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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 20 of 42

Mines to Work

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 1

The coal shortage, is so acute that the Coal. Board has ordered collieries to work on the King's Birthday holiday on Monday…

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Wild Dash of Run a Way Colliery Skips

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 1

Two men were figuratively speaking forced to jump for their lives at the Steelworks colliery when a set of eight skips, loaded with timber, chaff and oats, broke away from a haulage rope, raced down a steep incline and crashed with…

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Miners Asked to Work Next Week End

National Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Joint Coal Board in Sydney today directed that all coal mines in NSW should work on the King's Birthday holiday,…

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Miners Extra Five Days Leave Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 1

The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, stated in Sydney to-day that it was important that employees covered by the miners awards…

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Miners Directed To Work Next Monday SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 1

The Coal Board has directed the miners of N.S.W. to work next Monday (King's Birthday) because of the serious coal…

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Coal Position Is Serious Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 1

The acting chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. Warburton, stated to-day that while there had been a slight improvement in coal…

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Coal Shortage Problem is World Wide CANBERRA, Wednesday

National Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government is searching the world to obtain machinery to merchandise coal mines, but practically every other country is…

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Order to Coal Miners Work On

Central Western Daily · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday.—At least one month’s good production on to N.S.W. coalfields would be required before the 21 per cent, cut…

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Full-scale Production in Western Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 2

With reports of serous coal shortages threatening to immobilise industry it's a pleasure to record that all mines in the western district…

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Free Staffing and Coal, But Still No Train

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 2

Although privately owned coal (donated by householders) was offered for a special football train to travel from Cootamundra to…

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Unusual Mining Application Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 2

Alleging denial of natural justice, Stockton Borehole Colliery Limited secured from Justice Rich in the High Court Chambers to-day an…

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Coal Production Best Week This Year

National Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY. Friday: This week has been the best for coal production in n. S. W. this year. There has been a total loss of only 14,000 tons through…

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Coal Shortage a Problem League Team Will Have Bus Ride

Central Western Daily · Saturday 14 June 1947 · page 1

Train restrictions will affect the visiting Parramatta Rugby League team which will arrive in Orange this…

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Southern Mines Idle

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: All South Coast mines were idle today on a wages claim by deputies and shotfirers at the Metropolitan mine. Output loss…

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Uranium Miners Log of Claims Prepared

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

ADELAIDE. Monday: Secretary of the AWU (Mr. C. R. Cameron) is preparing a log of claims to cover uranium miners at Mt. painter for…

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Schools for Miners But Not for the West

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 4

The Miners Federation is expected to accept an offer by the Broken Hill Pty. Co. Ltd. and Australian Iron and S[?]eel Ltd. to train mine…

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To-day's Coal Production Should Be Good Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 2

More than 48,000 tons of coal should be produced in New South Wales to-day, with two mines idle one being because of a mechanical…

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A Coal Mine Is More Than a Hole

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 3

There is more in starting a coalmine than digging a hole in the ground. It you had heard the paper prepared by Messrs. J. Robertson and…

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Coal Conference

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Coal Board will hold a conference tomorrow to discuss the threatened stoppage on all N.S.W. coalfields next…

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Improved Underground Transport in Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 3

One of the urgent necessities, of modern mining is to transport the workmen from the surface to their respective working places as quickly…

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