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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 39 of 50

Control of Coal “Matter For State” Says Cutler

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY— Mr. Charles Cutler, member for Orange said that control of the coal industry within the State of…

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Bowling Notes Coal Board Trophy Competition Attracts Large Fields

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 8

More than 100 bowlers attended the Lithgow greens at the weekend when the Joint Coal Board trophy provided the attraction…

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Unique Charge Against Mine Manager

Central Western Daily · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 4

ARMIDALE.—A charge made against a mine manager at Armidale Quarter Sessions was described by the Crown…

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General Strike Threatens Coal Industry

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 2

A strike which began yesterday in all South Coast collieries will cut the State's coal production by more than 10,000 tons…

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Bitter Attack on Truman Miners’ Leader

Central Western Daily · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 5

CINCINATTI, Wednesday. —John L. Lewis, president of the 600,000 strong United Mineworkers’ Union, told the…

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Barton Estate Wanted by Joint Coal Board

Central Western Daily · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 3

LITHGOW.—Barton Estate, a rich grazing property of some thousand acres which began as a…

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Coal Authority's Big Week

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 2

The Local Coal Authority and chairman of the Local Reference Board (Mr. Campbell Roy) expects to have a busy time next week, a…

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Some Coal Board Resumptions

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 1

The Governor, Lt. General Northcott, has granted the Joint Coal Board permission to resume small areas of land at Lidsdale…

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Meeting to Avert Coal Strike

Central Western Daily · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Joint Coal Board has called a conference of miners leaders in Sydney tomorrow to…

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Cutler Urges State Parliament Control of Coal

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 8

Mr. Charles Cutler, member for Orange, said in Sydney yesterday that control of the coal industry in N.S.W. should be handed back…

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Despite Stoppages, Good Coal Output Is Recorded

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 2

A series of stoppages at some of the smaller collieries on the western field this week failed to materially affect the aggregate…

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State-wide Coal Strike Feared Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board is conferring to -day with miners' leaders in an effort to avert an extension of the coal strike on the southern field…

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Coal Output

Central Western Daily · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Britain’s present coal output is insufficient to maintain exports at the present rate, far…

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Northern Mines Working

National Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday: Northern NSW miners will work a back Saturday shift tomorrow. Western miners are willing to…

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State-wide Coal Strike Feared

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 2

The Miners' Federation last night threatened to call a State-wide coal strike next week unless 60 rock tunnellers join the federation…

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Mine Dispute Unsettled General Strike Proposal

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: There is still no sign of a settlement of the dispute which has rendered all N.S.W. south coast mines idle for six days…

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Grave Crisis In Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 2

Millers' leaders have postponed for a day their deadline for a settlement of the Kemeira rock tunnel dispute which threatens…

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Miners Dislike Open Cuts Brisbane

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 4

The Miners' Federation has decided that open-cut coal mines in Australia shall be restricted or closed down in the event of…

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Joint Coal Board Asked To Expedite Amenities

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 2

Representations are to be made by Lithgow City Council to the Joint Coal Board to expedite approval of amenities plans already submitted to it, in view of the Joint Coal Board's advice that works covered by 100 per cent grants must be…

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Coal Industry in Germany Production To Be Increased

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 7

ESSEN, Monday. — British and United States Military Governors in Germany, General Sir Brian Robertson…

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