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

Mining & the mines, 1952

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Candidate's Views On Miners Ballot

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 3

For years the Communist Party had maintained its grip on the Miners Federation by insistent demands that there be no "political interference" in federation affairs, even though using the federation as a political…

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Price of Gold May be Increased

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 4

LONDON, Monday: The Commonwealth economic talks with America next year will cover the question of a higher price for gold, international…

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Miner Crushed To Death At Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 2

A miner working near the coal-face at Newcom, Colliery, Wallerawang, was killed late yesterday when part of the stone roof caved in, crushing his body and breaking both legs. He was…

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Foot Broken By Mine Skip

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 1

A Steelworks colliery employee, Mr. C. Sheppeard, of Terrys - lane, sustained a fractured foot in an accident…

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Miners Trapped As Underground Workings Flooded

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 2

MANILA (A.A.P.-Reuters), Tuesday. -- Forty-nine men were trapped 400 feet down in a flooded gold mine…

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Pakistan Interest In Western Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 3

Although he had been reassured concerning the steaming qualities of western N. S. Wales coal, the question of rail freights in this State was causing concern, Mr. M. Nasrullah, head of the Pakistan…

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Western Mining Personalities

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 December 1952 · page 6

The Simpson family is a great institution at Wallerawang Colliery, says the current issue of the "Coal Miner." Headed by Arthur Simpson, machineman and Lodge secretary, with more than…

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Driver Rescued From Burning Coal Truck

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 December 1952 · page 7

Although badly shaken after being hurled from his lorry which exploded in flames when involved in a collision with another heavy vehicle at Cullen Bullen yesterday, a coal haulier…

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Record Coal Output 15 Million Tons

National Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: NSW coalminers finished their year today with a record output of more than 15,000,000 tons, an improvement…

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Vic. State Coal Mine Loss

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 December 1952 · page 2

It is not only in N.S.W. that State-owned industry loses money. The State coalmine, Wonthaggi, Victoria, incurred…

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Wide Majority h Vote For Miners Central Councillor

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 December 1952 · page 4

A former district official and brother to Mr. W. Parkinson, general vice-president of the Miners…

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Mining in Northern Area C.P. Member's Appeal to Government

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 December 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The Country Party Member for Armidale, (Mr. David Hughes), claimed in Sydney to-day that spectacular results could be…

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Pakistan Coal Market Red Challenge

National Advocate · Monday 29 December 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday: The retiring High Commissioner for Pakistan in Australia, Mr. Yusoof Haroon, indicated in Fremantle today that…

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Queensland Coal Vital to Pacific Defence Plan

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 December 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday.--American and Australian enterprises plan to spend more than 60,000,000 dollars (about £26,785,000) on the development of Blair Athol coalfield in Queensland, says the New York Times. The development, making hundreds of millions of tons of Blair Athol coal…

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