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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 24 of 25

Twelve Mines in Sympathy Strikes

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon-- Twelve N .S .W. coal mines were idle to -day in protest against dismissals at Great…

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Mine Dispute Spreads 3000 Men Strike

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Almost 3000 mine workers, employed at eight northern and one southern mine, struck today in sympathy with the 27 stay…

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Miners Stand On Dispute At Commonwealth

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 2

Until such time as both shifts at Commonwealth were fully manned with Federation labor and there was no…

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Conference on Miners' Service Leave

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 2

A conference of mine manager's district officers of the Joint Coal Board and mining unions today…

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More Miners Stop "Sympathy" Strikes

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Another big [?]ccal loss occurred today when miners at 11 northern and one southern mine struck in sympathy with 27…

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Agreement Reached On Miners' Service Leave

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 3

Resulting from yesterday's conference between Joint Coal Board district officials, representatives of the Western Colliery Owners' Association, six craft unions and the managements of…

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Most District Mines Are Marking Time

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 2

Most district collieries had indicated that there were no jobs for mineworkers at the present stage and that no more men would be put on Until after Christmas, Mr. E. Mara, district…

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Conference on Dismissals in Mining Industry

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Stay-in strikers at Great Greta mine near Singleton today, sent two delegates to a conference…

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Tribunal's Doubts on Small Mine Owners

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Reluctance of some mine owners to confer on a genuine basis with employees would suggest an indifference to the fate of small collieries, the Coal Industry…

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Coal for Pakistan

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday: When the Pakistan High Commissioner (Mr. Yusuf Haroon) announced today that he had ordered a shipment of 10,000…

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Atomic Power Will Not Replace Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Coal will not be displaced by atomic energy either within the next 10 years or in the foreseeable future if the N.S.W. coal industry can maintain continuity of coal supplies at…

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Coal Major Power Scourge Atomic Developments

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Possibility of atom power being available in Australia in five to 10 years is welcomed by Sydney industrialists, but they…

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Claims Low Grade Coal Production Should Stop

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 4

Production of inferior coal in N.S.W should cease or be severely curtailed, the chairman of the N.S.W. Combined…

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Gold Price Rise Necessary for Sterling Area

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.-- South Africa's Finance Minister (Mr. Erit Louw) told tho Commonwealth Economic…

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Coal Plan Release Urged

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 6

The N.S.W. Minister for Mines, said yesterday he had asked the Commonwealth Government to agree to the release…

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Stabilisation in Coal Industry

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government will take action at once to stabilise conditions in the N.S.W. coal industry, the…

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Vital Vote For Miners Council Representative

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 1

Four candidates, including Mr. E. Menchin (State Mine), who, at his first attempt last year, was defeated by only…

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Western Vote Key To Miners'Control

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 December 1952 · page 2

According to reports from the metropolitan sphere, a split in Left-wing supporters on the western field should result in the Labor Industrial Group candidate (Mr. Em Menchin, State Mine), winning…

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Counter Log Claims By Colliery Owners

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 2

The N.S.W. Combined Colliery Proprietors Association has asked the Coal Industry Tribunal that the result of the hours and wages case, now before the Arbitration Court, be automatically…

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Mining History

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 3

Mr. E. A. Re[?] was the speaker at the monthly meeting of the Orange Historical Society at the Town Hall on Friday night. He spoke on “Mining in…

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