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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 4 of 60

Queensland Mine Trouble Settled

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday: Prospects of averting a major industrial disturbance in Queensland became much brighter today…

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Treble Pay for Miners Holiday Shift

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Combined Mining Unions Council today decided that mine workers in NSW shall work on the Australia Day holiday next…

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Gold Output Up

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Gold production in N.S.W. went up by 1,500 ounces last November, compared with November 1947…

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Coal Strike Threat in Queensland

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, This Afternoon. All Queensland coalmines were idle to- day while members held mass meetings to discuss their…

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Western Coal Production at High Level

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 2

Fully into stride after the Christmas vacation, the western coalfields produced more than 13,000 tons yesterday and to- day, while Monday's…

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Ulan Coal Survey

National Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 6

MUDGEE, Wednesday: According to a Sydney geologist, Mr. L. J. Jones, the Department of Mines will make a geological survey of the Ulan…

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Deputy Seriously Injured at Hermitage Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 2

Former Australian heavy weight boxing champion and referee, Mr. Ern Sheppeard, was critically injured in the…

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Western Miners Will Work On

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 2

Although the returns from all collieries have not yet been deceived, indications are that western miners overWhelmingly favor the decision to work on Monday, officially recognised as Australia Day…

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Tennis Poor Entries for Coal Board Trophy

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 4

Owing to insufficient entries being received, five events of the Joint Coal Board Anniversary tournament set down for this…

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Western Miners Again Produce Maximum

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

Concluding a splendid working week with yet another good daily total, western miners worked at maximum production figures to-day, the estimated aggregate being slightly more than 12,350 tons…

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Welshman to Manage Mine at Glen Davis

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 3

Together with his wife and two children, Mr. I. M. Richards, recently appointed mine manager at the Glen Davis shale…

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Rail way men Demand Similar Pay Conditions To Miners For Monday Work

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

Unless they receive a favorable decision in their claim for treble time for working on Monday, Lithgow railwaymen, together with those at Port Waratah, Newcastle, may refuse, to handle traffic to and from district collieries…

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S.A. Coal Shortage Collier Delayed

National Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Friday: The South Australian coal outlook took a further turn for the worse this morning when it was learned that the collier Ionne…

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Vale Miners' Picnic

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 4

Under perfect weather conditions the Vale of Clwydd Miners' Lodge held its 30th annual picnic at the Nepean River on Sunday, the trip…

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S.a. Coal Shortage

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Monday: Cuts in South Australia railway services will continue this week, except that the Broken Hill Express will run both ways…

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Record Coal Output Possible

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 2

Having overcome the delays occasioned by the A.R.U. 24 hour stoppage on Monday when all mines in the district worked,…

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NEW V.P. of Miners' Federation

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 1

Announcing the result of the ballot to fill the positions of Central Councillor and Vice-president of the Western Miners'…

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482 Tons of Coal Used at Gasworks

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 3

"The all round average for 1948 at Molong Gasworks was 482 tons of coal for an average make of 9,900 cubic feet per ton."…

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Queensland Coal Mine Closed

National Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 3

IPSWICH, Wednesday: Twenty miners are affected by the sealing this week of the Aberdare East mine, in the Ipswich district of Queensland…

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Western Miners Communist Beaten

National Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Left Wing of the Western Miners Federation met setback this afternoon when Mr. Shiriaw, a member of the…

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