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

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Labour Trouble at Cobar. Great Cobar Copper Mine. [?]Rike of a Shift. Cobar

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 2

Se[?] has occurred at the Great Cobar copper mine, [?] affecting about 60 men. It appears that three men lost a shift on New Year's Day,…

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The Newcastle Strike Four Collieries Out Newcastle

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

The strike was continued to-day at four collieries in the Northern district, comprising the Teralba series Pacific, Rhondda, Northumberland and…

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The Coal Strike. Evidence Before Commission. Proprietors Still Obdurate. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

The Royal Commission in the Colliery districts resumed its sittings at Newcastle to-day. It was stated by the miners’…

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Mining News. Montana Copper Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 3

The weekly report of the manager of the Montana copper mine at Sunny Corner was received by thy secretary, Mr. T. Green yesterday, and states that the contractors…

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The Lloyd Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 3

The output of the Lloyd copper mine for December was 3352 tons ore, treated for 95 tons refined copper. The month's expenditure amounted to £5220. The mine…

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The Coal Crisis. Teralba Mines Still Idle. Work of the Court. Newcastle

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2

The situation in the coalmining industry bus not passed its critical stage, and from the events of to-day the outlook is not reassuring. Although Burwood and Dudley…

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Reported Gold Robbery at Lucknow

Leader · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2

For Some days now there have been rather sinister rumors floating around of some trouble that was looming at Lucknow, over some systematic…

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Newcastle Coal for Manila NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2

The united States Consul at Newcastle announces that negotiations are pending for the supply of 60,000 tons of Newcastle coal for Manila…

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The Coal Pit Paddock. Three Tenders Received

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2

In two issues of the "Mercury" last month Messrs. Bradley and Son, solicitors, of Sydney, invited tenders for the purchase of Mr. J. L. Brown's Coal Pit Paddock,…

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The Coal Strike. a More Hopeful Outlook. Have Proprietors a Right to Withdraw?

Leader · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2

There is a noticeble calmer and permore hopeful tone about the proceedings of the Royal Commission at Neweastle to-day…

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Gasworks Coal Supply

National Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

"I very much regret," said Mr Ambrose, gasworks manager, is the course of his report to the Bathurst Municipal Council last night, "to have cause to…

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A Mining Association

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 13

There are at present in Mudgee a number of practical miners who are very sanguine in their belief that payable gold can be found in close proximity to the…

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Alleged Gold Robbery at Lucknow

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 13

Something sensational is about to happen at Orange shortly. Some of the men at the Lucknow mine are alleged to have secretly removed…

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The Coal Crisis. Court Decides Against Men. Proprietors Will Arbitrate. Newcastle

Leader · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

Matters were very quiet generally, to-day, in connection with the coal crisis. When the court assembled this…

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Local Coal Mining Matters. Miners' Delegate Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the delegate board of the Western Miners' Association was held in the miners' rooms last night. Mr. A. Luchetti, president of the Association…

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The Invincible Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 4

Mr. John McLeish, manager of the Invincible Colliery, Cullen Bullen, writes regarding a statement which appeared in this paper on Monday last, in reference…

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The Austral Mine

Leader · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 2

The above mine, at Forest Reefs which was going some months ago. is being reopened with prosperous prospects. A syndicate is being…

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The Invincible Colliery. To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 3

Sir,--Referring to the statement, appearing in Monday's issue of your paper, concerning the Invincible colliery movements, I beg to draw attention to the inaccuracy…

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Mining News. Manager's Report

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 5

Lloyd Copper (fortnight ended January 5): No. 2 level (eastern ground)--East drive off No. 1 south crosscut extended 14 ft., total 79ft.; lode 6ft. wide, good grade…

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The Coal Pit Paddock. Statement by Mr. Brown

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 4

Mr. J. L. Brown, J.P., writes:-- "In regard to tenders for the purchase of the above property, I observe that in your issue of Wednesday you state the…

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