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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

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Worldtalk Here on Mine Dust

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 4

The firts International Labor Office conference in Australia will be held in Sydney from February 28 to March 12…

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Modern Gear to Boost Coal Output

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 6

To help the Joint Coal Board to achieve its aim of increasing output in New South Wales by [?]000 tons a day, some of…

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Mine Shift Boss to Vacate Railway Department House

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

A miner stated at the West Wyalong Petty Sessions that he objected to putting his wife and family out on the street, if he is forced to vacate his present home…

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Mining Magnate Not Present, so Warden Struck out Applications

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

Despite representation by Solicitor R. B. Bloore, Mr. Finlay, S.M., at the West Wyalong Mining Warden's Court yesterday, struck out applications made by John…

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70 p.m. Pillar Coal Left in Mines

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 8

The life of the five colleries worked by Australian Iron and Steel Ltd., would be induced by two thirds unless minera…

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Big Prize Money Fixed for Wagga Gold Cup

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 5

Prize money for the Wagga Gold Cup meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, April 26 and 27, has been fixed at £2500…

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Auxiliary to S.E.S. Cowra Coal Operated Generator New Big Power Station at Port Kembla

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

Situated on the banks of the Lachian River, about one mile from Cowra, along the Boorowa road, the coal fired electricity…

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All Mines Cease at South Maitland. (By Wire) SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 1

All coalmines on the South Maitland field will be idle today, following a stopwork decision by the Deputies Association at Cessnock yesterday…

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Heavy Coal Seams in Riverina

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 7

Recent surveys by the Bureau of Mineral Resources disclosed in Riverina district that there were 5O miles of coal seams of…

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The Purse Full of Gold

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 11

One day as two little pixies were walking along they saw a purse lying in the middle of the road. Now these pixies, whose names were…

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Miners'strike Severe Gas Rationing (By Wire)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 1

Severe gas rationing will be imposed in Sydney and Newcastle, probably from tonight, because of the strike by the…

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Three Gates of Gold

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 9

If you are tempted to reveal A tale to you someone has told About another, make it pass Before you speak, three gates of gold…

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Rush After Gold Strike (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states: Hundreds of people yesterday flocked to Wedderburn-the tiny township where the…

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Woman Falls Down 30 Foot Mine Shaft

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 1

Mrs. Robert Campbell, of Daylesford, Victoria (a sister of Mrs. F. Bolte, of Monash Street, West Wyalong) was…

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Gold Mining at Calarie

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

We were informed yesterday by Mr. H. G. Woods, Mining Registrar at Forbes, that in October last three gold mining leases in…

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There is Still Plenty of Gold in Forbes Early Experiences on the Field

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 4

My father arrived at the Lachlau goldfields (afterwards named Forbes) from Victoria. He was just a little late to get a show in the north lead,…

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Mine Shafts to Be Covered

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 1

The Department of Mines, Sydney, has advised Bland Shire Council, that it will meet the cost of building coverings over…

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Protest Against Imported Coal (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 1

A message from Brisbane states:—The Federal Government was discriminating against Queensland in subsidising…

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Open Cut Coal Mines in N.S.W. (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board will assist a British contracting firm to establish open cut mines in This announcement was made…

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"Took Coal to Newcastle"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 8

A quantity of cordials disposed of by competition in support of the Australian Rules Football Club, was…

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