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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

982 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 19 of 50

Miners Warned Tribunal Officer Criticises Stoppages

National Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Criticising stoppages in the coal mining industry, the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today warned miners that…

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Blackout Coal Crisis South Australia's Plight

National Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Friday: The South Australian Coal Committee has recommended the severest electricity restrictions ever introduced into that…

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Your Hollywood and Mine Tracy Before Fame

National Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 3

No actor has won a firmer place in the favor of moviegoers the world over than that consummate artist, Spencer Tracy. The news last week…

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Railways Position Acute Over Coal SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 2

With only three days supply of coal on hand, NSW railways raced a serious position, the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) said today. He…

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Claim For Lease Of Gold Mine

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 7

A gold mining lease at Lucknow was the subject of a complaint for non-compliance of…

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Adelaide's Coal Position Still Poor Playford Sees Coal Board

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The Premier of South Australia (Mr. Playford) had conferences in Sydney today with officials of the Joint Coal Board…

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Burwood Miners Resume Claims Rearing

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Next Friday the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) will hear [?] of miners who resumed work at Burwood…

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State Mine Idle But Coal Total Good

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 2

Despite the fact that the State Mine, one of the western field's biggest producers, was idle to- day, output from the rest of the collieries…

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Tasmania's Coal Industry

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 1

HOBART, Tuesday: The Tasmanian Government has entered the coal mining Industry. The Transport Commission has…

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Coal Shortage Endangers Fodder Crop

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 2

Even though the western field is maintaining a good production, a high railway official said to- day that the coal situation was exceedingly…

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Major Coal Strike Averted Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 1

Miners at J. and A. Brown's Abcrmain- Seaham group of collieries called off their proposed strike to- day on the order of the Coal Industry…

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Coal Board To Give Pants To Footballers

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 2

Yes, believe it or not, the Joint Coal Board is to give pants to 16 of our best footballers. But, to be frank, this is not the real point-- the Board wants to encourage sport on the coalfields, and the trousers are part of a much bigger scheme…

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State Is Our Only Idle Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 2

Following yesterday's stoppage at the State Mine, the Local Coal Authority (Mr. B. W. Cunningham) called a compulsory conference of…

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Joint Coal Board Visits Western Field

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 2

The Joint Coal Board, consisting of the chairman (Mr. K. A. Cameron) and two members (Messrs. R, P. Jack and A. E. .Warburton) is at…

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Mine Host Fresh

National Advocate · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: Since his last [?]. Mine East his freshened up and looks well. At Mo[?]field this morning. [?] by Bathurst [?]…

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Your Hollywood and Mine Pet Economies of the Stars

National Advocate · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

My story for today is entitled, "Pet Economies of the Stars?" That's if you can call them economies, or just crazy notions…

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To-day's Mining Output Worst This Year

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

Yesterday's' compulsory conference called by the Local Coal Authority (Mr. B. W. Cunningham) to discus's the dispute at…

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All But One Mine Working

National Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Friday. Only one mine in Northern N. S. W. was Idle today, and for the first lime in almost a month, all B. H. P. collieries…

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Turf Tattle McGROWDIE'S Mounts Lord Desmond and Prisoner Mine Host Decision Today

National Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: N. McGrowdie has been booked to ride Lord Desmond in the Welter Handicap, and fancied candidate Prisoner in the…

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Gold Production is Declining in W.A. PERTH

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 1

The Government statistician has disclosed that good production in West Australia is declining steadily…

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