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

Mining & the mines, 1953

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2. Miners in the Money Big Tin Strike

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Two miners have made the richest strike ever of tin in the history of Tingha, a little mining town 10 miles from Inverell…

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Eighty Northern Miners To Go

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 7

According to Coal Board Chairman (Mr. Cochrane) some 80 miners, employed mostly in small mines, will lose…

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Miners Gassed Fire in Northern Pit

National Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Friday: Miners sealed off heated sections of the Rosebank Colliery took canaries below with them today after three men had…

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State Miners Reject Resumption

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 2

Reaffirming their previous decision to stay on strike, members of the State Mine lodge, at a special meeting on…

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Worthy Gold Inquiry

National Advocate · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 4

The Stipendiary Steward said at Orange races yesterday that the inquiry into the running of Worthy Gold at the last Wellington meeting…

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Right Wing Hopes in Miners' Election

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 4

The newly elected central council of the Miners' Federation at today's meeting in Sydney was to elect a…

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Wallerawang Colliery Picnic

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

Katoomba Showground was 'selected for the sixth annual picnic, of the employees of Wallerawang Colliery, with their…

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Congratulations to Miners' Council

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY,' This Afternoon.-- Union observers said today that elimination of Communist leaders from the Miners'…

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Stop Press State Mine to Resume

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

A conference between the Miners' Federation central executive and the State Mines' Control Authority this…

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Central Council to Meet State Mine Authority

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

Pending the outcome of tomorrow's compulsory conference to discuss the State Mine dispute, the Miners' Federation…

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State Coal Mine To Be Developed -- Mr. Arthur

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 5

Instead of closing down, the State Mine would be further developed, the Minister for Mines, Mr. J. G. Arthur, has revealed in a letter to the "Mercury."…

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State Mine Resuming on Original Terms

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 2

Following a meeting of the State Mine lodge, held in the Union Theatre this morning, it was decided to return to work tomorrow morning on the terms of settlement decided upon during a…

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Improvement In U.K. Dollar And Gold Reserves

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.-- The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Richard Butler) says that, with an…

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State Mine Resumption

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 2

Inspections of areas of the State Mine were undertaken this morning following the resumption…

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Nine Killed in Mine Blast

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 2

MEXICO CITY, Thursday. -- Nine men were killed and 11 others injured in an explosion yesterday at a coal mine in…

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Nine Killed in Mine Explosion

Central Western Daily · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 3

MEXICO CITY, Thursday.— Nine men were killed and 11 others injured in an explosion yesterday at…

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Move to Break with Reds Miners' Union oVte

National Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday: The Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day voted to break the Federation's affiliation with the Communist…

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State Miners Dissatisfied With Air Readings

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 2

In order to give afternoon and back shift members the opportunity of being present, a pittop meeting of State Mine employees this morning was adjourned to the Union Theatre and…

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State Mine From Our Point of View

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 4

Regarding the statement by the Minister for Mines (Mr. J. G. Arthur) in the "Mercury" declaring the State Coal Mine is in no danger of closing, but would be in continual production with further development work taking place, I, writes Mr. Shirlaw, feel sure the Minister is speaking with his…

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City Council To Act In Interests Of State Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 2

Establishment of a committee to make representations in respect to the future of the State Mine was approved at last night's Lithgow City Council meeting when recent developments at the mine were fully discussed. The Council debate was prompted by Ald. J. H. King, who is secretary of the…

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