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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 14 of 46

V.s. Coal Problem "Country in Desperate Straits"

National Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Friday: The U.S. coal miners and owners have rejected the proposal of President Truman, that their dispute should be…

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Hidden Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 11

When Jack Smythe heard the wonderful stories of quickly-won wealth which drifted back from the Victorian goldfields, he forsook his…

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Mine Sweepers for Trawlers SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 1

Mine sweepers are to be used by a fishing company to trawl off the coast of N.S.W. At a sale in N.Z. last week two…

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Struck It Rich Gold in the Garden

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 9

Digging a garden in the vicinity of the band rotunda at Lithgow last week, Mr. D. Linger, park gardener, was surprised to uncover a…

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Mining Mechanics and Demarcation To The Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 2

Sir, -- At a conference held in the Miners' Rooms, between the West, Dist. executive of Miners' Federation and the executive of the Western…

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Miners to Meet Parliamentarians

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday Miners leaders will discuss their demands for State control of NSW Mining Industry with the Federal and State…

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Talks on Coal Important Meeting Today

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Discussions on the coal industry will be continued at a conference to" be held In Sydney tomorrow…

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Miners to Have Their Say. Sydney

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 4

Miners’ leaders will discuss their demands for the State Control of the N.S.W. cent mining industry with Federal and State…

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Suspension of Labor at 11 Lucknow Mines

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 4

The suspension of labor conditions at eleven mines in the Lucknow area, for a period of six Months, was granted in the…

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U.S. Soft Coal Mines Seized By Government WASHINGTON

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1946 · page 1

President Truman has directed the Secretary of the Interior, Krug, to seize the soft coal mines to-day and operate them to "preserve the…

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Coal Industry Shortage of Explosives New Worry

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Complete agreement was reached at the coal conference at Sydney today on the necessity for putting the industry on…

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Coal Industry May Soon Be Placed Under State Control Sydney

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 22 May 1946 · page 1

The N.S.W. coal mining industry may soon be placed under State control This is expected following an…

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Shortage of Explosives May Affect Coal Mining

National Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner today discussed the shortage of explosives for the coal industry with…

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U.S. Government to Seize Soft Coal Mines Washington

Central Western Daily · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 2

President Truman directed the Secretary for the interior (Mr. Krug) to seize the soft coalmines today and operate them to…

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Miners Scarce in Britain

National Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: The coal position is unsettled in Britain. The output last month was 1,500,000 tons less than in March. However, this…

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General Coal Strike Threat

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 1

After lengthy discussion on the Coal Commissioner's action in disallowing the Willis award, a meeting of western district…

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Coal Production Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 8

N.S.W. today had its best coal producing day since April 26. Four mines were idle through industrial disputes and two were held up by mechanical…

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N.S.W. Coal Bill Defended

National Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Coal Mining Industry Bill, now being considered by the Government, was defended today by the Minister for…

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Councils Urged To Move On Coal Nationalisation Issue

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 6

"Only nationalisation of the coal mines can save Australia front disaster," declared Mr. Edgar Ross, editor of "Common Cause," at a trades unions -local government conference held at the Unity Hall, Portland, on Sunday last…

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U.S. Govt. Mine Control Attempt to End Strikes New York

National Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 2

The United Stages Government is opening direct negotiations with the leader of the American soft coal workers, Mr. John L. Lewis…

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