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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 20 of 46

German Salt-miners in Danger

National Advocate · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: Shortly before midnight in Germany 100 miners were cut off in the underground munitions dump in a salt mine at Salle…

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Sydney Power Curtailment Coal Stocks Short

National Advocate · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Bunnerrong electric power station was not able to meet the demands for power this morning…

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Coal Stocks Fail at Bunnerong Sydney

Central Western Daily · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 1

Bunnerong electric power station was unable to meet the demand for power…

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Coal Shortage May Interfere with Rosehill Races

Central Western Daily · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 4

Because of the coal shortage, there is a possibility of the STC not being able to race at Rosehill next Saturday…

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Coal Short in Other States Rail Restrictions

National Advocate · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Victoria has had 47 country passenger trains cancelled and there have been severe restrictions on goods trains…

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Electricity Rationing in Sydney Coal Shortage May Become Worse

National Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Modified electricity rationing was introduced in Sydney at midnight last night. The Coal Commissioner…

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Coal Distribution A.R.U. Wants Investigation

National Advocate · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Minister for local Government (Mr. Cahill) will confer with supply authorities in the morning regarding electricity…

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Struck It Rich Gold Under the Snow

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 8

A gold mine yielding stone worth £600 a ton is being worked at Mt. Loche, in the Victorian snow country…

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What, Again? "Daily Telegraph" Again More Lies About Miners

National Advocate · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 1

Says the Lithgow Mercury: Referring to a report in the "Daily Telegraph" that the world title fight between Joe Louis and Billy Conn…

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Open Cut Mining Ben Bullen Venture

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 11

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

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They are Starting to Tell the Truth about Coal

National Advocate · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 2

After years of latter propaganda against the coal miners and the production of coal, the metropolitan papers are at last being forced to tell…

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Miners Defended

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The secretary of the Miners Federation, Mr. Grant, tonight denied suggestions that the miners were responsible for the…

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Prospector Confident Of Rich Gold Yield

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 1

“I’ve struck the real Bismarck stone, and I am confident that much gold will be produced from the area on which I am working now,” said Mr. Ted faller, 73-years-old Orange prospector, yesterday…

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Wants to Hear Black Truth on Coal Sydney

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 3

It was learned today that when Federal Parliament resumes on Wednesday, Senator Foll (Liberal, Queensland) will…

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Wants Debate on Coal Position Foll to Move Senate Adjournment

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday: It was learnt today that when Federal Parliament resumes on Wednesday, Senator Foll (Liberal,…

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New Coal Mines to Be Opened Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said today that the State Government would ro ahead with its plans to open mines from the…

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Coal May Be Imported CANBERRA, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 1

An emergency session of the New South Wales Parliament may be called to pass legislation to establish a joint Commonwealth and State…

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Bunnerong Coal Arrives

National Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY. Wednesday: The arrival today of coal trains with supplies for Bunnerong power house has reduced the likelihood of…

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Fed. Debate on Coal Opposition Attack on the Miners a Record Production Not Enough Now, Says Sen. Sheehan

National Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday Today the Senate spent three hours discussing the coal situation, while the House of Representatives went…

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Enquiry Sought on "Sidetracked" Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Lithgow branch of the A.L.P., discussion took place on a statement by one of the delegates that 1,400…

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