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

Mining & the mines, 1945

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Still on Strike Colliery May Close

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 6

Although the Federation recommended at a meeting at Cullen Bullen that they return to work, Invincible miners…

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Less Gold Big Drop in Output

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 8

Gold production of New South Wales for the first two months of 1945 was 5779oz. fine, valued at £61,259, compared with 10,777oz fine,…

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Sensational Success Open Cut Goal Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 5

Reparts received in Lithgow regarding investigations into a new open-out coal mining area between Cullen Bullen and Ben…

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Coal Industry Efforts to Increases Output

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The Board of Coal Inquiry adiourped today on the suggestion of the chairman (Mr. [?] Davide[?]) an will [?] into…

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Colliery Strike Over Summonses Rspca Action

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY. Tuesday: Two summonses issued by the RSPCA caused a strike at Hebburn No. 2 Colliery today, They were issued against two wheelers…

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Coal Output Senator Ashley's Appeal

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tuesday: Stressing the need for increased coal production, the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley) in a broadcast…

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Coal Peace Imperative Senator Ashley's Strong Plea

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 2

The Minister for Supply, Senator W. P. Ashley, broadcast an appeal to the "two warring elements" in the coal industry to get together…

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Open Cut Mining Big Incrase in Coal Output

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 May 1945 · page 18

Figures regarding coal production in the western district reveal that the first three months of 1945 have created a…

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Mine Laying Activities

National Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1945 · page 1

It is now revealed that Australian Catalinas have been mining south-east coastal water for some time. They ranged further afield than the American…

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Coal Strikes Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 May 1945 · page 12

Seven collieries are idle to-day, coal loss being 7000 tons. At Bellbird the miners who struck yesterday wanted to…

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Trouble in Mines Traced to Newcomers Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1945 · page 4

Some men who had not worked in mines before were using the coal industry as a kind of "air raid shelter" during the war, the…

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Mine Laying Activities

National Advocate · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday: More than 67,000 mines here on [?] laid in enemy winters by RAF [?] Command since the war began. The…

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Troublemakers in Coal Industry

National Advocate · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: An admission that some men were using the coalmining industry as [?] kind of an raid shelter during the [?] was made…

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Coal Authority Reaffirms Dispute Decision

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 1

Despite a protest from the secretary of the Western Coal Association (Mr. F. W. McNally) that the decision was invalid and unenforcible,…

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Coal Export Trade Big Increase After War

National Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: That the pre-war Japanese coal trade to the Philippines will come to Australia when the Pacific war is over, is the opinion of the…

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Load of Gold Acf Art Union Prize

National Advocate · Monday 28 May 1945 · page 4

The first prize winner of the Australian Comforts Fund "Salute to Valor" Art Union will be invited to the Commonwealth Bank and there…

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Western Miners to Consider Invincible Trouble Stopwork Meetings This Week

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 May 1945 · page 1

A district mining stoppage will take place on Wednesday when employees of all mines in the west with the exception of those at Kandos and…

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Western Mines Idle

National Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: All of 15 western mines employing 2000 men and producing 7000 tons of coal daily are idle…

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Four Western Mines Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1945 · page 4

Four mines, including the largest producer in the west -- State Mine -- are idle in the district to-day and the loss of coal will be about 2,000…

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Gold on the Rise

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 May 1945 · page 9

There are quite a good few of the old hands who reckon they know where gold can be located in this district. Well, boys,…

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