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

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Coal Lumpers’ Strike. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

The coal lumpers’ strike is being continued. A non unionist lumper, while proceeding to work, this morning was assaulted at the foot of…

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Coal Lumpers' Strike SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

In connection with the coal lampers' strike, it is reported that at an early hour to-day 100 unionists marched down to one of the wharves where…

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The Coal Stage Dump. Office of the Chief Commissioner, Sydney, 19th April, 1907

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 5

Sir,--With reference to your letter of the 15th inst., relative to the question of roofing in the dump at the coal stage at Eskbank, I have to inform you that the…

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Coal Lumpers’ strike. Chinese Arrested. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 2

As the outcome of the coal lumpers strike, two Chinese seamen of the Tsi[?]an, were arrested for a breach of the immigration contract…

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Coal Lumpers' Strike Threat by Unionists Non-unionists. Intimidated Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 2

There was a bit of excitement on the Bathurst-street wharf at Darling Harbor this morning. While the steamer Helen Nicoll was loading coal, a number of men…

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Talbragar Mines, Ltd

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 11

A syndicate is being formed with a capital of £12,500, in 250 shares of £50 each to acquire by purchase from Mr. W. F. Scott, four mineral leases…

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Coal Lumper’s Strike. New Development. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 2

At the Police Court to-hay the two Chinese were charged with assisting to load the Tsinan with bunker coal. The men were arrested Yesterday at…

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The Coal Lumpers Strike Two Chinamen Discharged Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 3

The two Chinese who were arrested yesterday, were brought before the Water Police Court to-day and charged with Having, on April 23, being then…

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Lucknow Mines

Leader · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 2

It would appear that steady progress is being maintained in connection with the development of the D’Arcy mine at Lucknow, under the…

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Metropolitan Colliery Clippers Fined. Helensburgh

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 3

The 29 rope boys who struck work some few weeks ago at the Metropolitan colliery were proceeded against by the colliery manager at the local police court on…

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The Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 3

The Mount David manager reports (the 20th inst.):--No. 1 level--Winch winze: No. 1 winze sunk for week 10 feet, total from No. 1 level 13ft; stone in face 1ft…

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Mining Notes

Molong Argus · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 4

The Bogan River Copper Company, recently floated into 50,000 shares, is managed by Mr. Peter Neville. Messrs Fishpool and Sons sold the…

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The Coal Lumpers' Strike. a Local View

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 5

Some anxiety is being manifested in local mining circles as to whether the coal lumpers' trouble in Sydney will have any effect on the shipping trade supplied by the…

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Mining News. at Wattle Flat

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 4

Rain is wanted badly. Dams are dry and tanks likewise. Davis and Co. crushed 12½ tons from their claim on Surface Hill, which returned over an ounce to the ton…

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The Coal Lumpers’ Strike. Mr Watson Interested. Sydney

Leader · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 2

The affairs in connection with the coal lumpers’ Strike were quiet today. The men seem under the impression that the strike will continue…

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District News. Lucknow Mining

Leader · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 2

The announcement in yesterday’s (Leader” that Mr. Skidmore, the Superintendent of the mines, has impressed the director of the Go[?]…

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Coal Lumpers’ Strike Seventy Unionists Summonsed Sydney

Leader · Monday 29 April 1907 · page 2

At the instance of the Sydney Steam Colliery owners and the coal stevedors Associations, seventy summonses were issued yesterday against…

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The Coal Lumpers' Trouble

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 5

The secretary of the Coal Association informs us that his Association is not at present interested in the coal lumpers' trouble in Sydney as the Association…

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Fell Into the Sea. a BULLl Coal Jetty Collapses. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

About 260 feet in the centre of the Bulli Coal Company’s jetty at Bulll collapsed this morning. Fifteen coal waggons and 150 tons…

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Coal-Lumpers Strike Non-unionists Assaulted Six Men Arrested Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 2

There was a good dual of excitement at Circular Quay shortly after two o'clock this afternoon, when several free laborers were assaulted by a number of men who…

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