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

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Coal for the Railways

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 7

The Railway Commissioners have accepted the following tenders for the supply of coal to meet the requirements of the Northern railway for the ensuing year:--South…

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Ironstone Mine at Carcoar. Carcoar

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 3

Work at Sandford's ironstone mine is proceeding satisfactorily. A train, conveying 200 tons of ore, is being despatched daily. About 60 men are employed at…

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Mining News. Oberon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 5

Two large teams passed through here loaded with copper ore from the Tuglow mines, which the company is sending to England for treatment. Mining in this…

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Shale Mining at Megalong

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 5

Mr. W. C. Wall informs us that his father, Mr. Ignatius Wall, is about to start operations at Megalong Valley in shale and coal mining. There is a good deposit…

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Mining Litigation. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 7

The Nuggety Gully gold mine at Turondale has been the subject of litigation. To-day Clifford Mars Miller, of Sydney, sought to restrain the mining registrar at Sofala…

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Coal Lumpers as Cane Cutters SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 3

The Colonial Sugar Refining Coy. to day engaged 140 men, including a large number of unionist coal lumpers, on strike, to go to Queensland as cane…

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Miners Strike in S.A Forcing Workers to Join London

National Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 4

The strikers at the Rand mines, after attacking and stoning the police at the Ferreira deep mine, intimidated other workers into joining in the strike…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 May 1907 · page 3

The manager of the Montana Copper Mining Co., Sunny Corner, reports, under date May 24, that during the past week all material from the Paddy Lackey mine had…

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Mining Strike in S.A. Strikers Dispersed by Cavalry. London

National Advocate · Monday 27 May 1907 · page 2

Disregarding the order forbidding the Assembly of six or more persons within 300 yards of the mines, the strikers marched to the Croesus…

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S.A. Mining Strike Burgers Express Sympathy London

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 3

Five thousand Johannesburgers have expressed sympathy with the Rand strikers and advocated compulsory arbitration. Mr Outhwaite…

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The Coal-lumpers’ Trouble. Men Leaving the State. for Queensland Sugar Plantations

Leader · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 2

At noon on Saturday (says the “S.M. Herald) some hundreds of the coal-lumpers, now out on strike, assembled on the Grafton Wharf for…

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Mining News. the Lloyd Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 3

The following is the weekly report from the Lloyd mine:--Eastern section, No. 3 level, east, drive off crosscut, ore has opened out to 6ft. wide, is solid, and of fair…

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The Mt. David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 3

At the Mount David mine last week the south-cast drive at No. 2 level winch winze was extended 14ft., making the total distance from the plat 60ft. The ree[?]…

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The Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 4

Regarding the proposal of the Mt. Kembla Lodge to have the allowance under the Miners' Accident Relief Fund increased from 15s to 20s a week, it is pointed out…

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Johannesburg Mines Garrisoned by Cavalry London

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 3

Reuter's Johannesburg correspondent reports that cavalry completely garrison the reefs, thus enabling numerous half-hearted strikers to…

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S.A. Mining. Military and the Strikers London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 3

Since the military has taken a hand against the strikers at the Rand mines the strikers are quieter, but are confident of the result ending in their…

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Alleged Mining Swindle Big Hole Mining Estate. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 2

Alexander Fraser (48) photographer appeared at the Water Police Court to-day to answer a charge of having between January, 1902, and March,…

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Mining at Wiseman's Creek

National Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 2

Fifty men are now employed at the Ph[?]nix Copper Mine, Wiseman's Creek, The monthly output amounts to 16 tons of matte. The ore is taken from a depth of…

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Mining at Forbes FORBES

National Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 3

Numbers of miners, who left here for Cobar when the local mines dispensed with their services some time ago, are daily returning to Forbes…

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Important Report on Coal Mine Dangers

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 5

The Home Office has issued the report of Messrs. Bain and Atkinson, two inspectors of mines, regarding the explosion at the Wingate Grange Colliery, Durham, on…

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