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

Mining & the mines, 1953

451 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 23

Huge Coal Loss

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 2

Forty-three Coamines and three railway sidings handling coal were idle in N.S. Wales yesterday because of…

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Mining Matters Adjourned

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 2

By consent a Warden's Court Application by Lucknow Alluvials, no liability, to prospect for sheelite and wolfram on the property of Peter…

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Northern Mines Dispute Red Party Activity

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: In Sydney today a witness told the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) that the John Darling Mine dispute was aimed at…

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To wed Gold Coast native

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 1

MISS PEGGY CRIPPS, 32-year-old daughter if the late Sir Stafford Cripps, is to marry a Gold…

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Mining Personalities On Western Field

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 3

A man who continued to cut coal with his jaw wired for weeks with gold, and platinum; an expert fox shooter whse "bag" last year was 70; a screen overseer with 32 years' service at the…

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Coal Output Lower

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Coal production over the first four months of 1953 reached 4,310,000 tons, compared with 4,648,000 tons for the corresponding…

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Coal Strike Extended South Coast Involved

National Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: South Coast miners have decided to join the "rolling" strikes which will increase the weekly coal loss from at…

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Football: Canowindra Takes Back Gold Cup

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 7

Canowindra football team regained the Jack Hore Gold Cup from Cargo on Saturday last by the narrow margin…

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Gold Bricks Unearthed

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 1

BULOLO, Tuesday: A bulldozer driver on the local goldmining field yesterday made a lucky find when his bulldozer turned up two gold bricks…

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Three Mines Idle Over John Darling

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 2

With the Miners' Federation Central Council due to meet in Sydney to discuss the decision given by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) in regard to the John Darling issue, three western mines were…

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Big Coal Loss 18 Mines Involved

National Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Eighteen mines fale today lost output of more than 13,000 tons of coal. Most of the mines were involved in…

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Rail Loot Found in Old Mine Shafts

Central Western Daily · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 1

Detectives investiga ing a daring robbery of goods on a train between Parkes and Bogan Gate on June 20, have discovered some of the loot in mineshafts near Parkes…

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Coke Coal Output

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 2

Coke coal production at the Bathurst gasworks is higher now than ever before, the manager, Mr. V. Friend stated yesterday. Mr. Friend…

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Many Mines Idle Over John Darling

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 2

Miners employed at eight western collieries this morning stopped work after a series of pit-top meetings in protest against Goal Tribunal Gallagher's decision on the John Darling dispute…

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Tin Mines Close

Central Western Daily · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 4

A few tin mints in Tingha area closed down since the price of tin was decontrolled…

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Mine Manager to Retire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 11

Mr. John Andrew, manager of the Kandos Coomber Alining Co., will retire shortly…

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Miners to Resume Northern Dispute

National Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: The 14 weeks old strike at the BHP's John Darling Colliery, two second biggest mine on the Northern coalfields, is…

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Mine Deputies Certificates

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 5

At the examination for third-class certificates of competency as Mine Deputy under the Coal Mines Regulation Act,…

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Snow Hinders Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 4

Snowfalls which blocked Doctor's Gap-road this morning prevented Vale of Clwydd lorries from reaching the pit-top,…

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Termination of Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 2

Established in 1948 to provide additional revenue for Local' Government authorities in coal-producing areas, the Joint Coal Board grant-in-aid payment of one penny on every ton of coal produced has been terminated from July 1, official advice to this effect having been received by Lithgow…

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