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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 47 of 50

Extensive Mechanisation At Two Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 1

Plans to spend £175,000 on the mechanisation of Invincible colliery have been announced by the company, which aims to finance the venture with the assistance of a substantial advance from the Joint Coal Board. About…

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Record Week for Coal Expected

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 2

Following their excellent output last week, all western mines were again reported working to-day, when the aggregate…

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Cullen Miners See Canvas Home Go Up In Flames

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 2

A miner and his wife lost all their household possessions when their tent camp was destroyed by fire at Cullen Bullen yesterday afternoon. They were Mr. and Mrs. W. J…

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Mining Is Man's Job Says Lithgow Lad

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 3

Eighteen-year-old Kenneth Findlay, apprentice electrical fitter at the Lithgow State mine, shared publicity with Eric Williamson, 20…

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N.Z. Miners Break Coal Record Greymouth (N.z.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 December 1948 · page 4

By jointly producing 250 tons of coal in five days, two miners, William Henderson and N. Leach, at Liverpool State mine, near…

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Mining Deal

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1948 · page 4

COWRA, Tuesday: The Bruner-King Mining Syndicate at Cowra will soon transfer to a public company and dispose of its assets to a large mining…

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Joint Coal Board Scholarships

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 December 1948 · page 5

The Joint Coal Board has announced that it will give four higher education scholarships to sons or daughters of miners…

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Judge's Coment on Mine Troubles

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Compulsory secret ballots before strikes, incentive payments. improved amenities and severer disciplinary measures against…

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Promotion of Wheelers to Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 December 1948 · page 2

Giving a decision in a recent claim, presented by the Western Miners' Federation, the Local Coal Authority (Mr. Campbell Roy), said…

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Xmas Coal Prospects Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1948 · page 4

A joint Coal Board spokesman said today that coal rationing at Christmas seemed unlikely. Only one mine in the State was…

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Record Coal Aggregate Expected This Week

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 December 1948 · page 1

Producing progressively higher daily totals, western miners expect to produce a record aggregate this week, particularly as all collieries have been working at full strength since Monday…

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Kandos Colliery

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 16

Over 70 present and past employees and visitors were present at the above re-union, which was held in the Crystal Palais on Saturday…

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Coal Output Nearing Record

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 2

Although slightly less than yesterday's splendid total of nearly 14,000 tons, to-day's aggregate, with all western collieries making maximum…

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Miners' Federation Officers Mostly Re-elected

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 2

Announcing the result of the recent ballot, Mr. J. Dobb, Western Miner's Federation Deputy Returning Officer, disclosed to-day that…

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Wetter Water for Dust in Mines London

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 3

Jenny Lee, a miner's daughter, Labor M.P., and wife of the Minister of Health, Mr. Aneurin Bevan, held up a small bottle in the House of…

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All Mines Work

National Advocate · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursdays All mines in NSW are working today, and indications point to a production record this week…

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Western Miners' Magnificent Production Record

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 2

Without one stoppage to mar their maximum effort, western miners tills week won the record total of 67,350 tons, this aggregate being some 2,500 tons better than the previous best recorded in the late autumn months of…

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Every Mine Working Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 2

Every mine in N. S. Wales is working to-day and this week's production of coal will amount to the record figure of approximately…

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Railways Partly Responsible For Own Coal Shortage

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 1

Commenting on revelations by the Minister for Transport that the Railway Department had only two weeks' supply of . coal to carry them over the miners three weeks Christmas holiday, a leading industrialist' said to-day that the railway…

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Coal Miners Holidays

Central Western Daily · Saturday 4 December 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Despite record-breaking production by New South Wales miners during recent weeks,…

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