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

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Montana Copper Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 3

Mr. Welch, the newly-appointed manager of the Montana Copper Mine at Sunny Corner, reports that the now pumping plant, has been installed; and that the shaft…

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Serious Accident at the Vale of Clwydd Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 2

Thomas Lewis, 16 years of age, employed is a wheeler, at the Vale of Clywdd [?]oliery, was seriously injured on Monday afternoon. Nobody actually saw…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. the First Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 1

It may be truly enough written that the first minors were ants, though not all of the tribe work under, the natural surface. A naturalist publishes a very interesting…

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A Lucky Rabbit. a Good Gold Find

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 3

Henry Hocking, who has been working at the Blue Reef, McGuigan's Load, on the Tichborne Road, made a valuable discovery under peculiar circumstances last…

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Leadville Mems. Weather...Shire Eection...Rifle Shooting...The Mines...Buildings

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 20

Some nice showers fell during the week, which have caused nice green shoots, but only goose feed. It is reported that Mr Martin…

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Mining at Hill End. On the Old Field

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 21

Mining matters here have a somewhat more encouraging aspect than they have had for some time. The Valentine at Tambaroora, and the…

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Local Coal Mining Matters

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 4

Things have been quiet in coal-mining matters during the holidays. It is stated that since the interview the men's representatives had with the directors and the…

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Northern Colliery Troubles

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 4

Four collieries in the Newcastle district were thrown idle yesterday by a section of the employees refusing to work. The collieries concerned are Rhondda and Pacific,…

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Trouble at Northern Collieries NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 2

The employees of the Pacific, Rhonada and Killingworth Collieries in the Newcastle district, refused to resume work this morning. The men state that they want a…

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Coal Cutting Machines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 6

Coal statistics of the United Kingdom, recently issued, show that 333 collieries were using coal-cutting machines last year, the total number in use being 1136 Of…

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The Coombing Ironstone Mine. Carcoar

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 3

Work at the Coombing ironstone mine has been suspended for the holidays since Monday week, but will be resumed on Friday next. Previous to closing down,…

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New Zealand Coal Trade. Bank to Bank Question

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 8

New Zealand papers of recent date give a good deal of prominence to the difficulty which has arisen in the coal mining industry of the Dominion, in connection…

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To-day's Telegrams. Newcastle Coal Trouble. Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 4

All the collieries in the Taralba district (Newcastle) are idle. These employ five hundred hands. The wheelers at Killingworth colliery…

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Mining Wattle Flat Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 2

A large area of ground has been pegged out on the flats of Solitary Creek, Wattle Flat, by Foster Bros, If tests of the ground prove satisfactory…

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Broken Hill Mining Fatalities. 20 Men Killed-in a Year. Broken Hill

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 4

During 1907 43 inquests were held in Broken Hill. Of these 20 were on men killed in mines. Two of the fatalities resulted from the after-effects of injuries…

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Another Coal Strike at Newcastle, Serious Trouble Threaened. a General Strike Feared. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 4

Two more collieries closed in the Newcastle district this morning. The situation is serious, and a general strike Is feared…

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District Coal Mining Matters

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 2

It is stated on good authority that number of the m[?] who were working at the Invincible mine, Cullen Bullen, have not returned since the holidays. The…

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Colliery Troubles at Newcastle a Serious Position

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 2

Serious developments in connection with the coal-mining trouble at Newcastle took place on Friday. The miners employed at [?]ne collieries struck work, in violation of…

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Airly. Miners' Association Annual Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 3

Yesterday (Thursday) the Coal and Shale Miners' Association held their annual meeting, when the balance-sheet for the last quarter was read, and showed a…

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The Coal Strike, Another Crisis Imminent. Proprietors Obdurate. Sydney

Leader · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 2

Another coal crlsis at Newcastle is Imminent, although the Dudley and Borwood Collierles, are to resume work to-morrow…

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