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

Mining & the mines, 1950

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U.s. Coal Strike Injunction Sought

National Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 6

WASHINGTON. Thursday: Robert Denham, general counsel of the National Labor relations Board, yesterday asked the Federal Court for an…

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U S. Coal Strike Assumes Large Proportions

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

PITTSBURGH, Friday-- Violence flared up at two pits involved in the coal -minors' strike yesterday when two big strip-mine power shovels,…

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Us. Coal Strike More Violence

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 3

PITTSBURGH. Friday: Violence flared at two pits, involved in the coal miners' strike yesterday. when two Dip strip-mine power shoveLs valued…

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Pillar Coal Case Decision Reserved

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday: Thr Coal iudustry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) has reserved his decision on the coal owntre application for permission to…

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Terrific Rain Floods Open Cut Coal Mines

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

The terrific rain of last week played havoc among the open cut coal mines in the Mudgee line area…

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Miners Fight Miners

National Advocate · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK. Sunday: A group of American miners who rebelled against the United Mineworkers' Union and formed a new union were stoned in…

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Does Ross Speak for Miners?

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 4

Coalminers would not co-operate in the Federal Government's 10-point plan for peace and progress in industry, Mr. Edgar Ross said…

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Shire's Severe Criticism Of Joint Coal Board

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

Any militant industrial action used as an attack on the Joint Coal Board for its failure to carry out its promises to instal coalfields amenities in the Wallerawang-Lidsdale area, would not be unjustified…

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Five Western Mining Undertakings Idle To-day

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

Minor industrial flare-ups on various parts of the western field resulted in five undertakings being reported idle to-day, but in all cases disputes were of a purely local nature and there is little prospect of the stoppages…

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Invincible Colliery Shows Loss

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 2

A nett loss of £6,306 resulted front the year's trading at Invincible Colliery Ltd. After £2,141 depreciation amortisation, and with the debit…

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Man Carried Mine in Bag

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 3

ROME, Monday.— Police who arrested a 63-year-old man in Rome yesterday found he was carrying a land mine and a hand…

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U.s. Coal Strike Continues

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--Pittsburgh district officials of the United Mine- workers Federation failed yesterday to induce more than 60,000 of the…

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Four Western Mines Idle Over Disputes

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 2

Although the week-old dispute at Commonwealth No. 2 was settled at a conference of parties concerned yesterday, four other western collieries idle yesterday were again not working to-day, settlement proposals breaking…

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Gas Straight From Mines British Experiment

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 5

LONDON—Britain is to attempt to produce gas direct from her coal seams without mining…

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Three Western Collieries Still Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 2

Three western collieries which have been idle since Monday were again reported not working to-day, but a fourth resumed production when a local dispute concerning payment of holiday rates was settled…

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Seven Mines Idle

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: With [?]our mines idle in the north, two in the west, and one in the south, NSW output today should be 56,720 to[?] about 2280…

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Coal for Victoria Gas Rationing Averted

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Nearly 400 members of the Waterside Worker, Federation today defied threats of further suspension, marched to the…

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Union Fails to Induce Miners to Work Seven US States Affected

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tuesday—Pittsburgh district officials of the United Mineworkers’ Union failed yesterday to induce nearly 60,000 of 90,000 soft coal miners in seven States to accept the “suggestion” by their president, Mr…

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Shire Coal Board Amenities

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 5

Following is a resume of Coal Board amenities here:--Portland School of Arts: Complete except for shrubs and library…

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Two Western Mines Still Not Working

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 2

Local industrial disputes, at both Invincible arid Hassan's Walls collieries remained unsettled to-day but Renown Extended, which was…

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