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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 9 of 30

Mayday As Miners' Holiday

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 4

It is probable that western district miners will have a holiday, on May 7 to celebrate May Day. . The day was regarded as a public…

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Decision on Miners Claims. Reserved

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 5

Four matters were considered by the Local Industrial Authority terday--three from the Steelworks colliery and one from Lithgow Valley…

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Miners' Fines Waived Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 4

It was learned to-day that fines totalling almost £1,500 imposed on more than 500 coal-miners in N.S. Wales have been waived…

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Alleged Huge Cost Of Open Cut Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 4

It is declared in local mining circles that production problems at the Commonwealth open cut colliery are such as to bring the cost of getting the coal out of the in me." to as much as 30-per ton…

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Orange Water Supply Old Lucknow Mines May Prove Salvation

National Advocate · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 2

ORANGE, Thursday: The "bug bear" of a great underground storage of water in gold mines in the Lucknow district has now become an asset of…

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Three Killed Explosion at Balmain Mine

National Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday : The two men in hospital as a result of today's explosion at the Balmain colliery owe their lives to [?] fact [?] they were…

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Why Pay Fines ? The Miners Don't

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 7

It may be that another strike is looming. People who are being fined daily for breaches of the law and who generally pay up…

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Secretary's Plea for Young Miners Cessnock, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 2

Young mine workers who had grown up in the coal industry with the idea that to strike was the only method of settling industrial…

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Open Cut Mining to Be Extended

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 2

Although experienced miners say open-cut mining cannot possibly pay, it's possible that further extensive, open-cut collieries will be established around Cullen Bullen and Tyldesley shortly. It is understood that a party of men is at present prospecting the…

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Absenteeism at Mine 20 Men Fined

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 1

CESSNOCK Monday: At the Cessnock court today the Secretary of the Hebburn No. 2 Mine[?] Lodge (Mr. Logan[?] ) advocated the reeducation of…

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Idle Western Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1945 · page 2

State Mine and Wallerawang collieries are idle to-day to observe Anzac Day. The holiday is not provided for them in the award, but the…

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Mines Idle Men Defy Work Order

National Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA. Wednesday: The order given by the Coal Commissioner Mr Mighell that all mines should work on Anzac Day was defied today by…

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Open Out Mining -- Some Interesting Facts

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 26 April 1945 · page 4

When two seams, instead of one, are brought into operation at the Commonwealth open-cut colliery, at Lidsdale, the daily production target will be 2,000 tons. At present the mine's daily output is approximately 1,000 to 1,200 tons…

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May Have To Use Water In Mines Position Critical At Orange

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 26 April 1945 · page 1

The "bugbear" of a great underground storage of water in gold mines in the Lucknow district has now become as asset of…

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May Have To Us[?] Water In Mines Position Critical At Orang[?]

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 10

The "bugbear" of a great underground storage of water in gold mines in the Lucknow, district has now become an asset [?]…

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Shortage of Coal Electricity Rationing Likely in Victoria Melbourne, Thursday Electricity

National Advocate · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 1

Rationing in Victoria may be necessary within a few weeks owing to limited supplies of NSW black coal and briquetes reaching Victoria…

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Mines and Manpower Law

National Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The manager of the Millfield Colliers (Mr. Sneddon) said at the Coal Inquiry today that because of manpower regulations mine…

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Miners Agree to Pensions Increase

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 30 April 1945 · page 2

Mass meetings of miners held throughout the Lithgow district yesterday afternoon decided to accede to the Government's decision to increase…

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Mining Partnership

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 2

An application for dissolution of a mining partnership between Henry Walter Turner. Cedric Alban Napier Edwardes and Charles Sidney' Kemp…

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Two Mines Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1945 · page 2

Coal production in the west to-day is estimated at slightly below 9,000 tons, 200 tons above the production for the past two days…

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