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

Mining & the mines, 1952

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Gold Weather to Continue

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 2

General Districts: Further showers on the highlands an dislopes, heavy at times, cool to cold, with scattered frosts along the highlands. [?]…

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Huge Deficit Shown by Lithgow's State Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 1

Reasons for the policy of adopting stringent economies at the State Mine, where the employment position is very uncertain at present were made clear today when the Minister for Mines (Mr. J. Arthur), revealed that the Lithgow State Mine had been run at a loss of £35,100119 for…

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Big Gold Theft £12,000 Parcel Missing

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 3

KALGOIRLIE, Tuesday: The mystery theft of a box of gold bullion valued at £12,000 from the platform of the Kalgoorlie railway station…

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Mass Education Campaign in the Gold Coast

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 6

In the Western Province of the Gold Coast the member of the Winneba Youth Club recently organised a series street-by-street literacy classes as their contribution to the mass education campaign now being held in the Gold Coast…

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How-To-Vote Cards And Miners' Poll To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1952 · page 4

Sir.--Concerning the how-to-vote cards in the recent miners' ballot for a delegate to the management board I have…

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Agreement On Miners' Long Service Leave

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 2

Officials on the Joint Coal Board, Miners' Federation and colliery proprietors agreed at a conference…

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District Mining Expert For Rum Jungle Post

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 1

Under a cloak of top secrecy, imposed by the Commonwealth anti-espionage on activities in the area, a district mining expert will be Sown to Rum Jungle early next week for a high level…

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Dismantlement of Gold Mining Dredge and Plant

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 November 1952 · page 12

The work of dismantling the gold mining bucket dredge and gold recovery plant at…

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Speedy Settlement of Mine Dispute

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 1

A domestic issue at Ivanhoe Colliery, Portland took district officials to the mine this morning but the dispute…

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Track Gallops Fox Gold Fast In Sprint Trial

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--In a trial at Randwick this morning Fox Gold, who won at his last start, sprinted in brilliant fashion to leave three furlongs behind in 38¼…

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Sydney's Gas Coal Supplies Threatened

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Sydney's gas coal supply is threatened by the continuation to-day of a dispute…

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Stolen Gold Recovered Two Men - Charged

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1952 · page 2

PERTH Tuesday: At Kalgoorlie today - police arrested two men and charged them with the theft of a steel box containing about £14,000 worth…

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Cherry Crop Is ‘Gold Mine’ Prospects For The Season

Central Western Daily · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 2

A normal crop of cherries in Orange and district this year was expected to yield about 250,000 quarter cases, worth at least £200,000, District Fruit Officer, Mr. E. C. Whittaker, said yesterday. Only two per cent of the total crop was damaged by rain last…

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Big Coal Loss Northern Strike

National Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A dispute over 1-16th inch in the diameter of a drill hole had lost 13,000 Was of Gas coal, and thrown 2500 men idle,…

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Miners Still Stay Down

National Advocate · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Miners on a stay down strike at Great Greta colliery on the Northern coalfields, tonight re-affermed their decision to…

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Service Leave Considered By Miners' Lodge

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 1

Aimed at working out ways and means of applying long service leave to district mines, a meeting of lodge…

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Re- Election of Mr. Mara As Miners' President

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 1

Opposed by two other candidates, the retiring president, Mr. E. Mara, of Portland, scored a comfortable…

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Nine Mines Idle in Sympathy with Stayput Strikers

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Aft.-- More than a thousand men in nine northern coal mines today struck in sympathy…

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No Policy Change On Extraction Of Pillar Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- A spokesman for tile Miners' Federation said today that the union would not change…

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Mining Applications

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 2

The following Warden's Court applications were granted by Mr. Dash, SM, at yesterday's sitting of the Bathurst Court: Aureus Mining…

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