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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 36 of 50

Gold at Hill End

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 8

Quartz described by mining auththorities as "good payable gold-bearing quartz" has been discovered at Hawkin's Hill Gold Mining…

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Soccer Hotspurs Win Coal Board Trophy

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 2

By registering a fairly easy win over Steelworks, Hotspurs won the Coal Board Trophy in Sunday's game on the Old Showground. With…

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Mr. Chifley's Advice to Miners SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 1

In an address to miners yesterday, Mr. Chifley said that all must work to full capacity if the standard of living was to be…

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Chifley Cheered Appeal to Miners Plea[?] [?]roduction

National Advocate · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, accompanied by Senator Ashley, Minister for Customs, addressed large…

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University Student Visits Our Mines To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 4

Sir,--Here in Sydney we read many articles and reports, in the daily papers concerning the state of our coal mining industry and the…

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P.M's. Appeal To Miners Production Must Be Increased

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 2

Although he deprecated the unfair criticism of miners by people who knew nothing of their hazardous calling, the…

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Fears of Mining Strike Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 1

Nine of every 10 miners on the N.S. Wales coalfields were working to-day, following the appeal by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley)…

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Coal Strike Threat Aggregate Meetings Unless Dispute Settled

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Southern Districts delegates' board decided today to call aggregate meetings of all south coast miners on Thursday…

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Our Coal Output Continues Good

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 5

Employees of the Renown Extended returned homo this morning following a stop-work meeting called to dismiss a dispute involving one…

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Miners Vote In Favor Of "Back Saturday" Work

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 4

Progressive Inures released by the Combined Mining Unions returning officer (Mr. C. A. Willis), indicate that N.S.W. miners favor the introduction of alternate "back" Saturday work tins year in order to build up coal stocks…

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South Coal Strike Averted

National Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday: The threatened strike of all South Coast coalmines was averted this afternoon at two compulsory conferences held…

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Saturday Work Miners in Agreement

National Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Eighteen thousand N.S.W. mineworkers have agreed by ballot to work every second Saturday between now and Christmas…

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Mine Managers Have Their Responsibilities

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 2

A prosecutor from the State Crown Solicitor's Department said in the court on Wednesday that a prosecution against a mine manager…

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Gold Strike Excitement at Chamber's Creek (Contributed)

National Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 1

The following report has been forwarded by a correspondent: Chamber's Creek, the scene of much mining activity in the seventies, may…

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Another Good Week for Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 1

Although two western mines were idle on separate occasions this week, losing three day's production in all, the weekly total…

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Blue and Gold Ball on

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 1

A popular function of previous years has been revived again this year. It is the CWA Younger Set annual ball, the Blue and…

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Huge Coal Loss Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 September 1948 · page 2

Coal production loss with 11 urines idle to-day was 10,000 tons. Striking miners in the north blame the "un-co-operative attitude" of the…

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Commissioner-Elect At Railway Institute Gathering; Tribute To Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 September 1948 · page 3

Speaking at Friday night's annual Railway Institute dinner, the Commissioner-elect (Mr. F. C. Garside) said that, despite the criticism of the miners and their efforts, the Railway Department received 750,000 tons…

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Gold Mining Rackets Disclosures By P.M.

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA — A Western Australian gold mine, which sought assistance from the Federal Government because…

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Malaya Miners Arm Cars

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 2

SINGAPORE, Monday: European miners and planters in Perak are using armor-plating for their cars against increased sniping by Malayan…

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