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

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Coal Crisis Fadden's Visit SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

The Acting Prime Minister (Mr Fadden) will visit Sydney tomorrow to discuss local developments in the coal crisis with Federal Ministers…

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Mine Leaders Meet Today Review of Strike Plans

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Miners' central council in Sydney tomorrow will decide whether to go ahead with plans for one day weekly stoppages on the…

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Gold Centenary Philatelist Awaits Bathurst Celebrations

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

The forthcoming [?] the centenary of the [?] of [?] on the Bathurst Plain r[?]used [?] interest. On the initiative of the [?]…

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Coal Board Amenities: Decision To Continue But On Reduced Scale

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

Plans for the continuance of Joint Coal Board amenities schemes on a scale within the financial compass of Lithgow City Council were submitted to last night's Council meeting by the Mayor, Ald. W. Black, in a special minute…

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Coal Board Trophy Shoot

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

Owing to the holidays and rain, no shooting has been held since Christmas. Next Saturday, however, the Coal…

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Britain Short of Coal

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday: Britain this year has burned one million tons more coal than she had produced and stocks are falling faster than usual, it is…

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Coal Crisis Council Orders Stoppage

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Central Council of the Miners Federation today decided to call one day a week stoppages of…

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Miners’ Arms— “Straw on the Roadway”

Central Western Daily · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 3

This hotel stands at the corner of Summer and Curran Streets —near Robertson Park. Patrick Kenna held the licence for…

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Street Banner Request Gold Centenary Celebrations

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5

Bathurst Gold Centenary Committee applied to Bathurst Council last night for permission to suspend to the level of the street light standards,…

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Order Defied: Miners To Hold 1 - Day Stoppages

Central Western Daily · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Coal Miners’ Federal Council decided late today that one-day stoppages each week in the Australian coal industry would start next week…

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One Day Weekly Coal Stoppage--Federal Government To Act

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

Serious repercussions are likely to follow the decision yesterday of the central council of the Miners' Federation to call one-day-a-week strikes, beginning next week. The decision to hold the weekly stoppages was made by nine votes to six-- representing a victory for the Communist members of the council and their supporters…

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Lithgow Valley Colliery Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

For the first time this week, a western mine was reported idle to-day because of an industrial dispute which proved to be of a…

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Fadden Warns Miners

National Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: In a statement tonight the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) warned the miners' leaders of what steps the Commonwealth would…

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Miners’ New Threat

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Central Council of the Miners’ Federation has threatened that any…

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Railway Coal Position Deteriorating

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

In Sydney yesterday the Railway Department announced that the coal shortages had been responsible for the department refusing trains for six railway picnics. Representatives of the railway picnic committee covering the…

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Gold Centenary Queen Competition

National Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

The queen competition on the occasion of the Bathurst Gold Centenary Celebration, arranged by the organiser, Mr. Mervyn D. Tobin,…

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Stop Press Miners' Stoppage on

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Central Council of the Miners' Federation announced this afternoon that a one-day stoppage will be held on all coalfields next…

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Burraga Blue and Gold Ball

National Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

A large attendance is expected at the Burraga Blue and Gold Ball to be held in the Burraga Hall tonight. The winner of the Tour of Tasmania…

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Miners Threaten Two-day Stoppages Fadden Talks of "Strong Action"

National Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: A threat was made by the Miners' Central Council today to increase nation-wide coal stoppages to two a week if legal action were taken against the unions' leaders…

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Coal Crisis Stoppages to Operate Next Month

National Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: This afternoon the Miners' Federal Council in Sydney announced that there would be a general stoppage in…

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