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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 9 of 25

Memories of a £12,000 Gold Nugget : Hubert, Ryan’s Story (As told to Mr.' R. C. Sheridan, President of the Orange Historical Society)

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 7

“I read in the ‘C.W. Daily’ that you had a trip to Hill End and Tambaroora,” said Hubert Ryan…

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Coal Output Continues High

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 2

One of the smallest collieries on the western field, Haystack, at Clandulla, was reported idle today because of a dispute involving the transfer of miners from one working place to another…

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Funeral Mining Stoppage Likely in Queensland

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, This Aft.--The Queensland Executive of the Miners' Federation at a meeting In Ipswich…

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Races Subordinate to Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.--Doncaster classic, the St. Leger is to be run on a Saturday, September 13, instead of September…

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Manildra Magazine Manildra Farewells Popular Citizens Mine Host and Hostess of Royal Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Walsh Eulogised Au Revior To Arthur Carter

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 12

Prior to their leaving the district Mr. Tom Walsh and Mr. Arthur Carter, two popular Golf Club members and keen sportsmen were farewelled at an enjoyable gathering…

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Five Mines Resume Port Kembla Dispute

National Advocate · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Miners at five collieries on the South Coast of New South Wales are expected to return to work tomorrow after a refusal to…

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Further Fall In Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 2

A further fall in open-cut production followed this morning when continued wet weather had a deteriorating effect on road systems on the Mudgee-line area…

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Railway Has Difficulty In Handling Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 4

Clearing skies throughout the western field today resulted in an immediate increase in coal production and it was expected that today's combined output would be the highest for some weeks…

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Pillar Coal Extraction Rejected

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 6

The central council of the Miners' Federation, after a three-day debate, yesterday rejected proposals for the…

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Million Tons Of Coal At Grass By Year's End

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 1

With the Miners' working year almost half gone, a steady build-up of coal at grass on the western field resulted in approximately half a million tons of open-cut coal being stacked at…

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All Mines Worked

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 3

All western mines and opencuts were reported working, today when production was assessed at 12,000 gross tons…

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Glen Davis Interest by Coal Owners' Official

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 2

Latest moves in the Commonwealth Government decision to close down the Glen Davis shale oil industry developed in the township yesterday when Mr. J. Gregory-Forster, secretary of the…

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Eight Mines Idle Over Fewer Ban

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 2

With eight western mines idle, there was an extensive coal loss on the western field today when mineworkers refused to handle power generated by staff men at the Lithgow power station…

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13 Miners Killed

National Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 1

At Frugieres in Central France yesterday gas seeping into the workings of a coal mine killed 13 miners Six bodies have been brought to the…

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Another Near Blackout In Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 1

For the third consecutive work day this week, all but four western mines, with independent sources of power…

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Gold Bricks Stolen From Canadian Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 2

MONTREAL, Frid. Thieves used a blow torch to open a vault from which they stole four gold bricks valued at…

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Western Mining Personalities

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 4

An excellent all-round athlete is Rex Johnson, wheeler at Clandulla, who was opening bowler for the Kandos "Colts" this season. His best effort was 5 wickets for 8 against Bylong's…

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Molong Gasworks Sets Example in Use of Wesern Coal

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 1

The switch from Northern to Western coal at Molong gasworks had meant a saving of more than £2/10/-…

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Coal Reserves at Highest Point

Central Western Daily · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday. — Coal reserves in N.S.W. are at their highest point since the war. More than 800,000 tons are…

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Gold Bricks Stolen Theft from Vault

National Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 2

MONTREAL, Friday: Thieves used a blow torch to open a vault from which they stole four gold stricks valued at 1[?]0,000 dollars in a daring…

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