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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 19 of 42

To-day's Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 2

Coal production in the western district today has been estimated at 9,760 tons with the Renown Extended colliery on the Mudgee line,…

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Inspection of Open Cut Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 4

Monday's inspection of western district open cut mines by members of the F.E.D. and F.A. and the Central Coal Reference Board was…

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Those Mining Terms

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 3

Those mining terms often cause the unitiated some trouble when discussing disputes over conditions and similar mining subjects…

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Open Cut Mining Is Hard

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 4

Craft union members gave evidence before the Central Coal Reference Board yesterday, when the hearing of claims by open-cut men was…

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“California” Is Sage of Gold Rush

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 3

At the confusion of his part in “Califoirnia,” Paramount’s technicolor sage of the gold rush days, Barry Fitzgerald, the Irish…

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Authority to Mine for Tin

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 4

Alexander Mitchell McDonald, Cootamundra, and formerly of Albury, was granted authority in the Warden's Court at Albury on…

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Coal Crisis Restrictions on Gas SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 1

The coal position in Australia is becoming gradually worse owing to strikes and other holdups…

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Miners' Claims Heard

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 1

Several matters in respect to claims, by employees of district mines were dealt with by Mr. C. Roy in his capacity as chairman of…

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Week's Coal Output

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 2

Because of mechanical breakdowns recently the Renown Extended colliery, on the Mudgee line, is still idle otherwise all mines in the…

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Machine for Coal Production

Central Western Daily · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 1

This modern British coal-cutting and loading machine has a normal output of 400 tons of coal shifts. It cuts unbroken coal directly front the coal face, and [?] [?]nveyor system…

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Polish Coal for Britain 250,000 Tons This Year

Central Western Daily · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 5

LONDON. — Shipment of Polish coal to Britain is expected to begin this summer. Importation of the 250,000 tons…

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Coal Rationing 20 Per Cent. in Sydney Sydney, Friday

National Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 2

From next Monday, coal supplies will be c[?] by 20 per cent. to all con[?]rs in Australia except hospitals, food processors and shipping, railway,…

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Heavy Cut In Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 2

Heaviest cuts in coal supplies yet announced by the Joint Coal Board will operate from to-day. All consumers except urgent…

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Extra Leave for Miners Work Must Be Continuous

National Advocate · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Coal miners will be given added incent to work continuously after December. The decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal…

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Why Coal Is Short

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday: The coal mining industry in its present state is incapable of meeting demands, miners' general president (Mr. J. Williams)…

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Coal Crisis Building Trade Seeks Exemption

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The NSW. Funding Industry Congress, representing 32 organisations, this morning asked the NSW Government to…

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U.S. Mine Disaster Protests Against labor Bill

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 2

PITTSBURGH, Tuesday; Ten thousand United Mineworkers' Union members have, left the mines, reportedly as o protest against the U.S…

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Mine Pensioners and Their Rates Deputation to Council

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 5

A suggestion that a campaign 'would be launched against sitting aldermen when they faced the electors at the…

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Gold Price Likely to Rise Ottawa

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 2

The price of sold will be one of the main topics President Truman and the Prime Minister of Canada Mr. Mackenzie King) will discuss during…

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Amended Timetables Coal Shortage Causes Cut In Rail Services

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 2

The 20 percent cut in supplies to all except essential undertakings on Monday will have an adverse effect on Industry…

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