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

Mining & the mines, 1952

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Hermitage Only Colliery Idle Today

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 2

Hermitage Colliery is still idle today following Friday's dispute with the management over the timbering of a…

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Five Mines Idle in North

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, This Aft.-- Five mines are idle on the northern field to -day and another is partly manned. Total…

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Japan to Sell Steel in Return for Coal

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 5

NEW DELHI.—Japan will sell to India a major portion of her surplus steel in return for Indian coking coal manganese…

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Britain's First Gold Medal of the 1952 OLYMPICS Jeanette Altwegg Wins Figure Skating Title

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 5

Miss Jeanette Altwegg, 21-year-old world, European and British champion, gained Britain's first Gold Medal in the sixth Winter Olympic Games at Oslo by winning the women's figure skating title…

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Engineers' Rail Strike Affects Local Coal Lift

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 2

Striking fitters and turners at Eveleigh and Enfield, threatening to paralyse the State's rail system, today hit western district mines. Because of shortages of empty rail trucks…

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Accidents at Collieries

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 2

Two Steelworks Colliery miners and a Lithgow Valley Colliery miner were injured in accident's yesterday…

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Western Mines Continuing To feel Strike Impact

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 2

Western district mines are in danger of being thrown idle because of the strike of rail fitters and turners at Eveleigh and Enfield. Mining authorities said today this was because…

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Canowindra Football Club Wants Gold Cup for Challenge Trophy

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 4

The Canowindra Football Club has sent a circular to all clubs in Group XI urging them to support the Canowindra Club in its fight to have the Jack Hore Gold Cup put back…

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Britain's First Gold Medal of the 1952 OLYMPICS Jeanette Altwegg Wins Figure Skating Title

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 1

Miss Jeanette Altwegg, 21-years-old world, European and British champion gains Britain's first Gold Medal in the sixth Winter Olympic Games at Oslo by winning the women's figure skating title…

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Much Coal Is Dumped

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 2

With all mines and open-cuts reported working, western coal productipn to-day was expected…

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All Western Mines Work

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 2

Today being a qualifying day for the Easter holiday period and also pay day, all western mines and open cuts (and…

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Boxer’s Gold Belt Taken From Case

Central Western Daily · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 13

LONDON Thursday— The £1500 stg. solid gold Lonsdale Belt won by British lightweight champion Don Cockell, was…

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Coal Mine for Red Cross

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 2

Among all its other varied interests, the Red Cross Society has now inherited a coal mine. It is part of the estate of…

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Good Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 1

For the second working day this week all western mines and open-cuts were reported working today…

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Western Mining Personalities

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 4

The screens at Lithgow Valley are well looked after, with Jack Anthes and his son Neil on hand to do the hard work, says the current issue of the "Coal Miner."…

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Seven Mines Idle Over 'Whistle Blowing' Episode

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 2

Seven western undertakings were reported idle today as a protest against the Cobar Tunnel manager yesterday "blowing the whistle" while the employees held a pit-top meeting…

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Big Mines Idle On 'Whistle Blowing' Episode

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 2

Four western collieries. State Mine, Lithgow Valley, Wallerawang and Invincible, were reported idle today as a protest against the "blowing of the whistle" by the Cobar Tunnel manager last…

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More Mines Idle On Western Coalfields

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 3

Substantial coal losses resulted on the western field today when two of the biggest open cut areas, Western Main and Commonwealth, were reported [?]…

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Amendment On Coal Mining Legislation

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-- The Federal Government will consider proposals to amend industrial legislation dealing with…

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Three Mines Idle To-day

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 2

Renown Extended Colliery, mentioned in yesterday's court as the mine where the veterinary surgeon disagreed…

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