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

Mining & the mines, 1949

1,185 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 60

British Coal Output Improves London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 1

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 Machines Cut, Load in One Operation

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 4

A "Coal mole"' or ''coalmol," demonstrated at New Lexington, United States, and the "continuous miner," shown publicly at…

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Kemeira Job "Black" Ban on Miners

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Combined Mining Unions Council today re-affirmed its black ban on the Kemeira tunnel…

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Menzies Addresses Miners

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 2

CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Tuesday: Communism was completely opposed to the arbitration system in Australia declared the leader of the Federal…

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Coal Output Good

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: More than 24,000 tons of coal was won in NSW today. Northern output was the best for many weeks…

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Miner Killed By Fall Of Tops At Edgecombe Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

Shockingly injured when he was buried beneath a large fall of tops and rock, a young Lithgow miner was killed in Edgecombe Colliery to-day. He is believed to have been killed instantly…

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Increase for Mine Loco Men Court Stipulation

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) said applications for variations of awards in Newcastle today that in future…

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District Coal Strike Threat On Invincible Issue

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

Unless the Joint Coal Board intervenes in the strike which has developed at Invincible Colliery, the Western Miners' Federation will call mass meetings on Monday and recommend a general strike throughout this field…

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Gold Centenary

National Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

Bathurst District Historical Society wrote to last night's meeting of the Bathurst Council stating that at last meeting of the society of matter of…

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British Coal Record

National Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: For the second time within a few weeks, British miners have passed their aim production record. Last week's coal output…

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Western Mines General Strike Next Week

National Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

LITHGOW, Wednesday: Efforts failed today to avert a threatened general strike on the western coalfields next week…

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Mine Accident Victim Fell Into Path Of Fall

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

News of the tragic passing of Mr. Alvin McCarthy, aged 28 years, who met a violent death in a mine accident yesterday morning, has…

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Doubts About Open Cut Mining at Ulan

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 16

It was reported by the Ulan County Council clerk, Mr. W. J. Lockrey, at last meeting, that Mr. A. J. Fitzherbert, surveyor, of…

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Western Miners Ordered to Return to Work

National Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

LITHGOW, Thursday: The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today ordered the miners on strike at the Invincible Colliery, Cullen…

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40½ Tons of Coal Used at Gasworks

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 4

Forty and one-half tons of coal were used to make 384,300 cubic feet of gas at Molong Gasworks last month, the manager (Mr. M…

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Mine Resumes Western Dispute SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 1

Miners at Invincible colliery, near [?]hgow, who have been on strike [?]ince Monday, resumed work today. This followed an order made by…

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Stay at Work Senator Ashley's Appeal to Miners

National Advocate · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Minister for Fuel (Senator Ashley appealed to the mine workers to advise the ACTU and the Trades and Labor Council and…

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Gaoling of McPHILLIPS Miners Called Out To-day Senator's Ashle's Strong Appeal Many Reverses for Communists Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

Miners throughout Australia have been instructed to stop work tomorrow in a 24-hour protest strike against the imprisonment of McPhillips. The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr…

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Actions of Miners Reported

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — The Coal industry tribunal, Mr. F. Gallagher, will refer the actions of the miners’…

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Mine Hold-up Legal Action Under Review

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 1

Trade union officials said to-night the calls to unionists to stop WO[?] over the McPhillips case met [?] mixed reception because the issue did…

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