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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 20 of 60

Stopwork Plan Miners Council to Meet Today SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 4

Miners' Central Council, which has been called together tomorrow because of the collapse of yesterday's coal conference. is expected to…

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Strike Looms in Sight for Miners

Central Western Daily · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 11

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Miners’ Central Council will decide tomorrow morning whether there will be a…

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Ulan Coal Deposits Power Plant Proposal SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 4

A Dept of Mines geological report on the Ulan coal field area, about 15 miles from Gulgong, indicates in ancient coal to operate an electricity…

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Coal Dispute Owners Seek Ban on Strikes Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 5

A compulsory conference called by the Coal industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) was held in Sydney this afternoon to discuss an application by…

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Miners' Threat Inspired by Communists

National Advocate · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: In moving a vote of thanks to the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) at the State conference of the ALP in Sydney today a…

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Miners' Threat "Complete Ingratitude" Mr. Chifley's Statement Stop-Work Meetings on

National Advocate · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) today described the decision of the Miners' Central Council to hold a one-day…

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Coal Stoppage Threat

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: There will be two important developments tomorrow in connection with the one day stoppage of all coal mines in…

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Arrangements for Miners' Meetings In West

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 2

Speakers at Thursday's aggregate stop work meeting on this field will report on the miner's log of claims and also submit…

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Gold Mine Shares Slump

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG, Wednesday.-- Shares in the two companies primarily concerned in the "fabulously rich" Erfdeel gold strike of June…

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Miners' New Returning Officer

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 5

In one of the closest ballots recorded by the Western Miners' Federation, Mr. R. Platts, an employee of the Steelworks…

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One Day Coal Stoppage

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— The Coal Mining Unions’ Council decided tonight that a nationwide one day stoppage of…

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Big Output of Gold Coins

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday: One hundred thousand sovereigns are to be made at the Royal Mint to preserve the inherited knowledge and…

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Coal Crisis One Day Stoppage Tomorrow

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The throat of a national coal strike increased tonight when the Combined Mining Unions Council unanimously endorsed…

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Miners Are Ordered To Work To-morrow

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, to-day issued an order directing the miners to attend for work to-morrow. Mr.Gallaher's order also directed the Miners' Central…

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Closure of Ulan Coal Mine

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

A report from Ulan states that the coal mine which Mr. A. Key was working, was closed down last Thursday on the order of an…

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Coal Miners Stop Work SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 1

Work in coal mines through out Australia stopped today. This followed a decision by [?] e Combined Mining Unions to ca[?]…

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Order Defied Miners’ Decision

Central Western Daily · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — More than 23,000 Australian mine workers will decide at a stop work meeting tomorrow…

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Mine Shares Slump Erfdeel Strike

Central Western Daily · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 3

JOHANNESBURG. Wednesday.—Shares of the two companies primarily concerned in the “fabulously rich” Eride[?]…

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Huge Majority Favors Mining Strike-- Other District In Line

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 2

During one of tike biggest stop-work meetings ever held on this field western miners and members of associated craft radons tills morning adopted almost unanimously a recommendation that they strike on Monday, June 27, unless the log of claims at present…

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Old Man’s Body Found in Creek Tragic Search For Gold

Central Western Daily · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 1

Searchers yesterday afternoon found the body of 71-year-old pensioner John Cunningham lying in the bed of Summerhill Creek, about two…

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