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

Mining & the mines, 1950

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Coal Lift Resumed

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 2

Mine workers engaged in the coal lift on the western field to-day commenced the second week of the miners' three weeks' Christmas…

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Britain Passed 1949 Coal Target

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Tues.-- Britain's 1949 deep mine coal target of 202,000,000 tons has been passed. The Minister for Fuel and Power,…

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Russian Plans to Mine Uranium in Germany

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.-- Russian engineers have begun drilling tests for uranium deposits at two places in the Harz Mountains in Central…

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Joint Coal Board Plans for Film Education

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 3

The Joint Coal Board has completed its programme of assisting all public schools in predominantly coal-mining areas to secure 16 m.m…

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Coal Output to Be Boosted by Modern Machines

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 2

To help the Joint Coal Board to achieve its aim of increasing output in New South Wales by 28,000 tons a day, some of the most modern…

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Coal Target Passed U.K. Figures

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday: Britain's 1949 deep mined cool target of 202,000,000 tons has been passed. The Minister of Fuel and Power, Mr. Gaitskell,…

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Lack of Northern Coal Delaying Passenger Trains

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Garside, warned to-day that train services throughout the State may be…

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U.K. Coal and Steel Output High Levels LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 2

British coal miners last month achieved the highest shift output since well before the war. Overall production per shift, including labor…

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Lithgow Coal for Newcastle

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday Coal was brought to Newcastle from Lithgow to-day to enable the Railway Department to complete its, lift of…

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Giant Shovel "Eats" Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 3

Pressed into use to load opencut coal at Commonwealth No. 2, the huge Lima shovel assembled by Army units during the…

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Coal From Africa S.A. Order

National Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Wednesday: The Premier (Mr. Playford) announced to day that the State Government had decided to import by immediate order…

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Unsuitable Coal for Railways Train Services May Be Dislocated

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Railways Commissioner, Mr. Garside, said today that train services are likely to be dislocated…

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Railway Getting Wrong Coal Train Services May Be Affected

National Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Train services are likely to be dislocated in the next fortnight because the railways are being suplied with unsuitable…

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Happy Relations at Donnybrook Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 3

The harmony that existed between the management, staff and men was something of which all could be proud, said Mr. L…

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Northern Miners Resume

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon. --No industrial disputes were reported today, when 12,000 miners on the northern field returned to -work after…

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Northern Miners To Resume Today

National Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Sunday: The homeward trek of mineworker and their families from sea and lakeside resorts in the Newcastle area reached its…

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Gold From the Atom

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

Atomic, scientists have solved the ancient problem " of alchemy by changing mercury into gold, states a message from Chicago…

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Callide Coal Trial Shipment for Victoria

National Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday: A trial shipment of Callide coal for Victoria is being loaded onto the collier Dunlozer at Gladesville in Queensland…

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Joint Coal Board Grant For Portland Sewerage

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

Further grants to the north and west have been made by the Joint Coal Board towards amenities in the various centres, including £6,400 to forward the installation of sewerage at Portland and £300 to the Lithgow Pipe…

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Miners Resume

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. No industrial disputes were reported today when 12.000 miners on northern coalfields returned to work after three weeks…

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