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

Mining & the mines, 1953

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Coal for Japan Newcastle Shipment

National Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Friday: The loading of the first shipment of NSW coal ever sold to Japan will begin at Newcastle on Monday…

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Millions Of Tons Of Good Coal At Blackman's Flat

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 4

Ten million tons of coal lying below the surface of the ground at Blackman's Flat might not be uncovered during this century because of the difficulty of disposing of existing stocks and available sources of open-cut…

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Mine Employment Problem Review by Union

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday: The Federal President of the Miners' Federation, Mir Williams, said in Brisbane today that executives would meen in Sydney…

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Conference On Mining Dismissals

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 5

Offered the alternative of being given notice of termination of services or simply being stood down, representatives of…

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Bowls Notes Coal Board Trophy Won By Local Rink

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 4

Last Sunday the final of the Coal Board Trophy was played between two Lithgow rinks at Portland resulting in…

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Western Mining Personalities

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 4

Only a few western mining personalities are included in this month's issue of "The Coal- miner." They are:…

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Western Coal Industry Receives Further Setback

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 5

With the closing down of another small western open-cut and the likelihood that one of the biggest undertakings, Wimpey's, would be forced to dismiss a number of employees tomorrow, the coal mining…

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Bowls Notes Coal Board Trophy Final

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 6

The final for the Coal Board trophy on the Portland green between the Lithgow rinks of Fowler and Lowe provided a…

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Mine Output Near Record Big Reserve Stocks

National Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Chairman of the Joint Coal Board Mr. Cochrane said today that in the past few years, the settling-down period…

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Coal Production Increase in Britain LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 7

Coal output in 1952 was just under [?]25 million tons, according to provisional figures issued by the UK Ministry of Fuel…

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Bathurst Theatres "Because You're Mine"

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 4

This week's big screen news is that Mario Lanza is Bathurst with another great singing role to rival that of "The Great Caruso." This time he…

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Hotel Hours for Mine Workers W.A. Custom

National Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 2

PERTH, Friday: Eastern goldfields cities, Kalgoorlie and Boulder have hotel trading hours to suit mine-workers…

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State Miners Continue Stand on Ventilation

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 2

Reaffirming their previous decision not to work in alleged sub-standard areas with inferior ventilation, State Mine employees, at a lodge meeting this morning, decided to seek a deputation to the Premier…

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The State Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 2

Disquietening rumors are circulating in Lithgow regarding the future of the State Mine. At the moment…

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State Mine Not Political Bandwagon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 2

A statement by the endorsed Labor candidate (Mr. J. S. Punch) that he fully supported the strike at the State…

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Little Hope Of State Mine Deputation

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 2

Hopes that a request from the Western Miners' Federation and the State Mine lodge would result in the Premier (Mr. J. J. Cahill) and the Minister for Mines (Mr. J. Arthur) receiving an…

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Vale Mine's Enjoyable Picnic

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 4

The employees of the Vale of Clwydd Colliery journeyed to Kanimbla Valley on Sunday to hold their annual picnic…

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No Report Mine Ventilation

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 2

With no further developments in the week-old State Mine dispute, all was reported quiet on the western field…

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Is State Mine's Future in Jeopardy?

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 2

In a broadcast last night Mr. J. Chalmers, M.L.A., disclosed that three years ago the then Minister for Mines. (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) expressed his intention of closing the State Mine on the ground that the ventilation and roof conditions were making the working of the mine too costly, but that as…

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Domestic Coal Carting Is Still Controlled

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 4

As from January 14 all control over the prices, charged for road haulage for the transport of coal had been removed…

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