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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 17 of 46

Orange “Mine Hosts” Aim to Raise £1,500

Central Western Daily · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 8

Orange Hotelkeeper aim to raise £1,500 for the Anti T.B. Appeal, and the tentative programme was…

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Lost His Pants And Stopped the Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 7

A stoppage of Renown Extended colliery at Lithgow on Thursday is attributed to bathroom conditions…

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Talks on Coal Industry Cabinet Review Tomorrow

National Advocate · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday: The most vital subject to be discussed at Tuesday's meeting of the Federal Cabinet will be the coal industry. This will…

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Owners Refuse Miners' Demands

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 2

NEW YORK. Monday American shipowners have rejected demands by shipping unions for a shilling an Hour increase In wages and a 40 hour week…

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Miners to Address the Medicals

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY. Monday Tomorrow night at the BMA contrance hall in Macquarie Street. Mr R. P. Jacks commonwealth Controller of Coal Mines…

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Victorian Coal Position Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

Base industries will be able to carry on with their present meagre supplies of black coal. Supplies are being eked out with wood and…

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Transfer of German Miners Anglo-American Arrangements

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 2

BERLIN, Monday: Twenty thousand miners are to be sent from the American zone of Germany to work in the Ruhr coal fields in the British zone…

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Cabinet Meeting Today Coal Main Subject of Debate CANBERRA

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 3

me Laure of the Australian coal industry and financial matters will be discussed at the meeting of Caoinet which begins in Canberra…

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State Coal Production High Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 1

Goal production today will probably be close to the year's record. Only, two mines are idle, but only one stoppage is due to a dispute…

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Better Deal for Miners Chifley - Ashley Plan CANBERRA

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 2

A draft plan submitted to Cabinet today is believed to be aiming at the rehabilitation and the stabilisation of the coal industry…

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Meat Strike May Cause Coal Crisis Sydney

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 1

Although records were being maintained on the NSW coalfields shortage of mining explosives and threatened…

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Primitive Mining Conditions in Queensland Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 1

Some Queensland miners work under the most primitive conditions imaginable, the Commonwealth Coal Controller, Mr, R. P. Jack, stated in…

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Miners Hate Job of Winning Coal Sydney

Central Western Daily · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 2

[?] Queensland mines men worked naked [?] primitive surroundings, said the Commonwealth Coal Controller (Mr. H. P. Jack),…

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Big Coal Output

National Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Nearly all coal mines were working in New South wales today and another high output for the week is assured…

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All Western Mines Working

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 1

Coal production in the western district today is estimated at 9,460 tons, with all mines operating. Uniform seniority throughout the…

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(A True Story) Hidden Gold

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 2

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

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Plans for Coal Federal - State Talks Canberra

National Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 5

The Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley), will confer next week with the Premier (Mr. McKell) and other State Ministers on matters of…

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Coal Strike Threatened Queensland Miners Support Meat Workers BRISBANE

National Advocate · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 1

A general stoppage of the Queensland coalfields is threatened in sympathy with the Brisbane meal strikers, said the General President of…

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Coal Industry Ministers Confer

National Advocate · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The future control of the coal Industry in Australia was discussed today at a meeting of Ministers in Sydney. The…

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A True Story Piracy Gold

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 5

The bearded man leaned across the table and spilled the contents of the leather bag. The gold-buyer knew instinctively that the cold was more…

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