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

Mining & the mines, 1945

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Colliery Dispute Settled

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday: The garnishee dispute at Stockton Borehole Coliery ended today. Approximately 100,000 tons of coal was lost because…

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Seven Idle Mines Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 2

Seven collieries are idle in New South Wales to-day and production loss is estimated at 5,500 tons,…

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Giant Fire Engine Used In Flodded Coal Cut

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 2

An estimated half million gallons of water were pumped from the open cut coal mine at Blackman's Flat yesterday afternoon and last night. Operations at the mine, which…

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Seven Mines Idle

National Advocate · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thursday: Seven coal mines were idle throughout the State today resulting in a loss of 858O tons…

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Ipswich Mine Tragedy Brisbane, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

Hope has now been abandoned for the recovery alive of the four miners who yesterday were entombed by an explosion at Ebbw Vale No. 3 colliery…

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Miners Trapped Little Hope of Rescue

National Advocate · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday: Four miners were trapped carly this morning by an explosion in the new Ebbeville No. 3 colliery at Woodeend. near Ipswich…

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Examination of Miners Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, stated to-day that 600 men from Wongawilli colliery are to be examined to see if there is undue…

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Four Mines Idle

National Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Four mines were idle on NSW coalfields today and another was partially idle. Total lass of coal is estimated at 3830 tons…

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Hopes Fade for Trapped Miners

National Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 1

IPSWICH (Queensland), Friday. Although rescue workers are still battling [?]st treacherous falling earth, no hopes are held out for the…

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One Body Recovered Ipswich Mine Disaster

National Advocate · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 3

IPSWICH, Sunday: Rescue squads have recovered the body of one of the four miners entombed at New Ebb Vale No. 3 Colliery near…

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Mine Disaster Two More Bodies Recovered

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday with the recovery this morning of two more bodies. only one of the four miners trapped in Ebbw vale colliery…

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Homes in Danger Ground "Creep" at Mining Centre

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday: A ground "creep" which developed at the weekend is menacing property including homes in the moninig district of…

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Mining Industry Aids War Effort Minister Gives Details

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday; Tin- Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) revealed today that figures supplied to him showed that the mining industry had…

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Appeal to Miners Central Executives' Report

National Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: In submitting its report of the year's activities to the annual council meeting of the Miners' Federation today the Central Executive…

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Western Miners Continue Their Good Work

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

Coal production in the western district this week created a new record for 1945, and was only 2,310 tons below the all-time record of 53,235 tons, mined at the end of last year. During the week, output averaged…

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Fire Engines to the Rescue Mine Floods At Lithgow

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 10

An estimated half million gallons of water were pumped from the open cut coal mine at Blackman's Flat, Lithgow, last…

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Coal Production Down

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 2

Coal production in the west to-day is 9.150 tons, the decrease being due to the fact that Huon colliery is idle and the State Mine is only partially…

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Mr. Chifley and the Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 3

A metropolitan report that Mr. J. B. Chifley, Federal Treasurer and local member, has been asked by the Western District Miners' Federation…

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Ground 'Creep' at Pelton Sections of Mine to Close

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday: Owing to "creep" which has appeared in the ground surface at Pelton colliery the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) has…

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Great Work at Western Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

Coal production in the western district this week has again averaged better than 10,000 tons a day and is only 2,785 tons…

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