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

Mining & the mines, 1910

1,060 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 53

The Goal Crisis. Keira Colliery Working. Who Is Getting the Coal? Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 3

Hauling ropes at the Klera Colliery are in motion again. Today a quantity of coal was taken from the mine. This is the fourth day on which coal…

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Mining

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 2

The miners' holidays ended on Saturday last, and the various claims are now settling down to work. Mr. C. L. Cadogan, Manager of the Mount…

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Meeting of Colliery Owners. Strike Not Discussed. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 2

A meeting of the Colliery Owners' Federation was held to-day. At the conclusion of the meeting, the owners stated that the strike had not…

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The Newcastle Miners Responsibilities. (To the Editor)

Leader · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 3

Sir,—Seeing that the miners of New castle are grown men, and responsible to their wives and children, to the community and to their fellow…

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Dunn's Plains Jockey, Club. Scenes in a Mica Mine

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Dunn's Plains Jockey Club is announced to take place at Rockley, on Saturday, February 5th. There will be five races…

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Wage of Durham Miners. Award of the Arbitrator. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 3

Lord MacDonald, the Arbitrator, has reduced the wages for the Durham miners by 61/2 per cent. The owners claimed a reduction of to per…

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A Chance for the Council Government Coal Available Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 2

The Acting-Premier states that the Government may be able to spare some of the first shipment of coal (timed to arrive to-morrow) for…

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One Hundred Thousand Miners. Idle in Northumberland and Durham. London, Monday Afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 3

In consequence of the trouble over the operation of the Eight Hours in Mines Act, there are 100,000 miners idle, in Northumberland and Durham…

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Gold in an Orchard a £400 Nugget Found Near the Surface. Mudgee

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 2

Two miners, William Hogan and Daniel Endicott, recently pegged out a claim in the orchard or the latter, at Merrendee, 22 miles from Mudge[?]…

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Mining. Mount David Mine!

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 3

The Manager's report for week ended January 8th is as follows;—[?]ooft. level extended to 266ft.; driving of this level will be discontinued for a time. [?]55ft…

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Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 19

The mines will be all in full swing on Monday, as work will start in earnest for the year, and I hope that they will be more prosperous than…

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Coal Trimmers' Union Decide Against Work. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 2

The Coal Trimmers' Union decided at a meeting this morning to trim no vessels during the currency of the strike. This action will likely involve the…

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Mine Owner Issues Charters Thinks Strike Petering Out. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 2

Mr. John Brown, one of the largest mine owners, has charted several sailing ships to take coal cargoes from Newcastle to oversea ports…

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The Gold Yield the Year's Decrease. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 2

The usual return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for December was 25,084 ozs. crude,…

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Japan and the Coal Strike Alleged Request for Cooperation. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 2

Mr. S. E. Lees, ex Lord Mayor of Sydney, who has just returned from a trip abroad, states, that he first heard of the strike in London, but…

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The Western Collieries

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

The output of the fillers at the Vale of Clwydd mine on Wednesday was about the same quantity as on the previous day--160 skips. It is reported that the…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

The Mount Conqueror Gold and Ansenical Recovery Company, Peel, has started operations again, after the Christmas holidays. The large dam is full to…

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The Coal Strike. Sydney

Molong Argus · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

Hauling ropes at the Mt. Keira colliery were in motion again on Wednesday, and a quantity of coal was taken from the mine. This is the fourth…

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Coal for the Gasworks Consignment Due To-day

National Advocate · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 2

Mr. A. E. Ennis, managing, director of the Invincible Colliery, Cullen Bullen, stated last night that matters at the colliery were now all right. The…

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Steamer Overdue. with Coal for Government. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 2

The steamer Quito, which was due to arrive from Calcutta, with coal for the New South Wales Government, has not yet been sighted from the…

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