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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 19 of 23

Check on Mine Accounts

National Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Police Investigation into accounts of the State Mines Control Authority are, likely to extend from Liddell and Oakdale…

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Mine Men Injured Lithgow Accident

National Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 1

LITHOOW, Friday: Three safety men were injured when a cage at the State mine crashed 20 feet to the pitbottom…

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Union to Accept More Members Miners' Decision

National Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The Miners Federation announced today it would inform the Federal Government the way was now open for the Government to…

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Report on Methods of Mining Coal at Ulan for Electricity Scheme

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 1

A special report on methods of mining coal at Ulan for the electricity scheme was submitted to last meeting of Ulan County Council by the Chief Electrical Engineer, Mr. E. Tweddell…

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Mines Enquiry Probe Extends to Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 2

Detectives of the Sydney C.I.B. are believed to have already made preliminary investigations at Lithgow as part of an intensive and widening probe into alleged irregularities in the 'administration at State coal mines in N.S.W…

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Many Miners Lose Money Over Whistle Blowing

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 2

With several mines celebrating the Sydney Six Hour Day holiday and at least 10 idle as a protest against the whistle…

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Mines Take "Extra" Holiday

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 2

Five western mines, idle yesterday because of the Six Hour Day holiday, held protest stoppage today against the…

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Dramatic Early Developments In Mines Investigations

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 2

Dramatic developments in the investigations of alleged graft, corruption and irregularities in the administration of State coal mines are expected this week, according to metropolitan news sources. Investigations into the affairs of the Lithgow State mine are expected…

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All Mines Working

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 2

For the first time since the recent upsurge of industrial trouble on this field, all western mines and open-cuts were…

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Future of State Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 2

Over a period of years Lithgow has had to fight and that very hard, on several occasions for the…

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State Mine Footballers Celebrate

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 6

More than 60 guests attended the first smoke social of the State Mine Football. Club, held in the Protestant Hall,…

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Report on Mines Inquiry Police Probe

National Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Premier Ca-hill has received an interim report from Mines Minister Buckley re[?]ing to police inquiries into a[?]…

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Warning On Coal Stockpiling

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday. -- The Minister for National Development, Senator W. H. Spooner, said today that coal stockpiling…

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State Mine Authority to Be Abolished

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Aft. -- It was reported today that the State Coal Mines Authority, into which…

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Mines Probe Legal Action Likely

National Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Developments are expected within a few days relating to CIB investigation of activities of the State Coal Mines…

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Superintendent Of State Collieries Suspended

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 2

The Acting States Mines Control Authority (Mr. R. J. Ashworth) last night announced that Mr. A. G. Pellow, a former manager of Lithgow State Mine and now Superintendent of State…

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Miners Are Accident Victims

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 1

Three miners were among accident victims transported by Lithgow ambulance yesterday and this morning…

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State Mine Frauds

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Police have detected a number of irreqularities at Oakdele State Mine, the Premier (Mr [?] said today…

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Coal Cleaning Is Now a "Must" Says Manager

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 5

According to Mr. Joseph Cook, in a special article in the September issue of the "Coal Miner," the subject of coal cleaning in his opinion is one of the most important to all users of coal. Mr. Cook, who is manager of the Wallerawang Colliery at Lidsdale -- one of the most modernised in the state -- fully details the process involved in coal washing in the article, which is reproduced…

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The Reason For New State Mines To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 6

Sir. -- My attention has been drawn to your leader of the 7th instant respecting the future of the State Mine at…

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