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

Mining & the mines, 1908

718 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 36

Threatened Mining Crisis. Anxiety at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 2

Grave anxiety is felt at Broken Hill as to the outcome of to-morrow's meeting of the A.M.A. concerning the wages and contract of the miners. The feeling is that the men…

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Another Strike Settled. Miners at Wyalong. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

The miners’ strike at Wyalong has ended. The agreement, which was signed in Sydney on Friday night, was ratified by the A.M.A. on Sunday…

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Wyalong Miners' Strike Settlement Arrived At. Wyalong

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 3

The miners' strike, which has lasted seven weeks, has ended. Brookman's United and the Junction have started work already, and the other…

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The Coal Mining Situation

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 2

At the Vale of Clwydd colliery forty miners got notice on Monday, and about twenty have drawn their back pay and left. It is stated that there are about…

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Mining O'CONNBLL

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 2

Nearly all the mines are at a standstill owing to the low price of metals. Both the Phoenix and the Prosper, about which very elaborate newspaper reports were issued a…

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The Quarter's Mineral Exports Decrease in Value of Metals Record Export of Coal Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 2

A return just issued by the Mines Department shows the quantity and value of silver, copper, tin and coal, exported from this State during the…

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Cullen Bullen. the Coal Mining Industry

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 3

Holidays for Easter will commence at the colliery on Friday, and extend till Monday. The invincible colliery trade is still the…

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Mining. the Lloyd Mine. the Fuel Question

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 4

Since the publication or the "Herald" statement a fortnight ago regarding the immediate outlook for the Lloyd mine nothing further has been heard concerning…

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The World Miners' Eight Hours Bill. Coal Owners Successful Threat. London

National Advocate · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 3

As the coal owners have resolved that, if the Miners' Eight Hours' Bill is made operative before June 30th, 1909, they will raise by 1s 9d a ton…

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Mining at Wattle Flat

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 5

In regard to the mining industry, stagnation exists. Creeks dry and dams empty, thus creating a very bad outlook. Atherton and Sons managed to put…

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Strike at Burwood Colliery NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 2

The strike at Burwood Colliery still continues, the wheelers refusing to take the advice of the miners to give the management's offer a fortnight's…

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Gold and International Commerce

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 1

A nation, like an individual, must balance its accounts. A million individuals in one country trading as buyers and sellers with countries abroad differ in no wise in…

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Lloyd Copper Mine Will It Close Down? Shortage of Fuel. Burraga

National Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 3

The whole of the residents of Burraga are in a rather despondent mood just now, as a complete close down of the Lloyd Company's works, is expected about the end end of the…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Mine Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 5

Henry Ballam, a miner employed at the Balmain colliery, met with a serious accident, awing to collapse of rock. He had to be carried a mile underground…

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Mining at Wattle Flat Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 3

The Solitary Greek Sluiciug Syndicate have now got their ground surveyed, They had applied for 50 acres but as the survey shows there are…

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Mining at Cargo

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 14

THE Cargo Consols proprietors have cleaned up at their cyanide plant, with very satisfactory results. The gross returns from 176 tons of ore treated by them amounted to…

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Gold

Leader · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

The world’s gold yield for 1907 was valued at £80,000,000, (says the “[?] Standard”) This fact is not only notable for its immensity, but…

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The Coal [?]Oe

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

In consequence of the years[?]ness of the coal trade, some 50 [?]havre put off at the Hermitage collfery on th[?] turday, and 16 at the Lighgow [?]ane a number of…

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Blayney Copper Mine Operations Suspended

National Advocate · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

After working intermittently for nearly 18 months the Blayney mine is again at a standstill. Operations have entirely ceased, and the whole of…

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The Lloyd Mine. the Fuel Problem

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 3

Our ("D.T.") Bathurst correspondent wires that it is feared that there will be a complete closing down "I the Lloyd Copper, Company's 'works at Burraga at…

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