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

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Fifteen-year Plan to Modernise Coal Production London, Sunday: A £635,000,000 plan to increase British coal output and reduce costs has been proposed by the Notional Coal Board

National Advocate · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 3

BRITAIN'S ALL-JET BOMBER: The "Canberra" B. Mk. 11. Britain's first jet bomber, the "Canberra" B. Mk. 11 is now going into quantity production for Bomber Command. The "Canberra" B. Mk. 11. in performance and bomb carrying capacity, has proved…

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Western Coal Lift Maintains Tempo

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

With the coal lift working steadily and sufficient trucks on hand to maintain the loading tempo, up to 6,000 tons of open…

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History Is Made Bathurst Gold Centenary

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 1

There is no doubt that the 50th anniversary of the Federation marks an important milestone in the history of Australia. The discovery of…

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Railways' Big Job in Coal Transport

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 5

Faced with the pressing problem of moving increased coal tonnages to keep pace with the development of the western held, the Railway Department last month! handled a record number of 60 trains each with a load of 1,500 tons…

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Contract Mining Proposed for C!en Davis--"Industry Never Had Chance"

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 2

A proposal that miners at the Glen Davis shale oil works should work on contract rates to keep the plant open will be put before the Commonwealth Government. A refinery expert at Glen Davis said contract work…

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Britain Has Coal Shortage

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.--Britain's railways are planning to cut train services because of the acute coal shortage…

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Jubilee of Australian Gold

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 2

Edward Hammond Hargraves, who had a sheep holding on the Bathurst plains, went to California in search of gold in 1849, and although…

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Coal Shortage in U.K. Cuts in Rail Services

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: British railways are planning to cut train services because of the acute coal shortage. This announcement follows Prime Minister…

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Gold Beau Won Easily

Central Western Daily · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 12

Beaten narrowly on the second day of the OJC New Year meeting, Gold Beau scored an easy win in the Maiden Handicap at…

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Glen Davis Controversy Miners Stand Firm SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 3

The Federal E[?] of the Minister Federation would apport any action by NSW western numers to prevent the closure of the Glen…

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Miners' Executive Prepared To Act On Glen Davis Issue

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 2

Industry throughout Australia may be eventually paralysed by miners and other unionists if the Government closes the oil town of Glen Davis. Storm clouds are gathering in the industrial field as the…

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Gold Centenary

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 2

At a meeting of the Bathurst Gold Centenary Celebrations Committee in the Council Chambers last night a sub-committee comprising the…

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Miners Threaten Stoppage Protest Meetings

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: A stoprJage' of all NSW coal mnies is threatened as a result of the Federal Government's decision to close the…

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Claims Western Coal Causing Bunnerong Breakdowns

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 5

A Royal Commission should be appointed to inquire into coal supplies to Bunnerong power station, Councillors C. Biggers and J. O…

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Red Directive to Miners

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 3

LONDON. Tuesday: A new Communist directive for miners in "capitalist" countries throughout the world has been issued by the World…

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New Red Directive for Miners

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday.— A new Communist directive for miners in “Capitalist” countries throughout the world has been issued by…

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Statement By Western Miners' Executive

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 2

Apart from its value a a defence project, the Glen Davis shale oil plant comprised one of Australia's great peacetime industries and the production of oil was just as important to peaceful economic activity as it was to the preparations for war…

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Tribunal Moves To Avert Threatened Coal Strike

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 2

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) has called a conference of mining unions and mine company representatives for 10 a.m. Moday to prevent the threatened general coal stoppage in N.S. Wales over the proposed closure of…

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Miners Warned On Benefits

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 5

The chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board, Mr. F. H. Gallagher, said yesterday that the public could not reasonably…

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Poor Quality Coal Bathurst Gas Manager's Report

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

In a report to Bathurst Council last night the gas manager, Mr. Friend, said: "In December I verbally reported to the lighting committee that…

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