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

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Strike at Cobar Mines Closed. Cobar

Leader · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 2

A mass meeting of miners at Cobar decided to cease work at eight this morning. Work stopped on the Great Cobar…

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Mining News. in O'connell District

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 5

At Cash's mine, Essington, ore is being raised to the surface. About twenty hands are employed, and it is intended to increase this number to fifty in the near…

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Killed in a Mine Another Broken Hill Fatality. Prominent Unionist Killed. Sydney

Leader · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 3

Patrick Dcvltt, all ex-alderman of Broken Hill, and one of the most prominent unionists on the Barrler was killed in block 10 mine to-day,…

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Strike at Cobar All Mines Expected to Close Down Bitter Struggle Expected Cobar

National Advocate · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 2

Mass meetings of miners last night decided to cease work at all mines in the district. At eight o'clock this morning, work was stopped at the Great Cobar mine…

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A British Coal Trust Iron Masters Protest London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 4

A Coal Combine, with a capital of a million and a quarter sterling is being formed of the principal collieries of the East. Mid Lothians. Mr. A. F…

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Another Mining Fatality. Sydney

Leader · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 2

It is reported that another miner has been killed in the south Billie Colliery. No particulars are yet available…

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Terrible Mining Fatality Four Men Killed at Clifton. Sydney

Leader · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 2

A terrible fatality occurred in the South-Glifton colliery on the South Coast yesterday. Five men were tunnelling when a…

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The C. S. A. Mine, Cobar

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 2

Mr. Blakemore, one of the principal shareholders in the C.S.A. Mines. Ltd., Cobar, states that the main shaft is now 461 feet deep, and was connected up with the…

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Mining in Rockley District

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 1

Smelting operations are now in full swing at Mr. Garbutt's Sugarloaf copper mine. The water-jacket furnace has been running well for the past fortnight, and a…

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Wallaroo and Moonta Copper Mine Proposed Sale Adelaide

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 2

A meeting of the Directors of the Wallarco and Moonta Copper Co was held to-day to consider the question of selling the property to English capitalists. No official…

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Mining at the Forest

Leader · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 4

The Beneree Company are still at work in what is known as “Red Mick’s” shaft. The Victory Company have not yet bottomed their new…

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Mt. Seott Silver Lead Mining Co., Ltd

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 12

The first annual meeting of the above company was held on Wednesday the 10th inst., at the offices of the company, 14 Castlereagh-street, Sydney…

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Mining News. the Phoenix Copper Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 5

The manager, reports that the shaft has been sunk a further 57ft. and timbered to the bottom. Driving has been started to cut the lode,which is expected in about…

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The Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 3

At the Mt. David No. 1 level a winze, to be known as No. 1 winze, has been sunk 3ft on 2ft of good quality stone, at a point 50ft south-east of No. 1 plat…

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The Lloyd Company 'S Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 3

The last weekly report from the Lloyd copper mine states that the east drive at No. 3 level is showing three feet of ore. At the No. 5 level, the south crosscut is…

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Mining. Copper Hill

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 10

Pumping operations at Copper Hill are proceeding moat satisfactorily, and the mine is being quickly relieved of the water which has so long retarded its proper…

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Coal Lumper’s Strike. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 2

This morning over 700 coal lumpers in Sydney out of employment, due to the fact that they ceased work contrary to the terms of the Arbitration…

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Coal Lumpers' Strike 700 Unionists Out Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 3

The coal lumpers' trouble developed to serious proportions to-day, when 700 unionists went on strike. The loss in wages to unionists is estimated at…

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Mt Costigan and Cordillera Mines NEWBRIDGE

National Advocate · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 4

Mr Hore, manager of the Mount Costigan and Cordillera mines, reports that he has just forwarded 20 tons of are taken from Mount Costigan, for…

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Blayney Copper Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 3

The Blayney "Advocate" states that the furnace, machinery, etc., at the Blayney copper mine are assuming a ship-shape aspect. One of the old reverberatory…

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