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

Mining & the mines, 1910

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Coal to Arrive. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

The first shipment of 5000 tons of coal ordered by the State Government is expected by the 12th instant…

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Strikers' Mines Still Idle. Newcastle

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 3

The striker' mines at Ebbw and Young Wallsend are idle again to-day, and no work has been done for over a week…

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Mining Carcoar. Carcoar

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

Mining, matters right through this district are very slack and only in a few places are operations being carried on. At the Junction Reef's, a…

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Coal for Victorian Railways. Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 3

The steamer Irish Monarch arrived to-day with 6000 tons of Calcutta coal for the Victorian railways. Three more shipments are on the way…

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Dispute O Ver Price of Coal Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

The difficulty between Messrs. Kethel and Co. and the Railway Commissioners; as to the price to be paid for Coal from the Youug-Wallsend and Ebbw Main…

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The Coal Crisis. Strike Leaders’ Trial. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

The Acting Premier was not In a position yseterday to state definitely Where the trial of Peter Bowling and others would take place, as the…

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The Western Collieries Work Proceeding Steadily

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 2

Work has continued without interruption at the local collieries since the resumption on Monday morning, and it is anticipated that this week there will be no break in…

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The Coal Supply

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 2

The letters, which we publish this morning from Mr. H. S. Wark and "Ratepayer" contain food for grave reflection on the part of the…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 3

Owing to the holiday [?] and a series of freshes in the river, res[?]ting from recent rains, work on the Tu[?]on River No. 1 dredge has been irregular; but the…

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Carcoar Ironstone Mines CARCOAR

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 3

During the past year, wonderful progress has been made at the Carcoar. ironstone mines. At the commencement of the year the works were closed…

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The Coal Crisis. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 3

Peter Bowling addressed a meeting at Mt. Kembla yesterday. Considerable disorderliness occurred. The Chairman refused to put a…

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Country Gasworks Supplied with Coal

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 2

Mr. J. S. Bragg, secretary of the Lithgow Coal Owners' Association, slated yesterday that the country gasworks with which the Association had…

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Coal for Victorian Railways Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 2

A member of the firm, through whose agency the Irish Monarch, brought the cargo of coal from India for the Victorian Railway Commissioners,…

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Operations at Lithgow. All the Collieries at Work. Trouble at Irondale. Lithgow

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 2

Work was resumed at all the collieries yesterday morning, and things are now proceeding along steadily. So far, most of the coal cut here has…

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Probable Re-opening of the Balmain Mine. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 2

It is stated that operations may be resumed shortly at the Balmain coal mine, which was closed about 12 months ago…

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Coal Supply tO Municipal Gas Works. To the Editor

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 2

Sir,—At the last meeting of the Bathurst Municipal Council, Ald. Webb seemed very solicitous of the welfare of the Municipal Gas Works, and…

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Official Correspondence. Essington Bore. Department of Mines, Sydney, 23rd December, 1909

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 2

Sir,--With reference to your letter of the 29th October last, enclosing a petition from the mine owners and prospectors of Essington, asking that the Government put…

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The Miners' Congress. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 3

The Miners' Congress will meet in Sydney on Friday, when it is believed that a proposal for the settlement of the difficulty will be submitted by Mr…

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Eight Hours for Miners. London, Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 3

Owing to the operation of the Eight Hours. (Mines) Act in Northumberland, which has evoked some dissatisfaction with the shift system, there…

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Strikes in England 20,000 Miners Idle. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 2

Upwards of 20,000 miners are now idle in Northumberland and Durham as the result of dissatisfaction provoked by the present shift system…

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