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

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,325 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 67

South Wales Collieries an Acute Dispute London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 3

An acute dispute in developing in South Wales. Colliery proprietors state that half the coal is sold at loss, and that the Eight Hours Act…

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Mining News. "Struck It Rich." Hargreaves

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 3

A Sydney syndicate, comprising Messrs. Lysnght, Longmore, Morrison, and Channon, are reported to have struck a rich reef at Dun Dun, between Hargreaves…

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Lucknow Mines

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 2

A telegram from Orange sates that a crushing of 25 tons of stone from the Snobs mine, Lucknow, was cleaned upon Friday, for 45oz of gold, and 15…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the delegate board of the Western Mimers' Association was held in the miners' rooms yesterday, and lasted for a considerable time. The president of…

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Iron Mines Closed at Carcoar. Carcoar

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 5

The accident that befel the blast furnace at. Lithgow a few weeks ago has been the means of closing the. Carebar iron mines down, and thus throwing…

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Newnes Industrial Trouble. Exodus of Miners Lithgow

National Advocate · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 2

The industrial trouble at Newnes seems as far from satisfactory settlement as ever. Nothing fresh has transpired to warrant the hope that general work will be resumed at…

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Mining News. at Yerranderie, Yerranderie

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 5

The Colon Peat's mine has put on a number of men and also extra tennis to cart ore to Camden. Reports from the Kowmong, goldfield…

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Second Edition. the Barrier Award, Wages 10- for Miners. Hours 48 Per Week. Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 5

Judge Higgins has fixed the hours of labor on the Harrier at 4S per week; the minimum wages for workmen, 8s 7 12d per day; minors, 10s per day, being the same…

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Mining

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 2

Foster and party at Wattle Flat purpose working their sluicing area in a vigorous manner. There is over 10 feet of wash and overburden, all carrying…

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The World's Gold. This Year's Output

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 4

How much gold the world will produce in the year which is close upon us (said the "Daily Mail" on December 31.) and how far the demand for the metal…

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Ten Mnutes Story a Hundred Dollars in Gold

National Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 2

Only one person in Jessup county called Farmer Henderson a mean man. The others criticised him as stingy, but went no…

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The Judge’s Remarks. , Cost of Living Analysed. Will the Mines Shut Down? Melbourne, Later

Leader · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 2

In delivering judgment in the Fed oral Arbitration Court, Mr. Justice Higgins said an arrangement had been made last December by the companies…

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The Miners’ Victory. Broken-hill Arbitration Award. Eight Hours a Day and Increased Wages. Melbourne

Leader · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 2

Mr. Justice Higgins delivered his judgment in the Broken-hill Arbitration Court case to-day. The Judge fixed the hours for all…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting. Vote of £100 for Wolgan Lodge

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 March 1909 · page 2

An aggregate meeting of the Western Minister Association was held in the Town Hall on Saturday morning to deal With a recommendation of the delegate board…

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Mining. the Amalgamated Green Swamp Copper Mines

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 3

Operations here are at present confined to sinking the new main working shalt, which at present is down too feet with a further 150 feet to go before it is…

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The Mt. Bulga Mine

Leader · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 2

Mr. W. Fu[?]er, manager of the Mt Bulga copper mine, applied for six months' suspension of the labor conditions for the Bulga mine to…

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Beneree Mine, Forest Reefs

Leader · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 2

Bartholomew Harris applied on be-half of the Beneree Gold Mining Co. of Sydney, for authority to enter or[?]ion 76, Parish of Beneree, county of…

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Coal Carters' Victory. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 2

The Wages Board have awarded the coal carters an increase of 12 percent…

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The Dun Dun Gold Find

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1909 · page 2

The first' load of new machinery for the find at Longmore's Reward, Dun Dun mine, situated midway between Hargraves and Hill End, was delivered…

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Mining News. at Wattle Flat

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 5

The Solitary Dredging Company has nearly finished all preparations. The boiler, I am given to understand,, lis not far from its destination, and will be in full…

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