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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 23 of 42

New Contracts for Some U.S. Miners

National Advocate · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sunday: In America, there is still no certainty how many mines will return to work tomorrow after their annual holidays. In the…

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Miners Asked to Implement Welsh Expert's Proposals

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 6

The Joint Coal Board has asked all colliery owners to carry out without delay four of the recommendations of Professor T. David Jones…

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Better Explosives Or Power Borers Is Western Miners' Demand

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 2

Coal production will be seriously curtailed unless the Mines Department and the Joint Coal Board decide to co-operate to effect a solution to the problem of the use of certain types of explosives, or the introduction…

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Seven Day Week for German Miners

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 2

BERLIN, Monday: A seven day week for all miners in the Russian zone of Germany has been decreed to meet the coal shortage…

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"Record- Breaking" Coal Agreement Washington

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1947 · page 1

At a press conference yesterday the United Mineworkers' Association secretary, Mr. John L. Lewis, triumphantly announced the signing of the…

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State Mine Employee Seriously Injured By Transport

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1947 · page 1

An employee of the State Mine was shockingly injured yesterday afternoon when he was run down by the transport trolley. He was Mr. J. Rielly, of Sturt- street. Mr. Rielly, who is a wheeler, sustained a fractured…

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Some American Mine Owners Say Yes to Lewis Washington

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 9 July 1947 · page 4

Northern mine owners have reached an agreement with the limited Mineworkers’ leader. [?] L. Lewis, by which it is…

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Real Gold Mine Owned by Italians

National Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1947 · page 3

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday: In 18 months, members of the Day Dawn Options Syndicate, who own the phenomenally rich Mountain View mine at…

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Mine Employee Injured

National Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1947 · page 2

LITHGOW, Wednesday: Struck by a 10 ft trolley at Lithgow. State Mine this morning, Mr. J. Reilly, of Sturt street, Lithgow, a wheeler, was…

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Broken Hill Miners Change Holiday Venue SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 July 1947 · page 1

The increase in railway fares on the South Australian railways is likely to have a serious repercussion on Adelaide…

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Inferior Explosives and Mine Stoppages

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 1

Commenting on stoppages in three western district mines due to disputes over the use of inferior explosives and the demand for the installation…

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Ex-Lithgow Manager Speaks Of Advanced U.S. Mining Methods

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 5

A complete panel of 7.7 acres of coal in an Illinois mine Was Worked in 61.6 days or 122 shifts for 78,000 tons, representing 81.9 per cent extraction. To do this on the Maitland field with hand loading…

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Big Yield From Mine

National Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1947 · page 1

KALGOORLIE, Friday: Another £74,000 worth of gold has been taken by Day Dawn Options syndicate from the phenomenally rich Mountain View…

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Boring Test at State Mine

National Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY. Friday: It was decided In Sydney today that experiments with a mobile plant for boring purposes, be made at the State owned mine at…

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Only One Colliery Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 July 1947 · page 2

Tyldesley colliery, on the Mudgee line, is idle to-day despite, a direction from the executive of the Western Miners' Federation calling…

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Rebuff for Coal Company Government's Firm Stand SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 2

The secretary of the Northern Colleries Ltd. (Mr. Forster) would not be allowed to dictate to the Government on the manner in which the…

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Gold Yield Increase

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 18

The N.S.W. gold yield for the first four months of 1947 shows an increase of 41 per cent, compared with a…

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Coal Troubles Of South Australia SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 1

An indication of how South Australia is living from hand to month in regard to coal was provided this week when bad…

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A Rich Strike Gold Valued at £205,000

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 13

In 18 months gold worth £205,000 has been won from the phenomenally rich Mountain View mine at Day Dawn,…

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“Orange a City of Smiles” Colorful Mining Visitors

Central Western Daily · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 2

Orange was called a “city of smiles” by Mr. Myer Davis and Mr Arthur Nev Rond, two colorful personalities who have just spent a fortnight here, after four months prospecting for opals at Lightning Ridge…

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