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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 5 of 60

Another Good Coal Output

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 3

With all western collieries again reported working, to-day's aggregate total exceeded 13,500 tons for the third consecutive occasion this…

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Western Miners Record Output

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 2

Concluding the five-day working week with another excellent daily aggregate, western miners to-day brought the weekly total…

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Gold Fort Was Untroubled

Central Western Daily · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 8

Gold Fort, which won a maiden handicap very easily at the latter end of last year, was untroubled to…

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Western Miners Continue Their Winning Way

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 6

Continuing their sequence of maximum daily totals, western miners to-day again produced approximately 13,000 tons of…

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Italian Challenged to Claim Gems--gold

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 4

A notice in the "London Gazette" warns Enzo Colombo, an Italian living "somewhere in Italy," that the Customs Department intends to…

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Steelworks Colliery Still Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 2

Miners at the Steelworks Colliery ceased work yesterday when the management was reported to have refused additional consideration to…

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Special Act Sought by Miners

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Miners Federation [?] press for a special Com[?] Act for Australia…

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Senator Ashley Criticised on Coal Utterance

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 4

The Minister for Fuel and Shipping, Senator W. P. Ashley, was accused yesterday of "sowing more seeds of discontent" in the coal…

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Silver-Lead Mine To Resume

Central Western Daily · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 2

The Lewis Ponds mine is to work again. The prospectus of the company, to be known as…

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Two Schemes For Miners' Homes

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 2

Members of the Lithgow Miners' Building Society No. 1 Ltd. were presented with two alternative housing schemes at a meeting last night. The first scheme provided for the…

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£M3 for Mining Mechanisation

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 2

Following the recent visit of Mr. Gordon Sellers to America, the Joint Coal Board has bought £3 millions worth of mining…

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Still Good Week in Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

Apart from Steelworks colliery, which lost two working days, all western mines worked steadily with consistently high…

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Transfer to Miners' Union

National Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 4

CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Friday: A meeting of members of the Australian Workers Union at captain's Flat this afternoon decided that the members…

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Miners to Decline Work on Holidays Federation Decision

National Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Any directions to miners to work on public holidays or do back Saturday shifts are likely to be ignored in future as a result of a…

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Miners Great Tea Drinkers

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 4

Miners working on low levels at great temperatures drink as much as 40 cups a day, an Australian Tea Bureau poll reveals…

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Settled Threatened Mining Trouble

National Advocate · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: All mine mechanics on the N.S.W. coal fields were advised by their union today to report for work tomorrow morning…

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Mr. Cunningham Is New Coal Authority

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 2

Formerly Industrial Officer for this district, Mr. B. W. Cunningham has been officially advised of his promotion to the…

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Appointment on Coal Reference Board

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

LITHGOW, Monday: Mr. B. W. Cunningham has been appointed as local coal authority and chairman of the Local Reference Board in the…

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Gold Mine Lease

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 7

The Department of Mines, in a letter to Boree Shire Council, drew attention to a gold lease application…

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Coal Losses

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Mine stoppages today caused a loss of about 11,360 tons. Ten mines, including Burwood…

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