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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 9 of 46

Full Stomachs Mean Full Coal Skips Essen

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 1

Further reductions in the output of Ruhr coal and in allocations to receiving countries are likely unless the world food situation improves in…

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Mine Fatality Sydney, The Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

Pelaw Main colliery is idle to-day following A fatality last night when Charles Mitchell, 41, a miner, was killed distantly in a fall of stone at…

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Mining Matters

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 2

Coal production in the west to-day is estimated at 7,920 tons. Because of inclement weather, Commonwealth "open cut," which is exposed to the…

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Sweeping A Million Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 2

More than 350 little ships of the Royal Navy are to-day engaged in the gigantic task of making the sea routes of the world safe again for…

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A True Story Black Gold

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 6

William Knox D'arcy was a farsighted, if adventurous Australian; and when at the turn of the century a man threw on his desk some black…

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Great Gold Strike South African Find LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 1

The great gold strike in the Orange Free State, which is known as "The Bore Hole Strike," has created frantic…

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Gold Shares Boom Rich Strike in South Africa

National Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: The boom [?] South African gold shares continued all day today in London following the announcement in South Africa of the richest…

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Still Burning Cessnock No. 2 Colliery A Serious Position CESSNOCK

National Advocate · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 2

Bombers may be used to bomb in blazing craters created by the fire in the disused Cessnock No. 2 collier; with the object of choking oil air from…

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One Mine Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 2

Coal production in the' west to-day is estimated at 8960 tons. Wallerawang colliery is[?]idle as a result of an inter-union dispute concerning…

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Desert Gold Reported Rich Find

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 1

DARWIN, Monday: A rich Sold find is reported between Batchelor and Adelaide River. The gold is said to have been located in…

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Gold in Darwin Hills Darwin

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 1

A rich gold find has been reported between Batchelor and Adelaide River. The gold is said to have been…

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Cessnock Mine Fire To Be Bombed Today CESSNOCK

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 1

An RAAF Catalina flying boat will drap 12 5001b. bombs tomorrow in an effort to blanket the fire which has been rasing inside Cessnock No. 2…

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Mine Bombing Plan Likely To Be Dropped CESSNOCK, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 2

It is almost certain that the plan to seal off. the fire which has been raging in Cessnock No. 2 mine since Friday by dropping 5001b. bombs on…

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One Western Mine Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 2

Coal production in the west to-day is estimated at 9,230 tons, with one colliery idle. Following an inter-union dispute,…

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Orange Airman Was to Have Bombed Blazing Colliery

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 1

Squadron leader Robin Gray,. of orange was selected as he pilot of the plane which was to have bombed the blazing colliery…

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They Will Not Bomb Cesnock Colliery Cessnock, Tuesday

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 2

A steam navy will be used to shovel earth into the burning coal pit here The proposal to drop bombs to seal the…

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Cessnock Mine Fire Still Burning CESSNOCK, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 1

Additional manpower has been summoned to blast the edges of the burning craters caused by the subterranean fire…

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Darwin Gold Strike Pay Well. Sydney

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 2

A Sydney authority Commenting today on the reported gold strike, 60 miles from Darwin, said that gold mining was extensive in the…

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Fire, Flood Causes Loss of 6,920 Tons of Coal Sydney

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 2

Fire and flood today laid 13 coalmines idle in the Northern fields, with a loss of 6,920 tons, Two Southern and two Western…

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Efforts to Quell Mine Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Wednesday:, The work of blasting and flooding the burning caters at Cessoock No. 2 colliery continued today, and there are signs that…

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