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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 6 of 46

Mining Cavil for L.v.c. Wheelers

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 1

Regarding a claim for the right to cavil made by contract wheelers at Lithgow Valley Colliery, the Local Industrial Authority (Mr. C…

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MINING Two Stoppages Cause Big Production Loss

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 1

Coal production in the west today is estimated at 6,920 tons, a marked decrease on the daily production for the past week, which…

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All Mines Working

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 2

Coal production, in the west today is estimated at 9,760 tons and according to reports, all mines are operating…

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Dead Goanna Stops a Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 24

A dead goanna caused the stoppage of work at a northern mine (Elrington) the other day. The miners stopped work as a…

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Classification of Colliery Grooms

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

Before the chairman of the local Reference Board (Mr. C. Roy) an application by the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association of…

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Natural Causes Verdict in Mine Death

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

Mr. D. M. Cregan, district coroner, at an inquest into the death of Mr. John Davidson, a deputy who collapsed and died underground at the…

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Transport of Coal One Reason for Railway Overtime

National Advocate · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Inter-State transport of coal is contributing cause to the heavy overtime worked by the enginemen at Orange depot. Increased…

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Coal Industry Report--Western Officials Commended CANBERRA, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

Justice Davidson in a report on the coal industry, tabled in the House of Representatives to-day scathingly denounced Governmental failure to support the decisions of tribunals and to enforce penalties against…

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British Coal Industry Improves More Miners at Work

National Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: Better news about the British coal industry has been given by the Fuel Minister. he says that since the beginning of the year the…

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Tottering the Coal Industry Sweeping Changes Recommended Both Owners and Men Castigated Judge Davidson's Report Canberra

National Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 2

In the House of Representatives to-day, the Davidson report on the coal industry was tabled. Mr. Justice Davidson was Chairman of a Board of…

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Gold Paves Way for Petrol South Africa's Favorable Position

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: Australia could not lift petrol rationing because of the shortage of dollar funds, the Acting Minister for Customs,…

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More Holidays Sought Coal Miners' Application

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Ten days annual leave for coal miners was insufficient said Mr. J. B. Simpson, secretary of the Northern Districts branch…

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Colliery Owners And Their Staffs To The Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 2

Sir--The experience of the Colliery Staff Association in regard to arbitration has amply demonstrated the futility…

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Coal Shortage at Bunnerong Council Perturbed

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Bunnerong Power House will be short of coal for the winter unless supplies are increased…

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Coal Mining Worries

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 2

An inter union dispute, which could have caused a stoppage at Wallerawang colliery, Was placed before Mr. C. Roy, chairman of the Local…

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Hidden Gold Found in Spain

National Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The United Nations committee in Spain has discovered a little more than a ton of goal currency, including 125,000 British…

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U. S. A. MINERS 400,000 to Strike New York

National Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 2

The American Labor leader, John L Lewis, has announced that 400,000 mine workers will come out on strike in the United States next Monday…

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Colliery Staff May Strike

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 1

Coal production in N. S. Wales will cease next week if members of the Colliery Staff Association go on strike…

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All Mines Working

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 1

Ail mines in the west are working, to-day, but there are reports of disputes at Tyldesley and Invincible collieries…

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Japs Killed by Mine Rabaul Incident

National Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 2

RABAUL, Friday: A Jap anti-personnel mine yesterday killed two Japanese soldiers and injured three others. The five men were attached to…

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