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

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Coal Miners' Federation

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 4

The conference between the delegates from the Northern, Southern, and Western Coal Miners' Associations and the Victorian Coal Miners' Association will meet again at the…

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"Lloyd " Copper Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 4

It is reported (says the "Herald") that Dr. Logan Jack and Mr. Armstrong, formerly mine manager of the Great Cobar, Limited have been appointed to make a…

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The Zigzag Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 4

The work of installing the new engine at the Zigzag pit was completed yesterday, and this morning about twenty miners started work again. It is expected that…

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Wattle Flat Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 3

After, the heavy fall of snow which we had last week, the weather has taken up a bit, with heavy frosts of a morning. The fall will be of considerable benefit to…

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Trmasury Groans with Gold. London

National Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 6

A Treasury statement shows that the various Government departments hold two hundred Millions stalling of Government securities…

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Jewels of Silver and Jewels of Gold

National Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 2

Scene: Bond-street Time, 3 p.m, Mrs Tricktrack, in a short caracule coast with emerine revers and a pale blue toque, plus the usual make up:…

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Newcastle Coal Trouble

Leader · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 2

It appears that Judge Heydon h[?] at last yielded to the entreaties of the parties to the dispute in the northercollieries, to go to Newcastle aga[?]…

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Western Miners' Association. Meeting of Delegates

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 3

A meeting of the delegates to the Western Miners' Association was held in the miners' rooms on Thursday, when there were fifteen delegates present, representing all the…

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New Border for the Congo Great Gold Rush to Kilo London

National Advocate · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 3

The Anglo-Congo Frontier Commission has completed a survey which shows a mistake in the maps whereon the Anglo - Congo…

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Bulli Colliery Trouble WOLLONGONG

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 2

Thirty rope boys at the South Bulli colliery refused to work to-day, and the mine is idle. The number of men employed at the mice is over 600…

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"Lloyd" Copper Mine. Experts Appointed

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 1

On June 10 the Australian shareholders of "Lloyds" held a meeting convened by the managing director, when resolutions were unanimously agreed to recommending…

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Mining at Cheshire Creek

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 2

Mr. E. E, Hole has an 80-acre mineral prospecting area at Cheshire Creek, parish of Winburn, about 16 miles from Bathurst. The ground…

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The Gold Yield

National Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent last night telephoned, that the gold yield recorded for New South Wales for June was valued at £65,699 compared with £56,527 for the…

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A Whitewashed Coal-Merchant LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 3

Joseph Cade, coal merchant, who was committed for trial on a charge of defrauding the Mile-end guardians of the poor, was acquitted at the Old…

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Miners Take Out Tools

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 4

The miners at the Ironworks Tunnel yesterday afternoon withdrew their tools from the working places…

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Our Sweated Gold

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 7

Complaints of sweated sovereigns are rather frequent. Speaking from memory, they are unusually frequent. In instances gold coin has been found so much…

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Ironworks Miners to Be Paid To-day

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 4

The miners at the Ironworks Tunnel will be paid to-day. All the horses employed in the tunnel have been turned out to grass…

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Mining Wattle Flat Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 2

The Big Oakey ia crushing steadily, and expects to put through about 200 tons. Brailey and Co's crushing from the Blue Duck Reef gave over 12ozs…

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The Ironworks Crisis. Men Reject Firm's Proposals. Old Works and Colliery Shut Down

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 4

The president and secretary of the Eskbank ironworkers' Association (Messrs. L. Morgan and J. A. Doyle) waited on Mr. C. H. Hoskins, director of the firm of…

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The Burraga Copper Mine Experts to Report

National Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 6

The recommendation of the Australian shareholders in the Lloyd Copper Mine, Burraga, in favor of the appointment of two exports to report on the property, has been…

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