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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

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Joint Coal Board Rehabilitation Camp

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 8

Mr. W. Lancaster, High-street, Portland, speaks in glowing terms of the rehabilitation camp conducted by the Joint Coal…

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Coal at Inverell Canberra, This Aft

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 4

The vice-president of the Executive Council, Mr. Scully, said to-day that coal deposits at Ashford, near Inverell, which it is hoped may be…

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Western Miners To Discuss 35-Hour Week Claim

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 4

Miners' Federation central executive members, together with local district officers, will address lodge committee meetings in Lithgow, Kandos and Portland on Monday night in connection with the log of claims served recently by the…

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18 Miners Trapped

National Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 3

ROME, Thursday: A roof fall is reported to have trapped and killed 18 miners In a coalpit near Albonal, on Yugoslav territory south of Trieste…

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W.A. Miners Resume

National Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 3

PERTH, Thursday: There has been no trams and trains in Perth, since noon yesterday. Miners at Collie resumed work this…

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Mine Engineers' Claim Refused Award Varied

National Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY; Thursday: The chairman of the Central Coal, Reference Board (Mr. Gallagher) today rejected a claim by mining engineers and…

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Coal Tests Near Inverell Drilling in Progress

National Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday , Coal deposits at Ashford near Inverell which It is hoped may be extensive enough far profitable working, are being…

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Free Medicine at Mining Centre Young Doctor Using Govt. Forms SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 1

Helensburgh, a small mining centre on the South Coast believed to be the only centre in NSW where the Free Medicine Scheme operates…

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Record Coal Output

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 3

GENEVA, Monday — Coal production during March reached a new post-war record in the Ruhr, and…

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No Stoppage at Northern Mines

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday: Communist leaders suffered one of their greatest Industrial rebuffs for years today, when there was no major stoppage on…

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No Coal Strike for Sharkey

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 7

SYDNEY, Monday.— There was no major stoppage 011 the northern coalfield as a result…

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U.S. Miners Resume

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tuesday: Nearly half a million striking coal miners resumed work yesterday at the close of their 14 day "Memorial" stoppage…

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Coal Output Down Owing to Stoppages

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 1

A dispute involving horses caused the Renown Extended colliery to be idle yesterday and to-day, while Western Main was reported to be…

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New Coal-winning Machine

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 4

A new coal-winning and loading machine will produce more than two tons of coal a minute, its inventors claim. Called the "Colmol," it has…

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Further Improvement In British Coal Output

National Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 3

The steady rise in Britain's coal output was maintained last month with production increasing from 4,301,000 tons in the first week to…

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Coal Sut[?]ut Down Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 5

All [?] cost [?]ties were working the [?] but there were six stepping in the [?]th and one in the south for a coal loss of about…

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Gold Medallist for Architecture

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

Mr. Howard Robertson, M.C., F.R.I.B.A., has been selected by the Royal Institute of British Architects as recipient of the…

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Stoppages Affect Western Field's Coal Output

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

Although all western mines were again reported working to-day, the weekly total was less than previous aggregates because of disputes at…

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Queensland Miners to Support Central Council Brisbane, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

The Queensland Miners Convention decided to-day to support the programme drawn up the Miners' Central Council in Sydney…

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Ashley To Visit Mines

National Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Minister for Shipping and Fuel (Sen. Ashley) said today that he would visit the Northern coalfields next week and discuss…

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