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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 22 of 67

Scottish Collieries Item. London

Leader · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

The Scottish coal masters have given 3 months notice of their intention to terminate the Conciliation Board. The men have agreed to this course…

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Colliery Troubles. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

Nearly one thousand miners are now out of work as the result of troubles at Hebburn and Dudley Collieries, at Newcastle…

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Welsh Colliery Troubles. London

Leader · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

Keir Hardie has declared that the threatened lock-out among the miners in South Wales would not be for 8 hours a day but for 6/ a day as the…

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Mining Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 3

The fall of 246 points of rain during the last seven days accompanied by bitterly cold winds has somewhat retarded mining operations at…

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Mining Dispute 8 Hours or Nationalisasion London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 3

The Scottish coalmasters have given three months notice to terminate the conciliation board. Mr Kier Hardie said if the South…

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Mt. Boppy Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 4

Mt. Boppy, in the Cobar district, the one great gold mine in N. S. Wales, made a working profit of £69,176 last year, or almost exactly £1 per ton of ore mined,…

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Mining

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 2

Whilst reports regarding the development of Mt. Werong silver-lead field are distinctly encouraging, it is especially gratifying to hear of a new find…

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Canadian Coal Discovery

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 6

Important discoveries of coal are reported from the Canadian Rocky Mountains. According to the reports these coal beds have been measured, showing a…

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Carcoar Iron Mines CARCOAR

National Advocate · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 2

Work at the Carcoar ironstone mines was resumed yesterday after a stoppage of about four months. About 40 men have [?] far been put on, but it is thought that more…

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Newcastle. Colliery Trouble. Movement for Peace. Sydney

Leader · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 2

A movement has been set afoot at Newcastle amongst the miners, engine drivers, and others employed in the collieries to form an association to…

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Mining News. Forest Reefs

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 4

At The old site of the Slattery's Creek Gold Mining Company a crushing is being taken out, and is expected lo show about 9dwt to the load. It will test the…

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Miners Relief Act. Amendaient Requested. Minister's Generally Favorable Reply

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 6

A deputation of representatives from, the various mining centres contributing to the miners' accident relief fund waited upon Mr. Wood, the Chief Secretary, on…

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Mining

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 2

Foster and party's dredging claim at Wattle Flat has had a clean up, and the yield has far exceeded expectations, whilst it is anticipated that even better…

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Mining at the Forest

Leader · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 6

It is reported that the Beneree Mine in the Carbine paddock is closed down for a time, and that operations are about to commence in the Quandong…

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The Turf. Ascot Gold Cup. Carbine Sire of the Winner. London

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 5

Bourbon, a son of Catbine, won the Royal Ascot Gold Cup, Santo Strato being second, and Tiberia third…

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Mining

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 21 June 1909 · page 3

The smelter at the Mount Bulga copper mine, (Orange district), was blown in on Tuesday, and gave a very satisfactory run. The capacity of the…

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Mines Department Amused. Statement Preposterous

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 June 1909 · page 2

The very emphatic declaration of opinion by Mr. Henry Temple, before the Adelaide Chamber of Manufactures, "That even with a bonus of 12s a ton there was no…

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Mining Green Swamp

National Advocate · Monday 21 June 1909 · page 2

Music that the mining fo[?]k love to hear in the shape of the battery stamps has been sounding for some days from the valley at the Napolean Re[?]f. This mine, without…

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Mining News. at Wattle Flat

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 June 1909 · page 3

Foster and party's dredging claim at Wattle Flat has had a clean up, and the yield has far exceeded expectations, whilst it is anticipated that even better returns…

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Barrier Position Bettered. Mines Resuming Work. Sydney

Leader · Monday 21 June 1909 · page 3

The position as regards the mines is locking better now than for many months. It is expected that all mines will be in full swing in the course of…

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