3,500 tons for the day, the lowest this year…

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"No Miners Released"

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The secretary of the Northern colliery Proprietors Association (Mr Davis) said today that he did not know of any mine…

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Four Western Mines Idle Renown's Problem

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

Four western district collieries were idle to-day. They were Steelworks (wheeling dispute), Lithgow Valley (protest against meat rationing),…

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U.S. Coal Output Position Still Serious

National Advocate · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sunday: More coal was won last week than the week before, but the Fuel Administrator (Mc[?]kes) has warned the country that…

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Eight Mines Idle

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Eight collieries were idle in NSW today Involving a production of 7410 tons. This makes a total loss for the first 11 working…

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Lithgow Mine Idle Protest Against Rationing

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 3

LITHGOW. Monday: s a protect against the scale of meat rationing. employees of Lithgow Vallery colliery lid not work today…

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Miners' Threat Protest Against Meat Rationing

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY. Monday: Miners employed at Bowen Consolidated Colliery in Queensland have decided in work only one day for each pound of meat…

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Release of Miners in Army Speed Up Wanted

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday: The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forded would have to make up his mind in regard to what action he intended to take…

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Retired Miners Form Association

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

Although 65 years of age a retired Lithgow mine-worker has four children under the age of 14 years and is experiencing difficulty in receiving…

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Southern Mines Resume Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

Work was resumed at all coal mines in the South following the settlement yesterday of the dispute at Coalcliff colliery…

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Four Mines Idle

National Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Four coalmines employing 1140 men and with a daily production of 4600 tons were idle in NSW today…

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Death Follows Mine Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 6

At Portland Court House yesterday Mr. R. Y. Frew, District Coroner, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of…

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The Miners Release for Army Miners's President and Minister Disagree

National Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY. Wednesday: There were 300 experienced miners in the services and 800 in other industries, but nothing ha been one to accede to the…

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Western Coal Geologist Makes Investigations

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 15

According to a Dubbo report, a geologist made inspections of coal seams at Elong and other centres last week…

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Four Mines Idle Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

Four mines are idle on the NSW coalfields to-day and the production loss is estimated at 4,600 tons…

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Seven Mines Idle

National Advocate · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: With seven [?] mines idle in NSW today there was a production loss of 5050 tons This brought the week's loss to 27,070 tons,…

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Miners' General President's Straight Talk At Cullen

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

In this week's issue of "Common Cause," the official organ of the Miners' Federation, the general president (Mr. H. Wells) indulges in…

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Mr. Cunningham and State Mine Board of Control To The Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

Sir, -- I feel it is my duty to give an explanation and reasons responsible for bringing about my resignation on the State Mine Control…

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Seven Mines Idle

National Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Idleness at seven sollieries resulted in a production loss of 7650 [?] of coal on the N.S.W. coal fields today, bringing the total loss for…

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