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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 2 of 67

Miners' Representative in Melbourne. Ready for Monday's Conference. Melbourne, Saturday Afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 2

Mr. W. D. Barnet, the authorised representative of the combined unions at the proposed conference before Mr. Justice Higgins oa Monday, arrived at…

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Keeping the Mine Road Clear. Supply Transport Passes Unmolested. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 2

The Inspecter General of Police received a message from the Barrier to day, stating that a trolly of supplies hnd passed into the mine during the day without any trouble,…

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The D'arcy Gold Mine. Application for Suspension

Leader · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

John Ga[?]sford, Secretary of Golden Contact Mines, applied for suspension of labor upon the D'Arcy Gold-mining lease at Lucknow, for a…

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Mining News. a Warden's Court Case

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

At Oberon on Friday, Mr. Warden Smith, of Trunkey, had before him an objection lodged by Mr. Arnold, of Mt. Werong, against the granting of a…

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Was There a Riot? What the Miners Say. the Police the Aggressors. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

The miners declare that there was no riot on Saturday afternoon, and that what disturbance did take place was provoked by the police…

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Mining. the "Lloyd" Mine

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

A copy of the directors' report and accounts of the "Lloyd" Copper Company, Ltd., for the year ended on June 30 last, is now to hand, the tenth…

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Copper Mining Industry

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

We are in receipt from the Mines Department, of a valuable work by Mr. J. E. Carne, F.G.S., on the copper mining industry and the distribution of copper…

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Colliery Explosion Twenty Five Men Killed London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 3

An explosion occurred at Letter's colliery, Zeigler, Illinois, U.S.A. Twenty five men were killed…

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N.s.w Gold Yield

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

The usual return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State during the month of December is 23,662oz crude…

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Mining at the Muckerawa

Leader · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

A syndicate of Canbelago shareholders have struck rich gold at Muckerawa, near Stuart Town. The material is brown vein, and, we are…

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A Gold Rush at Parkes. Parkes

Leader · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

Before this is in print great excitement will have prevailed in Parkes over a new find at the head of Possum Gully, and within sight of the…

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The Zigzag Weighbridge. Contradiction by Mr. Durie. Invitation to the Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

Mr. J. Durie, manager of the Zigzag colliery, takes strong exception to a paragraph in Monday's issue referring to the working of the Zigzag colliery…

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Mining News. Depression at Burraga. Mount David

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 3

The mining industry in this district is at present at a very low ebb. The stoppage of the Burraga copper mine has affected the district generally. The local tradesmen are…

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'The New Gold Mine ' How Australia Is Regarded Abroad Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

Archbishop Kelly, who has just returned to Sydney, has been round the werld, and in twelve months has gained a great deal of information…

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Disastrous Mine Explosion. London, January 13

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 3

An explosion in a coal mine in Virginia killed 50. It is feared that another 100 are doomed, as the mine is on fire…

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Mining Fatality at Bendigo. Melbourne

Leader · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

Thomas Daykin, 25, a prominent Victorian footballer, was killed by a fall of earth at the Carlile mines, Benidlgo, to-day. A hundredweight of…

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Copper Mining Industry in New South Wales

Leader · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

We have to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of .a most valuable publication from the Department of Mines upon the copper…

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Cables. London, Wednesday. Explosion in a Mine. Fifty Killed and 100 Doomed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 18

An explosion occurred at a mine in Virginia (U.S.A), 50 miners being killed and, it is feared, that another 100 are doomed. The mine…

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Fearful Mining Disaster 50 KILLED, 100 Doomed London

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 3

The explosion of a link branch coal mine switchback, Virginia, U.S.A. has killed 50 men. It is feaced that another 100 are doomed, The mine is…

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In the Balance Affairs on the Barrier Sympathy From All Quarters Another Mine to Be Closed Down Police to Be Prosecuted Broken Hill

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

Affairs on the Barrier are still in the balance. A sheave of telegrams containing expressions of sympathy and enclosing…

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