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

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Decreased Gold Yield SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 2

The New South Wales gold [?] for January was 29,361ozs fine, valued a £110,583, compared with 37,584[?], valued at £126,750 for the corresponding month of…

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Carcoar Ironstone Mines. Work Resumed. Carcoar

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 2

Owing to the trouble experienced by Messrs. G., and C. Hoskins in obtaining sufficient supplies of coke to keep the blast furnace at Lithgow going orders were issued…

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Newcastle Coal Trouble Dudley Mine Again Idle. Pears of a General Strike. Newcastle, Wednesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 2

The wheelers at the Dudley Colliery have again struck work owing to their demand for increased pay not being compiled with. The mine is, therefore, again idle…

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Newcastle Mining Trouble Miners to Resume Work. General Strike Not Desired. Newcastle

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 2

The strikers at the Dudley colliery to-day decided by a majority ballot to resume work. One of the officials had already pointed out that it was either…

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Mining in 1907

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 3

The preliminary report of the State's minergel production in 1907 is very sat, sfactory. The value of the total output was over ten and a half…

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Mining at Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 2

The last lot of 16 tons crushed by Atherton and Son from the Queenslander yielded 80zs. 14dwts. of gold or nearly 11dwts. to the ton. It is now quite clear that if this…

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The Strike at Dudley. Stormy Meeting of Miners. Work to Be Resumed. Sydney

Leader · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 2

The Dudley miners at Newcastle held a meeting this afternoon at which the wheelers, trappers ,and drivers were present The general…

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Aid From the Prospecting Vote. Department of Mines and Agriculture. Sydney, 7th February, 1908

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

Sir.--I am directed to inform you that, in view of the recommendation of the Prospecting Board, the Secretary for Mines and Agriculture has approved of the…

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Coal Miners’ Troubles Another General Strike Feared

Leader · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

The Dudley colliery was on strike again to-day. This morning the youths met at the colliery and undertook to return to work on condition that…

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Gasworks Coal Supply

National Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

At Wednesday night's meeting of the Bathurst Municipal Council Alderman Craig will move "That tenders be called for the supply of coal for the gas…

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Sad Mining Fatality. Two Coalminers Killed. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

A miner named James Stark, and a wheeler named George Cree, were burled under a great fall of coal at the Haddon Greta Colliery, West…

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Naval Colliery Explosion. London

Leader · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

An explosion ait a colliery at Glencoe, Natal, entombed 12 Europeans and 40 natives. Later particulars of the explosion…

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A Colliery Disaster LONDON, Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 3

An explosion at a comery at Glencoe, Natal, entombed twelve Europeans and 40 natives. Later…

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The First Gold In Australia

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

The first definite record of the discovery of gold in Australia 85 years ago on Saturday is a note by Mr. James M'Brien, assistant surveyor, in a fieldbook which he used…

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Mining. at Wattle Flat

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 3

The mining industry has received a great impetus from the rains, giving the alluvial miners an opportunity of washing up, and replenishing dams and tanks. All the mines…

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Newcastle Coal Trouble Special Court Likely to Disband. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 3

It is expected that the trouble at the Dudley colliery will have the effect of breaking up the Special Coal Court on Monday. Judge Heydon…

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The Airly Trouble. Premier's Statements Taken Exception To. Denial by the Miners' President

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. J. Mays, president of the Airly Coal find Shale Miners' Association, was in Lithgow this morning, and in the course of an interview stated that he took strong…

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Mining Situation Acute. Court Will Probably Close. Sydney

Leader · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 3

The mining situation at Newcastle is unchanged. It is felt that the present acute position, owing to the stoppage of the Dudley Colliery, will…

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Newcastle’s Troubles. Every Colliery at Work. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

The Dudley Colliery resumed work this morning, and the summonses against the. wheelers will probably be Withdrawn…

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Local Coal Mining Matters

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

At a meeting of delegates of the Western Miners' Association about a fortnight ago, it was resolved that the various pits receive an intimation that unless a proper…

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