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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 9 of 53

The Western Collieries' Award. Lithgow

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

The Western Collieries' award has been the subject of much comment among the miners in the Lithgow valley…

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Proceedings Against Miners Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

The Crown Law authorities have taken proceedings against nine miners in the Kurd Kurri district for alleged interference with miners at a…

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Arrival of the Quito with 4,500 Tons of Calcutta Coal. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 3

The steamer Quito," with 4,500 tons of Calcutta coal for the New South Wales Government, arrived this morning…

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The Coal Crisis. the South Coast Position What Mr. Bowling Says. Prosecutions at Maitland.. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 3

A meeting of, delegates from the principal South Coast Collieries decided by a small majority after a heated discussion, against an Immediate…

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Mine Manager's Report

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 2

Mount David (week ended 22nd inst.).-- 100ft. level: Stoping at the buck of the south-east drive north from No. 1 rise on stone 1ft 6in thick, fair quality. 155ft…

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Gold at Copper Hill

Molong Argus · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 2

It will be remembered that Messrs. Ryan Bros., while prospecting some few months ago on Mr. John Ryan's property, Copper Hill, struck some…

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District Mining. Mt. David

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 3

The Main Ridge Nardon Litchfield Company's dam is now complete. It is estimated that when filled it will hold between five million and six million gallons…

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Application for Extension of Time. to Pay Miners Fines. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 2

An application was made to Mr. Justice Rogres this morning for an extension of time in which to pay the £100 fines imposed by Mr. Justice Heydon,…

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Latest Coal Strike News

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 7

The coal strike is still raging, although the outlook for an early settlement looks promising, as the miners appear to be weakening…

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The Coal Crisis. Important Proprietors. Mount Kembla Producing Coal. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

A meeting of the Northern Colliery Proprietors’ Association to which a good deal of importance is attached, was held yesterday. It is stated the…

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The Foreign Coal. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

The foreign coal ordered by the New South Wales Government will arrive in ten ships at short intervals. A third of the consignment will be…

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The Strike. Wages Board Adjourned. Rioters Before the Court Northern Miners Demand Bowling's Release. Distribution of Foreign Coal. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

The Compulsory wages Board sat again at Newcastle this morning. A few witnesses were examined, and the Board adjourned until Wednesday…

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Defiant Miners Refuse the Extension of Time. Newcastle

National Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

The majority of the members of the Miners' Delegate Board, who were recently fined ,£100 for breaches of the Industrial Disputes Act, and who were…

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The Quito’s Coal Cargo. Tip Carters Refuse to Work

Leader · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

Sixty tip carters employed for various bus contractors, refused to work on steamer Quito this morning, and caused the police soma anxiety by…

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Mining Inventions

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 1

Messrs. Griffith and, Hassel, patent attorneys of 163 King-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the mining industry have…

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Foreign Coal. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 2

The unloading of the shipment of foreign coal on the Quito is proceeding apace. A number of the tip carters, however, have refused to carry the…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting. Abortive Proceedings

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 2

An aggregate meeting, of members of the Western Miners' Association was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday afternoon to consider the award of the Western…

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Western Collieries Wages Board Award. Application for Exemption. Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 2

At the sitting of the Western Collieries Wages Board in Judge Scholes' chambers this morning, Mr. Broomfield, instructed by Messrs. Norton, Smith, and Co.,…

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Mining News. at Sunny Corner

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

A trial panel of 50 tons of out of stone taken out of the Big Hill mine having turned out quite satisfactorily, a contract is to be let for getting a further lot out. There…

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The Strike. Matters at Newcastle. Miners to Ask for Conference. Mr. Patterson's Expulsion. Miners' Ballot at Mount Keira. Firemen's Association's Proposal. Federal Jurisdiction in Industrial Disputes. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 2

The Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees Association met at Newcastle yesterday, the meeting lasting all day…

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