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

Mining & the mines, 1945

588 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 30

[?] Balls Helped to [?] Magnetic Mine

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 3

[?] About 23,000,000 [?] wartime output [?] were used by [?] to defeat the German…

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Improved Coal Supply May Obviate Electricity Cuts Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 2

Electricity rationing may be postponed indefintely if supplies of coal continue to arrive at Bunnerong power house as over the week-end…

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Seriously Injured When Mine Locomotive Overturns

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

One man was seriously injured and several others had, narrow escapes when the locomotive which was taking miners into the Invincible colliery this morning jumped the rails. A number of deputies and staff men, who were, seated in the…

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Five Idle Mines Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 1

Including Invincible colliery, which supplies coal to Bunnerong power station, five mines are idle in N.S.W. to-day and production…

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Coal Target "All We Can Get"

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday : The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Chlfley) said in the, House of Representatives today that the Government's coal target was…

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Quarter Million Gallons of Water Pumped From Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

More than 250,000 gallons of water were pumped from the open cut colliery at Western Main yesterday by the giant…

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Coal Supplies

National Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 2

Reporting on coal stocks to Bathurst Council last night, the gasworks manager. Mr. Ambrose said: "During this month coal stocks have been…

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Colliery Idle Boys Cause Strike

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 17

Wallearwang colliery was idle on Monday. A dispute arose over a claim by several boys for additional labor…

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Mines Idle Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 12

When the bus which takes the Wallerawang miners to work was late today the men went home…

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Seven Idle Mines Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

When the bus which takes the 'Wang colliery miners to work was late, to-day the men went home in protest and, as a result, the pit, which…

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Compensation for Miners' Diseases Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

The Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. Hamilton Knight, M.L.A stated to-day that compared with £14,000 in 1941 a total of 440 men…

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Miners' Compensation Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 4

Elizabeth Puddle was awarded £825 for herself and dependant son at the sitting of the Workers' Compensation Commission m Sydney this week…

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Colliery Official Alleged Disruptive Tactics

National Advocate · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: Mr. H. Gregory Forster, coalmine owners representative, was engaged in disruptive tactics" on the west…

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Coal Supply Better

National Advocate · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Coal stocks received this week eliminated the need for rationing of electricity at the week end and if production was…

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Aberdare Mine Fatality Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

One of the largest coal mines in the State, Aberdare, was idle to-day following the death of a miner, who was trapped in a roof fall…

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West's Great Part in Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 5

The fact that western coal production is ahead of previous years and the excellent response of the western miners to work on King's Birthday…

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Barrier Miners Seek Local Autonomy

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 2

The Barrier district miners are threatening to disaffiliate from the Miners, Federation claming that they should have local autonomy…

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Five Mines Idle Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 1

Five coal mines were idle in New South Wales to-day, three as a result of new disputes. Coal loss will be about 4,200 tons…

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Future of Western Coal Industry Bright

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 4

Speaking over Station 2LT on Friday night, Mr. Norman R. Mighell, Commonwealth Coal Commissioner, expressed confidence regarding the…

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Bold German Bid to Strangle Shipping Coast Dotted With Mines

National Advocate · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: The Germans early in the war nearly succeeded in blocking British ports with their seamine warfare, it is revealed…

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