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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1947

827 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 42

Coal Strike Again on May 7 CESSNOCK

Central Western Daily · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 1

A mass meeting of members of the [?] Engineering Union today decided there be no immediate extension of the…

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Civic Welcome to Visiting Mining Expert

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 1

"I am looking forward to the time when the dust menace in coal mines will be eliminated altogether, and I hope that will be in the near future,"…

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Western Mining Rain Causes Heavy Loss in Production

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 2

All coal mines in the western district were reported to be working to-day when approximately 10.050 tons of coal were produced…

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Holiday for Miners

National Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Coal Industry Tribunal today announced that coalminers in N.S.W., Victoria Queensland and Tasmama are to…

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Big Loss on Mine

National Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The Victorian State coal mine at Wonthaggi incurred a loss of £96,192 on operations for the year 1945-46…

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Western Mining Position

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 1

A mechanical breakdown in the ventilation fan was responsible for the State Mine being idle to-day, causing a production loss of…

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Poor Week for Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 2

All coal mines throughout the Commonwealth were idle to-day, Anzac Day having been gazetted a public holiday for mine employees…

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Huge Refund for U.s. Miners

National Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Friday: Judge Goldsborough ordered a refund of £875,000 from a fine of £1,093,750 recently on the United Mine…

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More Coal Sought Doubt About Five Day Week London. Sunday

National Advocate · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 2

The British Government is considering a plan for more drastic cuts in electricity supply if coal runs short again. Under the plan, householders…

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Coal Truck's Wild Dash Into Sheep

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 1

Unable to stop his heavy vehicle when it got out of control at Good Luck Hollow yesterday morning, a truck-driver crashed into a flock of sheep which were being driven to the Co-operative Society's slaughter yards 11 being killed…

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Mine Employee's Lucky Escape

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 1

Knocked to the ground by a fractious pit pony, Mr. Roy Harradine (35), of 22 Roy-street, a clipper employed atlthe…

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Coal Production Record Likely

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 1

Miners in the western district have again maintained their excellent daily production this week with an estimated output of 10,210 tons of…

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Ruhr Coal French Protest LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 1

The French Government has protested to Britain against what it calls "the handing over of the production of the Ruhr…

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13 Adjournments in Marathon Mining Case

Central Western Daily · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 1

Almost 200 pages of foolscap evidence has been taken by the Orange C.P.S. deposition clerk (Mr. Harry Underwood) In a…

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Week's Great Coal Output

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 1

Despite the fact that several mines were idle during the week, miners in the western district have again achieved distinction and well-earned…

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Mr. Knight Reviews Benefits To Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 6

Speaking over Station 2LT last night in his final broadcast address prior to Saturday's elections, the Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr…

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Reminiscences Of The Vale Of Clwydd Miners' Lodge

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 5

Inaugurated in 1875 the Vale of Clwydd miners lodge was the first step towards the foundation of the Western District miners' organisation. The history of the Vale of Clwydd miners; who pioneered coal…

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“Blind” Mines On British Farmland ORFORD, Suffolk

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

Army bomb experts who examined land mines brought to the surface by he plough on the 10,000 acre Orford battle school…

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Coal Board May Purchase Former G.S.B. Building

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 5

Preliminary reports on the future activities of the western district Joint Coal Board, which will begin operations in the very near future, indicate that the Board is negotiating for the purchase of the farmer Government Savings Bank Building, in Bank-street…

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