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

Mining & the mines, 1950

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Invincible Colliery Is Still Not Working

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

Western miners commenced the week with local stoppages at five undertakings, but only one, that at Invincible, remained unsettled to-day. During the latter part of last week disputes developed at…

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Pensions, Coal and Holidays

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

Secretary of the Western Miners' Federation (Mr. J. H. King) returned to Lithgow last night after, attending: the conference; of Federatiori…

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U.S.A. Coal Strike An Australian's Warning

National Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

WASHINGTON Thursday: Australian born Mr. James Boyd. director of the Bureau of Mines, today told the Se[?] Labor Committee that because…

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AVERTED Maitland Miners' Strike

National Advocate · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A threatened Stoppage on Tuesday of all coal mines on the Couth Maitland fields was averted tonight by a decision at a rank…

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Coal Board Executive Replies To Show Exhibit Criticism

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--The assistant secretary of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. J. G. Murphy, denied to-day that the Board had spent £40,000 on a model of a mechanised mine which is to be one of the exhibits at the…

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Truce Sought in U.s. Coal Mining Deadlock

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.-- President Truman yesterday called for a 70-day truce in the coal mining deadlock…

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Cobar Tunnel Colliery Idle As Protest

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 4

Protesting against the delay in the increase of tonnage rates in the western district and the installation of a power borer,…

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Mine Rescue Men Seek Improved Conditions

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 6

Mine res[?]ne men had received more calls to mines recently because of the increasing danger of spontaneous combustion, Mr…

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U.S.A. STRIKE 91 Miners Out

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 3

PITTSBURGH, Tuesday: Over 91,000 coal miners yesterday refused to return to work in the soft coal mines. The strikers have closed all major…

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Miners' President "Misinformed" on Show Exhibit Cost

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

Commenting on the criticism levelled at the Joint Coal Board for supposedly making £40,000 available for an exhibit at Lithgow Show, the committee president (Mr. R. Livingstone) to-day expressed appreciation for the part the Board is playing…

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Coal Board Trophy Tennis Tournament

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 2

Consistent, rather than brilliant tennis, marked the three day Coal Board trophy tournament conducted last week-end…

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State Mine on One-day Protest Stoppage

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 1

Dissatisfied with the delay in hearing claims for increased tonnage rates, employees of the State Mine returned home this…

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Coal Short Serious Position at Bathurst Gasworks

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 2

The failure of the gas supply in Bathurst within a few days was claimed at last night's meeting of Bathurst Council by the gas manage Mr…

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27 Mines Idle Heaviest Loss Since Strike SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 3

NSW registered its biggest daily coal loss today since the general strike ended last year. Twenty seven mines were idle for…

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U.S.A. Coal Strike 70-day Truce Called

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: President Truman yesterday called for a 70 day truce in the coal mining deadlock…

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Early History of Invincible Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 6

Shareholders in Invincible Colliery, Ltd., have received a brochure, describing and illustrating the new mechanical…

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Danger of Mine Rescue Work

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 4

The work of mine rescue stat attendants was the most hazard and most unhealthy in coal min[?] said George Clarence Feather[?]…

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Coal Output High Despite Stoppages

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

Despite a one-day stoppage at the State Mine and the continued stoppage at Invincible, the four working days of this week…

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Miners' Retiring Age Union Officials Withdraw

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY. Thursday: In Sydney Miners' Federation officials today withdrew from the hearing by the Coal Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) of an…

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Joint Coal Board Loader at Show

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 5

This is one of the Joint Coal Board exhibits at the Lithgow Show. It is an 11BU Joy Loader. This 10½ - ton machine is capable of loading up to eight tons of coal a minute. The average-loading speed is four tons a minute. The giant gathering arms at the front of the machine scoop the coal on to the conveyor, which has a 45 degree swing on either side…

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