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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 18 of 30

All Western Mines Working

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 August 1945 · page 2

With all mines working, coal output in the west to- day is expected to be 9,490 tons. There were stoppages at the Vale,of Clwydd colliery…

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Rail Cuts Owing To Coal Shortage SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 August 1945 · page 2

Railway services in New South Wales are to be reduced owing no a serious decrease in coal stocks, the Commissioner for…

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Petrol, Stockings, [?] But No Tyres, Gold Balls. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 22 August 1945 · page 4

An [?] from the Pacific [?] area will be diverted to Australia, and the…

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Train Cuts Ordered Coal Commissioner Criticise Mine Strikes

National Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: A warning that coal stocks in Australia were going from bad to worse, was issued in Sydney today by the Commonwealth…

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Miners' Pension Compensation

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 2

Before the Workers' Compensation Commission in Sydney yesterday, when Judge Rainbow presided, approval was given to an award in…

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Good Western Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 1

There has been a good record of high coal production at western mines this week, and during the last two days there have been no…

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Many Mines Idle Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 1

Eight pits and 1,300 miners are now idle on the northern field, following the stay -in strike of miners at the Rhondda colliery…

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'Wang Colliery Is Wholly Mechanised

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 2

Wallerawang colliery is idle to-day over a dispute in regard to the method of payment at the mine for the two V-P holidays last week…

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Coal Shortage in Britain

National Advocate · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 2

The seriousness of Britain's coat position has led the Minister of Fuel (Mr. Shinwell) to call for a restriction of street lighting…

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Mine Plant for Europe London

National Advocate · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 2

Britain and the United States are to send mining machinery to the war stricken countries of Europe next month as the first step in the…

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Mines May Delay Singapore Repatriation London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 1

It will not be possible to move tens of thousands of Allied prisoners in Singapore and the Malaya peninsular until the Malacca Straits are cleared…

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Coal Strikes Affect P.O.W.'s

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 2

The Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley) was very emphatic yesterday when he declared he had asked the Coal Commissioner to…

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Appeal to Miners All Out Production Drive SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1945 · page 1

Miners throughout Australia had been asked by their Federation to make an all-out production drive to bring coal stocks back to normal…

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Miners' Conference SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 August 1945 · page 1

A national convention of miners representing 22,000 workers opened in Sydney to-day…

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Mines Idle Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 August 1945 · page 2

Three thousand miners are on strike in New South Wales was the national convention meets to discuss post war problems…

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Low Coal Production To-day

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 August 1945 · page 2

Coal output in the western district today is estimated at 7,640 tons the lowest production for several weeks…

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Mechanisation Salvation of Coal Industry

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 August 1945 · page 4

The fear that mechanisation of coal mines would result in unemployment was unwarranted, said the chairman of Kandos Cement Co., Ltd…

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Mine to Resume New Bathrooms Completed

National Advocate · Monday 27 August 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Rhonnda miners are expected to resume work tomorrow morning. Teralba Miners' Branch secretary…

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Coal Losses

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: While representatives of 22,000 miners were holding a convention in Sydney today. nine N. S. W. mines were idle for a coal…

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Seven Mines Idle

National Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Coal production lass today was 6150 tons from five southern, one western and one northern mine. Tyldesley miners…

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