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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 9 of 42

Gold Coast Governor Wants to Be Relieved of Post London

Central Western Daily · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 1

Sir Alan Burins Governor of the Gold Coast. is understood to have expressed the wish to be prileved of his post. says the political correspondent…

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Greater Control By Commonwealth In Mining Industry SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 2

Amendments to be made to the Coal Mines Regulation Bill now before the State Parliament will take away from the Minister for…

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Central Coal Authority Inspects State Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

Mr. Gallagher, the Central Coal Authority, arrived in Lithgow from Sydney by car yesterday and today inspected the State Coal Mine, which…

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More Coal Produced

National Advocate · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: Coal for industry is assured with the resumption of 128 of the 138 N.S.W. mines which were idle yesterday…

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District Miners' Secretary Replies to Mr. Knight

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

Recently stated by Mr. Hamilton Knight, Minister for Labor and industry, to be either playing, politics or not being fully aware of the…

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All South Coast Mines Working Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

Although six mines idle yesterday returned to work this morning, five mines were Idle on the New South Wales coalfields today…

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U.S. Miners Lose Court Case

National Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Friday: The United States Supreme Court yesterday upheld convictions for contempt court against the United Mine…

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Coal Conference To Be Held on Monday SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

Leaders will meet representatives of coal owners on Monday before the opening of the coal conference which has been convened by the Federal…

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Upheld Convictions Against U.S.A. Miners' Leader Comment by Union Leaders

National Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Friday: American newspapers today carried lengthy comments on the Washington Supreme Court's' decision upholding…

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Coal Output Increases British Restrictions Eased

National Advocate · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: In Britain, services and civilians are still trying to [?] snowdrifts blocking many of the country's roads and railways…

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Big Coal Conference This Week SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 1

Coal-mirers' representatives from the four eastern States of Australia will confer with representatives of the Federal…

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MINING. Steelworks Idle Owing To Lights Position

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 2

The first of a series of stoppages which have been arranged by the lodge to be held once per fortnight until their claims for…

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Coal Control

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday: Every section of the coal industry was represented it this afternoon's coal conference in [?] which was called by the…

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Coal Shortage in Adelaide

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Monday: Adelaide races a complete cutting off of gas and electricity services in the next day or so because of the coal…

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Big Mine Deal

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 1

KALGOORLIE. Tuesday: Perth syndicate with South Australian financial support, has taken an option for £200,000 over the phenomenally rich…

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Mr. Knight Is Critical of Miners' Secretary

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 6

"It is quite apparent that Mr. King had little interest in what the Government and I had done for dusted miners until he decided to stand…

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Better Quality Coal for Power House Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 1

The Chairman of the Sydney County Council. Mr. Purcell. told Council today that he expected Bunnerong Power Houe to receive better quality…

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Nsw Mines Have Produced Nearly £300,000,000 Coal Sydney

Central Western Daily · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 1

In the legislative Assembly today the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) on the second reading of the Coal Mines…

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Shortage Of Manpower In Western District Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 2

Local coal-mining circles revealed to-day that owing to the dust menace, stoppages and bad working conditions in coal mines, many employees were leaving the industry and obtaining' employment elsewhere…

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Mining. Increase in Weekly Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 2

Invincible colliery was idle to-day as the result of the manager blowing the "no-work" whistle after a pit-top meeting had been in…

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