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

Mining & the mines, 1950

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Coal Dust Menace Experts at Sydney Conference

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday Medical experts from 12 countries now attending the International Labor conference in Sydney will go down three coal mines…

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Big Coal Loss 14 Mines Idle SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 7

Fourteen coal mines idle or partly idle in NSW today lost output of nearly 13,000 tons. All but two of the mines (Bellbird…

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Small Loss on State Mine

National Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: In an annual report, tabled in State Parliament on the Lithgow State mine, showed the output had been affected by labor…

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Ultimatum by Western Miners' Federation

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 6

The Western Miners' Federation Board of Management will he called together to decide what action will - be taken against…

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New Coal Deposits Corowa Area

National Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Mining authorities hold out great hopes for the newly-discovered coalfields near Corowa in the Murray River region…

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Plans for Production Increase at State Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 2

Biggest single producer on the western field, the State Mine will shortly increase production by 1,000 tons daily and bring a new mechanized section into operation. This was announced yesterday by the Director of State…

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Stop-work Meeting in Open-cut Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 6

At Monday night's meeting of the Portland sub-branch of the F.E.D.F.A. it was decided to call a special meeting of F.E.D.F.A…

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Western Miners' Federation Moves To Reinstitute Area Committees

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 2

On the eve of the hearing of the Northern Colliery Owners' application for variations to the award governing annual leave and statutory holidays, the Western Miners' Federation executive met to-day and directed that pit-top…

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Reds Revalue Rouble on Gold Basis LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 2

Russia yesterday revalued her rouble against sterling and United States dollar—placing it on a gold basis…

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Gold "Bubble" Offer 12/- in £ for Shareholders

National Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: Claude Albo De Bernales, 13 year old head of the £8,500,000 Australian gold, "bubble" has made an offer of £125.000 strling to…

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More Coal Losses 18 Mines Idle SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

Eighteen mine idle or partly idle in NSW today caused a loss of 11.720 tons of coal This makes a total of nearly 54.000…

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Gold Centenary

National Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

A meeting to discuss the gold centenary celebrations in April next year will be held at the Bathurat Town Hall tonight, commencing at 8. This was…

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New Mines at Burragorang

Central Western Daily · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Director of State Coal Mines, Mr. Baddeley, said today that the Government would open three…

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U.s. Coal Crisis Dig List of Unemployed

National Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday: The nation's stockpile of coal last night was reported to be down to four million tons which is equivalent to two…

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Three Mines Idle To-day Following Pit Top Meetings

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

Following this morning's pit-top meetings, held throughout the western field, three collieries were idle as a protest against the coal owners' application for varied annual leave conditions and holiday awards…

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Two Gold Rushes to the Ophir (By William Folster)

Central Western Daily · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 9

Next year the centenary of the discovery of gold at Ophir in 1851 will be celebrated…

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Truman to Take Over U.S. Coal Mines Onion Acquitted of Contempt Charges Washington

National Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 2

John L. Lewis's powerful United Mine Workers Union has been found not guilty of civil and criminal contempt of court charges in failing to persuade the Nation's 375,000 soft coal miners to resume…

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Gold Centenary Celebrations

National Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 2

At a meeting held last night it was resolved that the Bathurst executive' meet the Orange executive for further discussion as to the ways and…

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Big Coal Shortage Imports Urged

National Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday. The president of the A.C.T.U. (Mr. Monk) say that by 1953 Australia will be producing more coal than It can use…

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Coal Strike Crises In United States

Central Western Daily · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Friday. — John L. Lewis’s powerful United Mine Workers’ Union has been found not guilty of civil and criminal contempt of court charges in failing to persuade the nation’s 375,000 soft coal…

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