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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 30 of 50

Coal Miners Dispute with Board

National Advocate · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Aggregate meetings ofg coal miners may be called as a protest against a decision of the Joint Coal Board…

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Mudgee's County Council to Operate Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 4

Among new County Council is one at Mudgee, which has the unique authority to operate a coal mine!…

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Miners Agree on Common Policy

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday, — All mining unions, covering 23,000 mineworkers on the Australian coalfields, have…

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Board Orders Mines to Re-open

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The Joint Coal Board has ordered the owners of Hebben Colliery No. two and Northern Rivers Collieries to reopen their mines…

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The Coal Problem

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 6

Blame for the coal crisis in Australia, in my opinion, rests on the shoulders of the coal owners throughout this country,…

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Miners Reject Board's Production Drive

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Miners' Federal Cornell in Sydney today, rejected consideration of the Joint Coal Board's plan for increased production…

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Winning Horean Gold War

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: The United States is winning the "cold war" in Korea. This was stated today by the Army informations chief…

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Good Coal Output Likely for This Week

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 2

Although Tyldesley, one of the Mudgee line collieries, was idle to-day because of a dispute involving wheelers, western miners…

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The Politics of Coal To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 6

Sir, -- Once again coal has hit the headlines. Generally it is featured as miners versus the Government or miners versus the people…

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Bowls Annual Inter-club Series for Coal Board Trophy

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 5

The newly elected committee of the Lithgow Bowling Club held its first meeting last Friday night when several matters were discussed, the…

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Gigantic Scheme Of District Development -- Wallerawang Expansion On Huge Scale What will turn into a £6,000,000 project and a new and sensational chapter in the history of the coal mining industry is about to be developed in Wallerawang and district

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 2

Wallerawang, which has through the years progressed very slowly, now stands at the gateway to prosperity as the new coal bonanza of the west, due to the urgency of an all-out drive for coal and power in coal to feed the gigantic maw of expanding Australian industry and commercial needs. It is now announced that the great coal seam in the…

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Western Mines Maintain Coal Output Effort

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 2

Continuing their record weekly production, western miners to-day produced more than 13,000 tons--the best daily…

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12 Miners Killed in Blast

Central Western Daily · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 3

PRINCETON, Indiana, Wednesday.—At least 12 miners were killed in an explosion in mine the King’s mine yesterday…

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U.S. Gold Hoard'

National Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: The Treasury announces that the gold reserve has hit an all-time high of 23,550[?] dollars constituting a…

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Premier Forecasts Coal Position Improvement

National Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday: The NSW Premier (Mr. McGtrr) today forecast an improvement in the Australian coal production…

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Gold Rush Starts SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 1

There has been a rush of prospectors to the Nundle district, where a Finnish prospector has reported discovering…

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Wallerawang Become Coal City SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 1

Wallerawang is to become one of the big mining centres of Australia. The Joint Coal Board is making…

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Hearing Opens On Coal Strike Penalties

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 2

The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. Gallagher, yesterday began the hearing of a move to penalise coalfields strikers…

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Wallerawang Development--Coal Board Official Non-Committal

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 3

Yesterday's announcement that gigantic developments will take place on the Wallerawang-Mudgee line coalfields in the next five years has created widespread comment. Although present activity indicates that an almost…

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Miners Will Meet

National Advocate · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Central Council of the Miners' Federation decided today to call aggregate meetings on all N.S.W. coalfields next…

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