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

Mining & the mines, 1954

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Decrease in Coal Orders

National Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 1

KITHGOW. Wednesday The loading of coal from Western District mines is likely to be affected by the floods in the North…

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Conference On Pillar Coal Extraction

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 4

Discussions yesterday increased the chance of agreement between mine owners and miners on pillar coal…

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Farouk's Gold Brings Fortune

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

CAIRO, Friday. -- Ex-King Farouk's collection of American gold coins realised about £45,000 sterling yesterday--the second…

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Two Injured in State Mine Fall

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

Almost buried alive in a fall of coal, a State Mine employee on Friday escaped with a crushed left hand and severe shock after a piece of mine timber had prevented his face from being badly…

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History of Old Gulgong Goldfield Goes Back to 1875 at Tallawang

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 7

(Seventeenth instalment of a series of extracts from a Department book on the Magnetic Prospecting of the Gulgong Deep Leads for gold in the district's early days)…

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Colliery Employees in Accidents

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 4

Two mine employees were taken to hospital yesterday afternoon after they had been injured in accidents at the…

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Western Mining Personalities

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 2

Following are the' 'mining personalities in the west as published in this month's issue of "The Coal Miner":--…

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Extensive Decrease in Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--The State Minister for Mines (Mr. Buckley) said today that there had been a substantial drop in the production of mineral in N.S.W. last year…

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Miners Peg Whole of Northern Township Search starts for uranium ore

Central Western Daily · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 3

TENTERFIELD, Thursday.— Excited uranium seekers have pegged out the whole area of the little town of Torrington, close to here…

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Breakdown Likely In Pillar Coal Talks

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon. --The President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) said today that talks between mine-owners and the Federation on the mechanical…

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Coal’s Big Gifts

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 4

New Zealand chain store magnate. Sir John McKenzie and Lady McKenzie have set aside investments…

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Acting State Mine Manager Not Dismissed

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 6

Reports that the acting manager of the Lithgow State Mine (Mr. Harry Woodward) was being…

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Loading Tractor Damaged In Coal Stage Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 7

One of two front-end loading tractors, owned by the Railway Department and used to move coal to various chutes from the main coal bunker at the railway coal-stage, was severely damaged by fire last night…

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Informative Address On Coal Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 4

An interesting and authoritative address on the coal mining industry--with particular emphasis on the western field…

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Novel Coal Statue

Central Western Daily · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 5

The Corrimal and South Bulli Miners’ Women’s Auxiliary has received a novel statue carved from…

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Gold Cup won by outsider

Central Western Daily · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 12

English Salt gave bookmakers a great result when he won the Parkes Gold Cup…

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Modern Coal Washing Plant Given Trial

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tues.-- First trials of Australia's largest and most modern colliery coal washing plant had its first test…

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Mines Idle Northern Disputes

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday: Disputes on the northern coalfields today left 19 mines idle for the worst output loss of the year—16,820 tons…

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Gold Fish Stolen From Hospital Pool

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 4

The theft of goldfish from the wishing pool at the hospital, indicated the extent to which people…

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Series of Borings Carried Out on District Gold Field in Early Days by Gulgong Gold and Diamond Coy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 10

(Twentieth instalment of a series of extracts from a Department book on the Magnetic Prospecting of the Gulgong Deep Leads for gold in the district's early days)…

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