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

Mining & the mines, 1952

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Lithgow proud but not surprised at—MARJORIE’S 2nd Olympic Games Gold Medal

Central Western Daily · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 1

News of Marjorie Jackson’s 200 metres victory and her second Olympic gold medal was received with pride, hut not surprise, by the people of her home town, Lithgow…

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Injured at State Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 2

Lithgow strongman Mr. Bill Coleman, of Mort-street, sustained a fractured left foot, while working at the State…

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Plan For Overcoming Domestic Coal Problem

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 2

Where domestic coal was urgently required in the city arrangements would be made for its immediate delivery, provided consumers were prepared to pay the cost from a particular colliery…

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Visit by Coal Board Chief and Minister

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 2

Chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. S.F. Cochran, accompanied by Senator W.H. Spooner,…

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Minister Sees Coal Dumped Near Lithgow

Central Western Daily · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 1

LITHGOW, Wednesday.— At Christmas, 100,000 tons of coal will be lying in dumps on the Western…

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Huge Quantity of Coal at Grass

National Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 6

LITHGOW, Wednesday: The Minister for National Development, Mr. Spooner, said today that in a tour of the Western coalfields in NSW he…

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Plane Could Carry Coal Freighter Service

National Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A new British heavyweight plane, the Universal Freighter, could be used to shift coal at grass in Australia said Mr…

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Anniversary Of Mt. Kembla Mine Disaster

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 2

While a mining expert was arguing that the Mount Kembla mine was "one of the safest" in the world, the…

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Coal Loading Point Guaranteed To Mineworkers

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Aft.-- The anticipated opening of a new coal loading wharf at Balmain next…

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Glen Davis Closure: Miners Accept Government Offer

National Advocate · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: The dispute over the closure of Glen Davis was settled at a public meeting held at Glen Davis, attended by 400 shale…

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Further Gold Medals Depend On Cyclists, Swim Teams

Central Western Daily · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 12

HELSINKI, Thursday (AAP Special). — Australia’s last minute hopes of gaining…

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"Too Many Boot" Miners' Protest

National Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1952 · page 3

LITHGOW, Friday: At Lidsdale to-day 35 workers from the Commonwealth open cut mine staged a new type of strike…

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Trial For Coal Loading Wharf

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 1

Coal from widely scattered points in the Lithgow-Lidsdale area, produced today, will provide a 5,600-ton test load tomorrow for the new coal-loading wharf at Balmain which was…

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Australia’s Record at Olympics Six Gold Meadals

Central Western Daily · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 3

HELSINKI, Sunday (AAP)—Australia’s six gold medals at the 1952 Olympics have won her a palace among the leading world sporting countries says an Associated Press…

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Big Gold Rush at Redbank: Heavy Specimens Discovered

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 8

But you need not put on your running shoes—the rush occurred in 1861! The following message appeared in the "Sydney…

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Protest by Miners Meetings Today

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The central Council of the Miners' Federation today directed Federal members throughout Australia to hold pit-top…

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World Gold C’ships

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 12

CHICAGO, Tuesday. — Eighteen top-ranking overseas golfers will compete from next Thursday…

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Protest Stoppage By Nine Western Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 1

Resulting from pit-top meetings on the western field this morning nine pits were idle and a fourth partially manned as a protest against the application by employers' organisations for a…

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New Mine Opened

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday: At Singleton, the chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. Cochrane, officially opened a fully mechanised mine which has machinery…

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Glen Davis Miners' Tribute

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Central Council of the Miners' Federation today carried, a resolution of thanks for "moral and financial support" given…

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