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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 22 of 25

Portland Area Mines Idle For Six Hour Day

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 3

Apart from mines and open-cuts in the Portland area where mineworkers today celebrated the local, Six…

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A.L.P. to Seek Support On Coal Fields

National Advocate · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: Federal and State Labor Parliamentarians will [?]ess miners in NSD coalmining districts next week-end, an ALP…

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Mining Activity

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 2

The following Authorities to Enter were granted by Mr. Dash, S M., during Warden's sitting of the Bathurst Warden's Court:—Aurous…

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Notices for 84 Men at District Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 2

Eighty lour members of Renown Extended Lodge yesterday received one week's notice of…

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Gold Search Stops Soccer

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 10

A soccer match was stopped in Copenhagen recently to allow the opposing teams to search for…

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District Miners' President's Serious View Of Dismissals

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 4

Promises made earlier this year that there would be no unemployment in the coal mining industry appeared to be "pretty flimsy" in view of the fact that more than 80 employees of Renown Extended on Monday received dismissal notices because of the lack of coal orders, Mr. E. Mara,…

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Campaign for Miners' Federation Positions

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 2

Appealing for the support of A.L.P. Industrial Group candidates at the Miners' Federation ballots at present being conducted, a panel of Labor speakers, at an open-air rally in the park on Sunday…

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Many Miners On Unemployed List

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 2

While Coal Board officials were explaining to Miners' Federation representatives that dismissals on the western field were due to a "tapering-off" in the demand for coal by Victorian consumers, 9,700 tons…

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Ulan C.C. Coal Mining Consultant

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 November 1952 · page 9

The appointment of Mr. A. F. Newman as mining consultant to Ulan County Council has been…

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Coal Trade Confusion Gilbertian Situation

National Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur, declared today that coal trading between Australia and India had…

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Miners' Lodge Makes Protest On Politicians

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 November 1952 · page 5

Prior to beginning work, yesterday afternoon's shift at the State Mine carried a resolution protesting against…

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Blue and Gold Ball at Oberon

National Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1952 · page 6

The Annual Blue and Gold Ball organised by the Oberon branch of C.W.A. once again was a social and financial success and a credit, to…

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Coal Washing Plant for Wallerawang Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 2

Major moves to establish Wallerawang underground colliery as one of the most efficient and up to date coal producers in the Commonwealth were made today when the directors signed a £200,000 contract for the purchase of a complete coal washing and preparation plant…

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Miners' Ballot Closes To-day

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 1

Counting in the Western Miners' Federation ballot, which closed today, is expected to begin on Friday,…

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Miners' Federation Criticised on Renown

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 2

Trenchant criticism of the Western Miners' Federation attitude towards the strike at Renown Extended Colliery, where, he claims, a dispute concerning rates of pay for lorry drivers halted…

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Resumption Of Operations At Ivanhoe Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 2

More than half the employees of Ivanhoe Colliery, Portland, who have been stood down for a number of…

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Alleged Smuggled Gold

National Advocate · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 1

PERTH, Sunday: A Sydney jeweller Boris Weskield, was arrested in Perth today and charged with having failed to satisfy police on how he came into…

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Horse Rescued From Mine Shaft

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 4

FORBES, Monday. The mysterious disappearance of a rugged and hobbled horse from the Forbes district abo[?] ten days ago, was solved at…

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Jafs Will Buy Russian Coal

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 6

Tokyo.—A Japanese trading firm, Okura Shoji, has contracted for imports of 170,000 tons of coal from…

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How-To-Vote Cards In Miners Board Ballot To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 3

Sir,-- As a candidate for the Board of Management of the Western District Miners' Federation, Steelworks, Vale of…

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