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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 22 of 23

Coal Freights Must Remain High

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

Coal freights from the west must remain high, says the Minister for Transport (Mr. E. Wetherell) following talks with Mr. J. Chalmers, M.L.A., shortly before the latter entered hospital to undergo specialist…

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State Mine Idle Over First Aid Man

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 2

Protesting against the removal from the night shift of a surface ambulance room attendant, State Mine employees…

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Big Fight for Miners' Secretary

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 November 1953 · page 4

According to the "Telegraph," trade union officials last night forecast a bitter election fight for the position of Miners'…

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State Mine Stoppage To Continue

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 2

Called to discuss the State Mine stoppage, a meeting of lodge members this morning decided to remain out on…

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Miners' Secretary Leaving

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 4

As a Miners Federation representative on the Australian trade union delegation which will attend the…

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Gold Price Falls

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 1

The price of gold on European free markets fell yesterday to its lowest level for 14 years, says Reuters…

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Conference on Mine Dispute

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 1

Hopes for a settlement of the State Mine strike, which began on Tuesday when the management transferred to other duties…

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State Mine Dispute Remains Unsettled

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 1

Experience had shown that a first aid man was not required at the surface of the State Coal mine during the dog-watch shift underground, the management's advocate (Mr. W. McNally) told the local Coal…

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RESUMPTION At State Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1953 · page 2

State Mine employees, who have been on strike for more than a week, at a combined mining unions…

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Member Urges Deep Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1953 · page 6

Emphasis should be placed on the development of deep mining in the development of the Australian coal industry,…

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Miners Begin Qualifying Period

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 2

Western mineworkers today began their Christmas, qualifying period with all mines and open-cuts manned at full…

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Coal Contract to be Cancelled

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday: The Queensland Government announced today that it would have to seek cancellation of a contract to supply 100,000…

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Conference on Mine Dispute

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 4

In order to discuss the recent six-day strike of State Mine employees, two members of the lodge executive, Messrs…

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Scattered Coal Blocks Highway

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 2

Traffic was inconvenienced for more than an hour on the Great Western Highway at Bowenfels last night when a coal lorry capsized and scattered its contents across the road…

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Adjournment Of Coal Tribunal SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 2

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) today adjourned the hearing of evidence for a new award…

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Candidates Tie in Miners' Ballot

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 2

For the first time in the history of the Western Miners' Federation, two candidates tied for the position of a district representative on the board of management and a draw was to have been made this afternoon by…

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Cancellation of Coal Contract

Central Western Daily · Monday 7 December 1953 · page 11

BRIRHANT Queens and Government [?] announced that it would have to seek cancellation…

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English Company Employed 35 Men and Used Three Steam Plants to Mine for Gold 63 Years Ago

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 December 1953 · page 7

This week's ninth instalment of a series on the Magnetic Prospecting of the Gulgong Deep Leads for gold, tells of the further activities of English companies…

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Denial That Fire Continues At State Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 December 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Seals at the State Coal Mine, Lithgow, were working satisfactorily and the mine was producing 1,000 tons of coal daily, Mr. R. J. Ashworth, acting-chairman of the State Mines Control…

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Contests for State Mine Officers

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1953 · page 3

Three candidates will contest the presidency of the State Mine lodge in a ballot which will possibly take place on…

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