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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 3 of 50

Gold Under Them Thar Streets?

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 3

BENDIGO, Tuesday: In Bendigo, a man is seeking City Council approval to see if there is gold under a busy city thoroughfare…

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New Coal Stoppage Threat Hey Workers Involved SYDNEY. Tuesday

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 1

Developments in the next two days will determine whether N.S.W. will be plunged into a general coal hold-up. Because of meagre reserves of coal…

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Britain Exporting Coal Again Sure Sign Of Industrial Recovery

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—This month a ship left a port in Britain on a voyage which is regarded here as symbolic of Britain’s progress to industrial recovery…

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State Mine Resumption Local Authority to Decide F.e.d. & F.a. Claim

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 2

By their decision to resume work on pre-stoppage conditions members of the Lithgow branch of the F.E.D. and F.A. yesterday enabled the…

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Coal Stoppage Threat All N.S.W. Mines May Be Involved Penalty Rote Dispute

National Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Unless there is a last-minute change, all coal mines in New South Wales will be tied up from Friday…

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Big Coal Strike Gloomy Outlook SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 1

A complete stoppage of work in the coal mines of N.S.W. is threatened this week-end. Yesterday northern members of…

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Coal Production Brought To Standstill. Grave Situation Looms

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 1

All mines in the west, with the exception of the open cut undertakings and small collieries where no F.E.D. and F.A. members are employed, were thrown idles to-day by the F.E.D. and F.A. 24-hour stoppage…

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Question of Mines Subsidence Insurance

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 4

At a public meeting convened by the Mayor (Aid. W. Black) on Wednesday night to consider the advisability or otherwise of…

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Molong Has Enough Coal for Month Position at Gasworks

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

There is sufficient coal at Molong gasworks to supply the present demand for at least a month, the manager, Mr. W…

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Settlement Hope in Coal Strike Industries Closing Down

Central Western Daily · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY. Friday, — There were swift development, in the coal strike today and an early settlement is expected…

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Efforts to End Coal Dispute Union Decision Expected Today

National Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Day-long discussions between the Combined Mining Union Council, the Joint Coal Board, the Labor Council and…

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Coal Strike May End Soon SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 1

The coal strike may end this week. The F.E.D.F.A. is considering terms of settlement including an…

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Coal Strike May End To-night Men to Consider Proposal This Morning. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 1

The N.S.W. coal strike is expected to end at 11 o'clock tomorrow (Monday) night. The Enginedrivers and Firemen's Union Executive in Sydney today decided to recommend to mass meetings of…

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Mines to Work End Of Coal Strike

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—It is expected that all coal mines in N.S.W. will resume work tomorrow…

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Mines Resume Today

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday: NSW coal mines will resume tomorrow. The F.E.D. and F.A. mass meetings to-day decided to resume work tonight…

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Vale Miners' Picnic at Penrith

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 4

Approximately 200 attended the Vale of Clwydd miners' annual picnic which was held at Jackson's lane on the Nepean River on Sunday under…

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Mining Is Again in Full Swing

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 1

Adoption by members at mass meetings throughout the State of the executive's recommendation for a resumption of work yesterday ended the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's dispute which had tied up coal production since…

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New Lighting for Coal Mines British Experiments

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 3

Tests are being carried out in Britain to determine whether fluorescent lighting provides the most suitable form of…

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Mines Resume Coal Stocks Rushed to Sydney, Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

All but four mines were working today, and Sydney gas companies expect deliveries tomorrow in time to prevent a failure of gas supplies…

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Wallerawang Colliery Picnic Presentation of Long-service Watches

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 3

The Wallerawang Colliery employees held their first annual picnic on Sunday, Glenroy being the place chosen for the event…

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