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

Mining & the mines, 1952

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Demand for Coal Double Shift for Mines

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The coal industry should work two shifts instead of one to provide other industries with coal urgently required for…

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Wolfram Thefts "Black Gold" Racket

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 4

DARWIN, Tuesday: Theft of Wolfram—black gold—is increasing in Tenant Creek district. Thieves are finding it more…

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Little Impression Yet Made On Huge Coal Stacks

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 1

Now well under way the emergency coal-lift form the western field so far has handled many thousands of tons previously stacked at grass at Commonwealth, Ben Bullen, Renown Siding and Western Main…

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Smaller Coal Lift

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 2

All four loading points, Commonwealth, Renown Siding, Ben Bullen and Western Main, handled…

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Western Mining Personalities

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 4

The November December issue of "Coal Miner" has the following interesting paragraphs relating to western…

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Another Good Coal Lift

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 2

Another good working day at Commonwealth loading screens yesterday increased the daily…

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Gold Output Below PreWar Level

National Advocate · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: Gold production for the first ten months of last year Increased by 1.3 percent on the 1950 figure…

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New Outlook on Mining Following Record Year

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 5

In addition to creating new production records during 1951, western miners enjoyed their most successful year, gaining more benefits than ever before and with the few industrial upsets reflecting a new approach to ; arbitration and conciliation…

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We Send Coal To Newcastle !

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 2

"Taking coal to Newcastle," a facetious term broadened to express displeasure at unnecessary actions became an actual fact during the week-end when 300 tons of western open-cut coal was…

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Coal Production Novel Musical Experiment

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: The manager of a colliery in Kent, England, has adopted a novel method of increasing coal production…

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Death Cheated When Coal Train Crashes Car

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

A man and his wife returning from a funeral narrowly escaped death when they were trapped in their car as it was wrecked on a level crossing, at Lidsdale, by a loaded coal train on Saturday…

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Only Half Stacked Coal Will Be Lifted

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 2

With the end of the coal-lift now in sight, indications are that only approximately half the estimated 300,000 tons of open-cut coal stacked at grass on the western field will be moved by Sunday next…

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Britain's Gold And Dollar Losses Staggering

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday. -- Britain's losses in gold and dollar reserves in the fourth quarter of 1951 mounted to 934,000,000 dollars -- the highest loss on record…

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Western Coal Lift Only Half Accomplished

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 2

The coal lift continued yesterday when the Railway Department transported an additional 7,354 toils from district sidings to Sydney. During the miners' holiday, the department has been…

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Western Coal Lift

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 2

With only four days remaining before the western coal-lift ended, loading screens yesterday recorded the best…

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Old Iron Mine at Tallawang

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 16

The old iron mine at Tallawang is to be worked shortly by Australian Magnetite Pty. Ltd…

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Western Open Cut Coal Immediate Success at Newcastle

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 2

Claims that western open-cut coal was of low grade quality, barely suitable for electricity generation and the cause for most of the delays to rail traffic were exploded in Newcastle this week…

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Battle of the Gap Taken to Coal Board

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 3

What has come to be known as "the battle of the Wolgan Gap" was advanced another stage at yesterday's Blaxland Shire Council meeting when it was decided to ask the Joint Coal Board for a…

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Lifting Open Cut Coal Will Be 1952 Problem

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 4

Originally scheduled to last until Sunday, the day before the miners resume from their three-weeks' Christmas holidays, the emergency coal-lift on the western field will less…

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No Idle Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.—No. N.S.W. miles were idle to-day, the first working day after the three weeks miners' holiday…

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