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

Mining & the mines, 1906

554 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 28

The Great Cobar Copper Mine. Under Offer to to English Capitalists

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 6

The Special reporter of the "Sydney Morning Herald," writing of the above mine, says inter alia:-- "Together with other mines in the…

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Craiglea Gold Field. Trunkey

National Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 3

Owing to the scarcity of water the men on this field have been unable to do much prospecting, although those who are on gold are in fall swing, and…

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Belgian Strike 2000 Miners Out. London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 2

A strike of 2000 minors for an increase in wages has occurred at Mons, capital of the Belgian province of Hainault…

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Strike of German Miners. Threatened at Westphalia. London, Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 4

A strike of the miners of the Ruhr coal fields, Westphalia, is threatened, the men objecting to increased exports, lest they, should injure the French…

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Southern Collieries Industrial Agreement

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

The following gives the chief provisions of the above agreement:--The agreement is for a period of three years from the 2nd of April next…

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Mining Conference at Newcastle

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

A conference was held at Newcastle on Saturday between representatives of the Colliery Employees Federation and some of the mine owners. The miners desire an…

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Mining News. Sunny Corner

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

Grabham and Upton have completed a trial crushing of nine tons of quartz at Murray and Cook's battery from their reef situated at Dark Corner, for a return of…

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Craiglea Gold Field- TRUNKEY

National Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 3

About 2½ miles south-west of Hunter's claim another rush has taken place on the old Craiglea estate, Davis and Smith being the proprietors. The…

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Margraves Goldfields Company

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 3

THE Hargraves Gold fields Company are carrying out their mining operations at Hargraves in a minerlike and systematic manner, the…

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Mining at Forest Reefs

Leader · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 4

We hear that at the Le Grand Victor Mine the shaft has been [?], the chamber opens cut and the drive [?] to the old faces…

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The Courrieres Mining Explosion 80 Emaciated Miners Rescued. London

Leader · Monday 2 April 1906 · page 3

Thirly miners, terribly emaciated, wer[?] [?]ued at Courrieres. The ate their dead [?]m[?] food Oats, bark of the [?]mbering and decomposed…

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Long Creek Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 April 1906 · page 2

At last we have had a decent fall of rain and mine owners are jubilant. Baskerville and Son, Bogie, put a sixteen ton lot through Leffley's…

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Mining News. the Lloyd Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1906 · page 3

The Lloyd Co's new prospecting shaft is how down ninety feet, showing a five foot lode. The management intend sinking to two hundred feet before opening out…

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Liability for Coal Mine Accidents. an Important Judgment

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1906 · page 2

A judgment which is of direct interest to coal-mining companies and their employees was delivered by the Full Court on Friday. It appeared that in September and…

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Cable News. (By Ru[?]tar.) Mining Disaster at Franor Terrible Ni[?]ffering. London

Leader · Wednesday 4 April 1906 · page 3

Three explorern engaged in the re[?] work in connection . with the mining-catastrophe in France estimate that 150 of the entombed miners lived…

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The Blue Spec Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 14

Mr. P. Pilley, of Wallachlan Creek, brought some samples of very rich stone to town a few days ago fron the Blue Spec mine at that place, in which a…

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Courriers’ Mining Disaster London

Leader · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 3

M Raaly, leader of the Minera’ Union, alleged in the French Chamber that the Courriers disaster was due to the rapacity and negligence of…

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Price of Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 4

"No one has any authority to say that the hewing rate will be increased." Thus spoke Mr. G. H. Austin, the secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors'…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 5

At the warden's count on Wednesday, before. Mr. Warden Smith, two authorities on the main ridge were cancelled for nonpayment of rent and not complying with…

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Courrieres Mine. a Rescued Man Speaks. London

National Advocate · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 4

M Berton, who was resumed from the [?]teres mine at the 331 metre level, is in fair health and is able to [?] He suffered less than the other 13…

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