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

Mining & the mines, 1952

493 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 25

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…

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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…

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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…

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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)…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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