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

Mining & the mines, 1953

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Mining Case Adjourned

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1953 · page 2

A Warden's Court application Dy Edward Charles Tobin for authority to enter the property or the estate of the, late Denis Tobin, occupied by Mrs. D…

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Mine Resumes

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1953 · page 4

John Darling colliery resumed production today. The mine had been idle since April 1, following the dismissal of the…

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Dismissals At Two Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1953 · page 2

Impending dismissals at two district undertakings were discussed at today's meeting of the Western Miners' Federation…

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Yeoval Voice Rugby League: Yeoval Tired After Gold Cup Match, But Beat Cudal 37-5

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 9

A tired Yeoval team on Sunday defeated Cudal by 37 points to five at the Yeoval Showground. The team showed evidence…

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Western Mining Personalities

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 3

A formidable figure in the boxing ring, round about 1.929, was Steelworks Colliery's new ambulance man Jim Goodwin, who has taken over Brownie's job after spending 25 years on the coal…

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Mine Host's Gesture

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 2

The tinkle of cash registers was absent from afternoon trading at the New Park Hotel yesterday when mine host. Ccc Brown "shouted for the boys"…

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Mining Application

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 2

A Warden's Court application by Lucknow Alluvials, no liability; for authority to enter the property of Peter B. Chapman, was granted by…

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Mining Figures Improve

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 3

Yesterday's coal output of 68,000 tons in N.S.W. mines was the highest daily, figure this, year, said a spokesman for the…

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Support For State Mine Appointment

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 2

The position, of Director of State Coal Mines was one of great responsibility, the Acting Minister for Mines (Mr…

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Mining Engineers Elect Officers

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 2

The fifth annual meeting of the Central Western (N.S.W.) branch of the Australasian Institute of Mining and…

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Enormous Future for Gasified Western Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 3

A month or two ago the "Mercury" announced that coal from the western field can now be gasified, using a new process of high - pressure gasification which may, in the long run, cheapen the cost of gas to the consumer and at the same time lessen Sydney's complete dependence on…

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Our Best Week at the Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 2

Dismissal notices issued Huon No. 1 employees terminated today and Western Miners' Federation officials estimate that an additional five members will be seeking jobs on Monday…

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Agents for Sale of Coal Board's Plant

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 4

The Joint Coal Board, which is trying to dispose of £3 million worth of surplus earth- moving machinery, has appointed two private firms as agents to sell the plant on commission…

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Mine Idle in North

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, This Afternoon.--Aberdare colliery was the only idle mine on the northern coalfields today for…

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Miners Incensed Over Ballot Allegations

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tues.--The Northern District Secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. J. Appleton, said tonight that a…

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Pillar Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 5

The chairman of the Combined Colliery Proprietors' Association, Mr. E. E. Warren, said yesterday that…

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Deputies Stage Stoppage At State Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 3

For the first time for about four years, deputies at the State Mine came out this morning in a one-day protest stoppage against the management's alleged refusal to employ an additional deputy…

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Record Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 4

Coal production in N.S.W. during the week ending July 25 was 330,784 tons--a record for this year…

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Compensation for Old Mine Injuries

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 6

The Acting Premier (Mr. R. J. Heffron) said yesterday that Cabinet would introduce legislation to increase the…

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Dismissal Notice for State Mine Manager

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 2

For reasons not yet publicly disclosed the State Mine Control Board had yesterday dismissed the manager of the State Mine (Mr. R. V. A. Johnson). The dismissal announcement was made…

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