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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 19 of 46

Railway Cuts Grave Coal Position SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 15 June 1946 · page 1

Owing to the continued grave position of coal supplies, the N.S.W. Railway. Commissioner has announced big cuts in…

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Holidays Affect Coal Production

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Victory Day and King's Birthday holidays had considerably retarded coal production throughout Australia, said the Commonwealth…

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Miners May Strike If Victory Day Work Not “Double” Paid Newcastle

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 18 June 1946 · page 1

All mines on the South Maitland coalfields may be idle next Monday if double pay for work done on Victory…

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Big Coal Mines Stoppage Threatened Cessnock

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 1

A Stoppage of all mines on the South Maitland coalfields next Monday is threatened by the Maitland…

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Coal Experiment

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. [?] Technical Committee appointed be the NSW Government and heade[?] the Minister for Miner (Mr [?], will…

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Ben Bullen Progress with "Open Cut" Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 2

Machinery has now been transferred from the Commonwealth "open cut" mine at Lidsdale to Ben Bullen, where…

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State Endorses Coal Plan Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 1

A meeting of State Cabinet today endorsed the progosal of the conference held at Canberra last Thursday that a joint COmmonwealth-State…

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One Western Mine Idle Owing to Breakdown

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 2

Two mines, Invincible and Kandos Coomber, were idle yesterday as a result of disputes. Invincible colliery lodge protested…

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Coal Shortage in S. Australia Adelaide

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 2

Premier Playford said today the coal position was so grave in South Australia that supplies in big under taxings were being restricted to…

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Vic. Railways on Day-day Coal Melbourne

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 1

Allocation of coal supplies for Victorian industry will be sufficient for one day, compared with two days’…

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MAiTLAND Mines Strike Threat Men Refused Holiday Pay Cessnock

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 2

A stoppage of all mines in 8th. Maitland coallields next Monday is threatened by maitland Depulies Association, which demands…

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MINING Craft Unions to Seek Recognition From Government

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 3

Western district organisations represented in the combined cool industry craft unions are to be associated with a protest which is to be sent to…

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Wm. Folster’s Thrilling Tale of . . . . Eugowra Gold Escort Hold-Up— And Its Sequel

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 4

EIGHTY-FOUR YEARS ago this month the most spectacular bushranging exploit in the history of New South Wales took place on the Gates Road at Eugowra Rocks. The bushrangers who took part in this act of…

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Bill to Nationalise British Coal Mines

National Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 4

LONDON Wednesday: The British coal mines will be taken over by the State on January 1 next year if the Bill for nationalising them is passed…

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Big Rail Cuts Coal Shortage SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 1

Owing to the grave shortage of coal there will be drastic cuts in railway services, starting from tomorrow…

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Coal Control New Authority to Take Over

National Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday. The Commonwealth is preparing through the Parliamentary Session legislation to enable it to carry…

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Mining Claim for Shiftmen Rejected

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 2

Mr. C. Roy, local Industrial Authority, has refused to grant a higher rate claim by the Western Miners' Federation in which it was stated…

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Rosehill Meeting May Be Transferred Coal Shortage Responsible SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 6

Because of the coal shortage then is a possibility of the S.T.C. not being able to race at Rosehill next Saturday…

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Western Train Services Cut Coal Stocks Very Low Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 1

Western line train services are among those which the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) announced today are to be drastically…

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£7,000,000 Theft; Gold and Jewels Disclosed BATAVIA

Central Western Daily · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 1

One of the world's biggest thefts — gold and jewels and money worth £7,000,000 starting — has been disclosed by the arrest of a British office and a sergeant, a Eurasian girl and servers Detection and Chinese in connation…

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