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

Mining & the mines, 1907

841 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 43

The Ascot Gold Cup LONDON, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 4

Four men implicated in the theft of the Ascot Gold Cup on Tuesday escaped in a motor car from the rear of the grandstand. The intrinsic value…

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Ascot Gold Cup Stolen. Colonial Thieves Suspected. London

Leader · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 4

Four men who were implicated in the theft of the Gold Cup at Ascot, escaped in a motor car. The intrinsic value of the cup is £300. The…

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Fire in a Colliery in Southland, New Zealand. Three Men Entombed. Feared All Must Perish. New Zealand

Leader · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 4

A serious fire has broken out in the Nightcaps Colliery Southland. As a result, several miners are entombed [?] it is [?] is to…

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Mining Belmore Mine Cow FLAT

National Advocate · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 2

The main shaft at Belmore is almost completed. At the present rate of sinking it should be down to the bottom level in about a fortnight…

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The Phoenix Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 2

The manager wires to-day from O'Connell:--"Completed erection of new furnace. Mine looking well."…

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More Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 2

This morning Messrs Winters and party brought in from their "Golden Lily " mine, Clarke's Creek, a cake of gold weighing 34½ozs, and deposited…

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Mining. the Lloyd Copper Co

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 3

The Lloyd Copper Company has row only about three weeks' fuel supply on hand, and if bad weather sets in the management will have serious difficulty in obtaining a…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 3

A correspondent writes from Blayney:-- "During the last few weeks large quantities of copper are have been arriving, including some from Mount Boppy, Burly Jacky,…

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Coal Lumper Imprisoned SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 2

At the Water Police Court to-day, a coal lumper lamed Thomas Murray, 24, was ordered to be imprisoned for one month for having assaulted Constable Hussey. About…

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Coal Miners' Conference. Associations to Amalgamate

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 4

A conference of representatives of the northern, westerns, and southern colliery employees was commenced at the Trades Hall on Wednesday. The press was not…

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Mining News. the Crown Shale Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 5

The property is situated about two miles from Capertee, on the Mudgee road, and not more than five hundred yards from the main Mudgee line. That is the site of the…

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Rockley. Strike at a Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 5

A strike has occurred at the Cash mine, Essington. The shaft men, who were receiving 8s per shift. came out and wanted 8s 6d. The manager, Mr. R. Elvin, offered…

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New Mining Provision

Leader · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 3

Arrangements have at last been made for bringing Into operation the Mining Act which was passed last session. By proclamation which has…

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General News. Mining

Molong Argus · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 13

ONE day this week, Mr Moulds, of Manildraside brought to Molong 14dwts of fine gold, obtained by him along the creek. He states that there is any quantity of wash-dist and…

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Fall of Coal. a Miner Killed. Sydney

Leader · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 2

A miner named William Montgomery, married, was killed at Stanford Merthyr Colliery, West Maitland, this morning by a fall of coal…

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Big Cakey Mine

National Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 6

Promising reports are being received from the Big Cakey Mine at Wattle Flat, At the present time about 170 tons of ore are being put through the battery, and an…

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Mining

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 3

WORK at the Little Copper Hill Mine is still proceeding most satisfactorily, and the prospects at this show are daily becoming brighter. Last Saturday we received a visit from…

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South African Mining LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 3

In receiving a strikers' deputation from the Rand Mines, General Botha refused to promise that the Government would introduce a compulsory…

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Ten Minutes' Story (Complete.) Those Gold Fish in the Pond

National Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 7

'Isn't your Aunt going to play?' inquired Charlas. 'No,' answered Rosamond, examining a minute dent on the handle of…

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The Coal-lumpers’ Strike. an Important Development. Conference on Monday. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 4

There was an important development in connection with the coal-lumpers’ strike this afternoon. The employers informed the Sydney Labor…

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