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

Mining & the mines, 1952

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U.k. Wins More Coal

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 11

J.K. coal production in the first week of March rose to close on 4,570,000 tons. This figure was reached by U.K. miners…

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Mines Minister to Wed

National Advocate · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday: Miss Marea Quinn who will marry Mines Minister. J. Arthur on May 1, will be a bride in French brocade, but she is keeping…

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Gold Cup Polo "Incidents" Stud Match

National Advocate · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 4

MAITLAND, Sunday: Several incidents occurred today at the polo match for the Australasian Gold Cup at Maitland…

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Wist to Have Clean Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) in Lithgow today began hearing a claim by the…

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Heavy Coal Loss On Western Field

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 2

All but four western mines were reported idle today as a protest against the action of the manager of Invincible Colliery who yesterday ordered the "no- work" whistle to be blown while…

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Four More Mine Protest Stoppages

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 2

Four collieries which worked yesterday while the remainder of the district were idle as a protest against the Invincible Colliery "whistle blowing" incident, held protest stoppages today…

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Queensland Miners on Stay-in Strike

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, This Afternoon.--About 150 miners at Collinsville State coal mine are staging a stay-in strike at the mine. They threaten to stay underground until a dispute…

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Money For Stowage In Collieries

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 4

The Federal and N.S.W. Governments have decided to provide funds for stowage in, mines after the present…

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Western Mining Personalities

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 5

Among the first half-dozen to get their degrees under the Coal Board's scholarship scheme is Ken Findlay, now technical assistant, to State Mine's manager, Mr. Johnson, says the current…

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Monday Is Holiday For Western Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 2

Because the manager was unable to find men to fill a number of special classifications, miners at Renown Extended Colliery returned home this morning, but shiftmen continued to work…

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Western District Nominees For Coal Board

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 5

Three of the five men suggested by a committee as candidates to fill a vacancy on the Joint Coal Board have local connections while a fourth is believed to be a former manager of the…

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Stay-down Strike by Miners Queensland Dispute

National Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 2

BRISBANE. Thursday: Striking miners in North Queensland begun their first night underground 600 feet below the surface in the State…

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New Member of Coal Board

National Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Prime Minister and the Premier of N.S.W. (Mr. Cahill) have agreed on the appointment of Mr. D. T. Brewster to fill…

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Stay-in Strike Second Mine Involved

National Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday: Two hundred miners and ninny women marched to the miners and many women marched to the mine manager's office at Collinsville. North Queensland, today and…

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Stayput Mine Strikers Facing Many Hardships

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, This. Aft.-- Rats and cockroaches are adding to the discomfort of 120 staging a "stay down" strike…

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Mining Warden's Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 2

A suspension of labor conditions on P. L. L. 603. Wiseman's Crock was granted to Thomas James Druiti through his agent. William Dongia…

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Statewide Coal Strike Expected in Queensland

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 2

BRISBANE, This Aft.-- A State wide stoppage of coal mines is expected to follow today's refusal to work by…

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Stay-in Miners Catch Colds Fifth Night Underground

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday: One hundred and 30 men on a stay-down strike at Collinsville mine in North Queensland ore developing an organisation to…

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Good Coal Output To-day

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 2

Ideal working weather on the open-cut held today saw all western undertakings in full production, with good totals also forecast from underground mines…

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Botany Bay As Coal Port Railway Proposal

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The New South Wales Railway Commissioner (Mr. Fraser) said today the possibility of developing Botany Bay (Sydney) as…

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