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

Mining & the mines, 1945

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Mines Resume Today

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: It is expected that all the northern collieries of NSW which produce three-quarters of [?] coal output will resume…

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Will Coal Soon Be a Curiosity?

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 2

While the community is concerned and anxious about the coal position in this advanced state of our industrial development, when the…

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General Coal Resumption Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 1

Although abse[?]eism ranged from 20 to 30 per cent work was resumed at all N.S.W. co[?]les to-day with five exceptions…

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Invincible Miners Continue to Spoil Western Record

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 2

Invincible colliery at Cullen Bullen Bullen, which is the most "allergic" to industrial stoppages in the west, and generally manages to spoil…

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Position in Collieries Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

Attendances at mines to-day were better than yesterday, approximately 90 per cent, of the men in the north, reporting for work, but 10 collieries…

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The Mines Majority Resume Activities

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday The majority of containers returned to work to-day and generally absenteeism was restricted to those affected by…

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Absenteeism at Mines

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: There is still a considerable amount of absenteeism in NSW colleries and full production is not expected to be reached until…

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Western Miners Back Into Record Breaking Stride

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

Although Huon colliery is idle to-day the western miners are back into their record breaking stride and production to-day is estimated at 10,475 tons only about 900 tons below the all-time record daily output of the west…

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Mine Position Improves

National Advocate · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: There was an improvement in coal production today when five northern collieries resumed work alter being idle yesterday. Five…

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The Miners' Proposals

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 4

Proposals for making coal miners more contented and so increasing production of coal, are being considered by the central council of the…

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The Mines Settlement Terms of Dispute Arranged

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Settlement terms of the dispute which threatened a general coal stoppage in 1944 were accepted by the Central Council of the…

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Coal Output for Week Light Still Some Absentees

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Only three mines wore idle in NSW today and production for the first week of 1945 will exceed production for the correspond…

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Miners' Suggestions To Government

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 4

Settlement terms of the dispute which threatened to cause a general coal strike at the end of last year were accepted by the Central Council…

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Manpower Congrats. to Western Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 3

The Manpower Directorate has congratulated the western miners on their record breaking year, and has expressed gratitude to…

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Kindergarten Wins Gold Cup

National Advocate · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 3

WELLINGTON. N.Z., Sunday: Kindergarten (9.12) won the £600 Harlett Gold Cup at Dunedin from Lord Nuffield (9.2) and Amorland…

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The Mines Yesterday's Good Record

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Only one commines were idle in Australia today. The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) said: "I hope this is the…

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Larger Salaries But Less Coal

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 10

The average cost of a ton of coal mined in New South Wales has risen more than 40 per cent., from 12/5 in 1939 to 17/5…

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Six Mines Idle

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: North Wallarah colliery did not work today because a bathroom attendant madvertently threw out a miner's pair of…

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Aluminium Dust for Miners

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 20

"First I saw a miner—an oldish man—held just come off shift—he was in the MacIntyre clinic—and he was wearing a nose clip and was…

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WARNING Miners to Mr. Chifley SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 5

A warning to the Federal Treasurer Mr. Chifley, to refrain from speaking against the interests of the Labor…

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