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

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Carcoar Ironstone Mines. Work Again in Full Swing. Carcoar

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 7

Operations at Hoskins and Company's ironstone mine (late Sandford and Co.), were resumed in full on Friday last. A daily train service, conveying 200 tons of…

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The Newcastle Arbitration. All Collieries at Work. Court Decides First Matter in Men’s Favor. Sydney

Leader · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 3

As the outcome of last evening’s meetings all the four collieries in the Teralba district were at work to-day. The Special Court resumed its…

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The Coal Crisis Ended. the Men Admit Mistake and Go Back to Work

Leader · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 2

The advice tendered by the Court on Wednesday, as contained in our yesterday’s telegraphic columns, was considered at a meeting of the…

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Yeoval Mining. (To the Editor.)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 9

SIR,—Your correspondent, of 4th inst., re Yeoval mining matters, has misrepresented some of them, maliciously or not I cannot say, but the Doll Couth may become a fair…

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Coal Mining Troubles an Assurance of Peace Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 2

Mr Peter Bowling, secretary, of the Colliery Employees Federation, and a member of the special Coal Court stated in Sydney yesterday that he was of…

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The Mining Tribunal. Judge Heydon Ill. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

Owing to the [?]ess of Judge Heydon, the Special Mining Court is not likely to resume its sitting till next wek at Newcastle…

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Diving for Gold. Death of Two Divers. New Zealand ,Monday

Leader · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

It is reported that Diver Clarke, who was recently recovering gold form the wreck of the Elingamite, off the Three Kings, has died…

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The Elingamite's Gold Death of Another Diver Auckland (N.Z)

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

Au expedition haB been endeavoring to recover the gold from the wreck of the steamer Elingamite, which was sunk off the Three Kings some three…

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Improvements at the Hermitage Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

Extensive improvements are being carried out at the Hermitage colliery. An electric fan is being installed, with dynamo, etc.. and the water pipes are being extended…

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Sale of a Crowl Creek Mine. Nymagee

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 1

A wire was received hero to-day stating that the Crowl Creek and Shuttleton mine had been sold to an English syndicate for £5500…

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Broken Hill Proprietary Mine an Important Development Broken Hill

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

The Proprietary Mine has struck I the lode at the depth of 1400 at in Block H in a blind shaft below the shaft level. A crosscut to prove…

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West Australian Mines Suggestion to the Government London

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 3

Mr Landan, presiding at a meeting of the Associated Northern Block, suggested that the Government of West Australia ought to test and…

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Local Coal Mining Matters

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 4

The executive officers of the Western Miners Association (Messrs. Luchetti and Truscott, president and secretary) waited on Mr. J. Duric, manager of the Zigzag…

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The Ballarat Mine

Leader · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 2

The manager reports having cleaned up for the four weeks ending 11th instant, 282 tons for a yield of 128ozs of smelted gold, or an average of about…

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Statement by Miners. Secretary

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 4

The general secretary of the Airly Miners Association, the members of which have been out on strike for a considerable time, stated yesterday that the…

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Mining at Yeoval

Molong Argus · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 8

MINING in the vacinity of Yeoval is remarksqly rich at the present moment and has been for some months past. The goodrich mine which is looking…

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Shortage of Trucks. Local Mines Seriously Affected

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 4

A serious shortage of trucks prevailed yesterday at all the local collieries. At the Hermitage the mine was delayed four hours and 25 minutes, and the night shift could…

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The Airly Miners Strike. Action by Sydney Labor Council

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 4

At a meeting of the executive of the Sydney Labor Council on Wednesday night it was decided that Mr. E. Riley (Arbitration Court) and Mr. J. P. Cochran, (the…

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Yeoval Mining. (To the Editor.)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 10

DEAR SIR.—Will you kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to reply to certain statements that appeared in your issue of the 4th and 11th of this month respectively. In…

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West Australian Mines "Mr Landau's Pessimism Unjustified" London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 3

Mr H C Rason, K.C, Agent-General for West Australia, has been interviewed concerning the statement made by Mr Herman Landau at the annual…

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