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

Mining & the mines, 1946

901 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 46

Us Coal Crisis

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday: America's coal crisis is still unsolved, and the Secretary for the Interior (Mr. Kreug) declared today that the country would…

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Important Conference on Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 2

Mr. E. Mara, president of the Western Miners' Federation, left for Sydney yesterday to attend a conference of the coalfields' politicians,…

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Bunnerong Coal Shortage Electricity Rationing Likely

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday: The Sydney County Council was told today that rationing of electricity on ar substantial scale would be difficult to avoid…

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Miners to Force State Control' Issue SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 1

An all out attempt by the Miners' Federation to force the issue of State control of the mining industry is expected to feature to-day's conference…

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Three Idle Collieries

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 1

Coal production in the west today is estimated at 8,940 tons, with two mines -- Huon and Invincible -- idle…

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Slower and Slower Miners Who Won't Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 16

Many things seem to be going to pot in this country. For the first quarter of 1946 coal production in New South Wales…

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Coal Strikes Further Threats SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 1

A spokesman for the Miners' Federation said that the Government must take over the mines and adopt the coal…

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Coal for Sydney Rationing Unlikely SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 2

Five [?] arrived in Sydney to-day with more than 5000 tons of coal from Newcastle. Tills saved the desperate situation at gas companies and…

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Coal Strike Affects Thousands of Workers Washington

Central Western Daily · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 1

The American Railroads Association has announced that 51,000 railmers were paid off as a result of the coal strickes…

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Kandos Miners Claim Wages

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 6

Mr. C. Roy, local Industrial Authority, reserved his decision on a matter in dispute at Kandos Coomber colliery in! which the lodge claims…

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Three Western Mines Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 2

Three mines in the west are idle to-day as a result of disputes. Huoh is still but over a "safety" matter, while Commonwealth "open cut"…

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Miners' Application Refused Examination Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 1

The Coal commissioner (Mr. Williams) has refused to permit Central' Authority A. C. Wallace to examine in application by the Miners'…

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Open Cut Miners Fear Disastrous Explosion

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 2

Because they fear a disastrous explosion with a resultant loss of lives, the members of the combined unions employed at Commonwealth "open cut" have ceased work as a protest and will not resume operations until a number of holes, which they state arc loaded to capacity ""…

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Paralysing American Coal Strike Washington

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 1

The Government has announced that the paralysing coal strike has now thrown more than 1,000,000 persons out of work…

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Vital Coal Conference Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 1

In an effort to step up coal production, Federal, and State members of Parliament to-day conferred with the Miners' Federation executive…

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Coal in Molong Mr. E. L. M. Parslow's Recollections (To the Editor)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 10

Sir.—Having read with interest letters in your paper from Messrs. Taylor and Hamey re discovery of coal in Molong, I offer my version…

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Coal Conference

National Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Federal and State Members continued their talks with coal miners' leaders today. The meeting adjurned and the miners…

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Gold Edifice Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday; Gold Edifive, who seriously injured himself in a fall yesterday, will not race at Canterbury tomorrow and his owner said he…

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Explosion Feared at Lithgow Mine

National Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 4

LITHGOW, Friday: Because they fear a disastrous explosion will result and loss or life is almost certain to occur. members of combined unless…

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More Coal Arriving SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 6

Coal supplies are coming in freely and the danger of rationing of gas and electricity appears unlikely. There will be a big clearance to Interstate…

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