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

Mining & the mines, 1951

721 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 17 of 37

Men Trapped in Mine at Bathurst

Central Western Daily · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 1

BATHURST, Thursday.— Two miners were rescued by colleagues after lying unconscious for nearly two hours in a…

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Town Tattle Bathurst's Gold Queen

National Advocate · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 4

"Who will be the Bathurst Gold Centenary Queen?" This question has been asked on countless occasions, and only time will provide the answer…

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Union Men Defy Order Many Mines Idle

National Advocate · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: In defrance of an order by Central Coal Reference Board chairman F. H. Gallacher. enginedrivers and firemen held stopwork…

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Men Rescued From Hill End Mine Shaft Gas Fumes Cause Workers' Collapse

National Advocate · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 1

Overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in the New Devon gold mine at Hill End shortly after 8 o'clock yesterday morning, two men narrowly escaped death. Four other men who went to their rescue were also…

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Gold Fort In Flying Win

Central Western Daily · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 10

Gold Fort won his most important race when he won the Flying Handicap at Orange Jockey Club’s…

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Coal by Road Open Cut Proposal

National Advocate · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday: Operators at the Callide open cut coalmine in Queensland, reports inquiries from overseas contractors Interested in…

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Mining Officials To Be Prosecuted

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--The N.S.W. Combined Colliery Proprietors' Association will proceed with the summons…

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Dynamite Fumes Endanger Lives of Hill End Miners; Four Admitted to Hospital

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 11

Four of six men who were gassed by dynamite fumes in the Devon Goldmining Company's mine on the old Hawkins' Hill field at Hill End on Thursday were admitted to hospital…

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Fitting Finale Bathurst Gold Centenary Celebrations Migrant Centre Queen Enthroned a Wonderful Achievement

National Advocate · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 2

Criminating in the coronation of winning Queen on King's Parade on Saturday night, Bathurst Gold Centenary Committee's celebrations terminated on a happy note…

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Two Mines Idle Today

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

Two of the larger collieries in the Lithgow area were idle to-day because of local disputes, the production…

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Northern Miners and Aggregate Meetings

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Northern miners want full reports supplied to district executives before the Miners'…

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Australia's First Gold City

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 4

There have been some misgivings in the public mind recently as to the validity of Bathurst claim to being the first place in Australia associated…

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Gold Subject Of Address To Rotary

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 2

Gold was the subject of an interesting address given to members of Orange Rotary Club last night by a…

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Gold Centenary Celebrations Profit of About £2000 Likely

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 2

Until the expenses for the Gold Centenary celebrations ,are known no decision win be made as to the type of memorial to be erected to…

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Good Day In Western Collieries

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 1

With the return to work yesterday of Lithgow Valley Colliery employees, only the small colliery, Cobar Tunnel, was reported idle on the western field to-day…

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Brick Workshop For Invincible Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 2

Blaxland Shire Council yesterday approved the building of brick workshop and stores premises at Invincible Colliery,…

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Russia Plans Mining War

Central Western Daily · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday. — Viscount Hall, First Lord of the Admiralty, described in the house of Lords last night…

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Gasworks Coal

National Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1951 · page 2

The manager of Bathurst Gas works Mr. Friend, said yesterday that stocks of coal at present at the works were the test for a considerable time. The…

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Qld. Pits Idle Colliery Closing Dispute

National Advocate · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 4

BRISBANE, Sunday: Most of Queensland's 90 coal mines will be idle tomorrow while pit-top meetings discuss the dispute that has kept the…

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State's Coal Output High

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Aft. -- Only three mines are idle in N.S.W. to-day and the 149 mines working are expected to…

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