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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 27 of 42

Miners' Officials to See Hanlon

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Officials of the Miners' Federation will go to Canberra tomorrow to discuss with the Queensland Premier (Mr. Hanlon) the…

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Dog Used in Mine Rescue Work

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday: One of Britain's wartime dogs, an Alsatian named "Jet" is being used at Whitehaven to help recover the bodies of…

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Ruhr Coal Output Rises London

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 2

Miners in the Ruhr produced more coal last Friday, than on any single day since the end of the war. The figure, over 239,000 tons, was 1200 tons…

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Juvenile Delinquency on the Gold Coast

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 3

The Juvenile delinquent and the Juvenile in need of care or protection will ever constitute a problem of major concern and consideration throughout the countries of the world—probation und residential treatment have become vital factors in the…

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Coal Mine Unions May Unite

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 2

The future of certain unions in the coal mining industry will again be discussed in Sydney this week-end, when representatives of the Miners'…

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Miners to Consider Saturday Work British Coal Drive

National Advocate · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: On Friday the British Mine Workers' Union will [?] a special meeting to consider return to Saturday shift work in…

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Increases Granted to Colliery Workers

National Advocate · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday: The Centra; Coal Reference Beard in Sydney today granted dally increases of 3-6 and 3- to members of the Colliery…

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State Mine Again Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 2

Friction within the lodge was reported to be the cause of a stoppage at the State Mine to-day. According to well informed sources many of the…

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Coal Stoppage In Queensland SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 1

Coal miners in Queensland intend to stop work on September 1st. This action has resulted from the…

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Coal Allocation Minister. Answers S.A. Complaint SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 1

Replying to criticism by the Premier of South Australia (Mr. Playford) the Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley) bluntly told the Premiers'…

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Large Northern Mines May Be Forced Idle Newcastle, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 1

Large collieries on the northern coalfields may have to close or work at reduced capacity unless the tally clerks' dispute in the port of…

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Resumption at State Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 2

Approximately 56,000 tons of coal were produced in the western, district this week with some 46,110 tons leaving the district by rail…

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Miners' Strike Feared in Queensland

National Advocate · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday: There may be a general strike of miners In Queensland net month unless the Government agrees to bring all…

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English Mine Disaster Affects Glen Davis

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 5

The effects of the recent disaster at the William Pit Whitehaven Colliery, Cumberland (Eng.), have been felt in Glen Davis, where some of…

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Medical Bureau for Western Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 4

By appointing Dr. W. E. George, of Broken Hill, as its chief medical officer, the Joint Coal Board yesterday inaugurated its plan for medical…

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Durham Mine Disaster 19 Bodies Recovered

National Advocate · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 2

LONDON. Sunday: The bodies of the 19 men killed in the Durham colliery explosion have now been recovered. The explosion which occurred…

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Miners' Sacrifice Revert to Longer Working Week

National Advocate · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 2

LONDON. Sunday: The General Secretary of the British Mineworkers' Union announced that the miners have offered to give back to the…

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Another Terrible Mine Explosion In Britain LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 1

There has been another terrible mine accident in England. This time in the Durham pit…

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Miners and Saturday Work

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: A lodge officers conference in Lithgow tomorrow will be asked to endorse a recommendation that the western mines work back…

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Only Two Mines Idle

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: All but two coal mines in NSW are working today and output should be the highest for a month…

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