Glen Davis "Stayput" Miners Create Record
Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 2
All 52 striking miners at Glen Davis this morning established a new record for "staying put" in an underground protest stoppage and celebrated the occasion by saying that they were still prepared to remain down for an indefinite period until such time as the Federal Government reviewed its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glen Davis Protest Miners Appeal to Lord Mayor
National Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 2
LITHGOW, Wednesday: Mass meetings on the western coalfields today decided to ask the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald O'Dea) to call a big…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severance of Link with Early Mining History
Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 4
In last Saturday's Herald was a notice stating that Lieut. Colonel William K. S. Mackenzie, D.S.O., who was admitted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mines Minister Favors Pillar Coal Extraction
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 1
LONDON, Friday.--The New South Vales Minister of Mint's and Immigration (Mr. J. C. Arthur)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Board Criticised for Planning Delays
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 6
Even after three years nothing had been done by the Joint Coal Board to make land available at Wallerawang for building and general purposes and the position was most unsatisfactory,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Atom Power May Replace Coal As Fuel
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 1
LONDON, Friday.--Britain may have an atom power station using nuclear reactors instead of coal to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Coal Scheme Minister's Comment
National Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1952 · page 3
LONDON, Friday: New South Wales Minister of Mines and Immigration, J. c. Arthur, said in Wales that he thought the South Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. J. C. Arthur Inspects Mine
Central Western Daily · Saturday 14 June 1952 · page 5
LONDON, Friday.—New South Wales Minister of Mines and Immigration, Mr. J. C. Arthur, said in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Seek Rise U.K. Demand
National Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1952 · page 3
LONDON, Friday: Bathurst 700,000 coalminer are to [?] immediately [?] of 30 a [?] would co[?] the Stack-owned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Interesting History of State Coal Mine
Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 4
When "strange influences" halted the driving of the original tunnel for the State Coal Mine in Lithgow, shortly after World War I., it was the then Member for Hartley and N.S.W. Premier,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Specialised Service For Mine Transport
Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 2
International Harvester Company, of Chicago, plans to locate a branch of its organisation in Lithgow to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stop Press Mass Miners' Stoppage Likely on Glen Davis
Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 2
The Central Council of the Miners' Federation met in Sydney this afternoon to consider a recommendation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Output Cut by Bad Road Conditions
Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 3
Worsening conditions in flooded open-cuts on the western coalfield to-day resulted in a further production loss, but all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.S.W. Mining Company Honors District Official
Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 2
An informal gathering of the staff was hold at the office of the N.S.W. Mining Company on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Coal Loss Today
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 2
SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Fifty-three mines are idle on the Southern and Western coalfields to-day in protest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Protest On Oil Works Closure
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 2
The mass stopwork meetings of mineworkers throughout the western field today carried another protest resolution condemning the Federal Government for its decision to close down the Glen Davis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Officials See Him on Earth Equipment
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 4
Representing Industrial Sales and Service (N.S.W.) Pty. Ltd., and Armstrong-Holland Pty. Ltd., latest firms to take an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kerosene Vale Miners Waiting for Direction
Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 2
Pending the outcome of a hearing by the. Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher), 59 dismissed employees…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Outspoken Declaration by Coal Board Chairman
Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 1
SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--The Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. S. F. Cochran) said last night he believed if the Miners' Federation would agree to meet proprietors and the Joint Coal Board a "stabilised and prosperous industry for all" could be planned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plenty of Gold Between Dubbo and Goolma
Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 15
"These, fellows that go out rabbiting instead of prospecting, are just plain silly; "said 88-years-old Mr. W. G…
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