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

Mining & the mines, 1911

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First Gold Discovery

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 2

The first authentic record of gold discovery in Australia was on February 16, 1823, when Surveyor James M'Brian found gold at Fish River, 18…

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Silver Mine Flooded. Yerranderie

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 4

A flooded creek adjacent to Nalli mine, managed by Mr. Helchem, broke through the old workings, and there is now over 300ft of water in the main shaft…

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Mining News. the Sunny Corner Leases

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 2

Mr. A. B. C. Burke, the district warden, is to hold an inquiry on Tuesday next concerning the conflicting applications for the recently cancelled mineral…

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Colliery Employees. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

Mr. Justice Gordon, sitting in Chambers to-day, granted an injunction restraining the Illawarra Colliery Employees Federation from joining the…

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Sunny Corner Mine Conflicting Applications. Sunny Corner

National Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 1

The District Warden, Mr. A. B. C. Burke, is to hold an inquiry on Tuesday next, into the conflicting applications for the Sunny Corner mineral…

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North Wales Miners Again. Another Threatened Strike. London

National Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

The council of the North Wales Miners' Association has resolved to post notices on January 21, of a strike a fortnight later. The intention is to…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 7

At the Mount David during the past week the footwall crosscut at No. 4 level was extended to 146ft. The country is becoming softer, and a little water is…

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Lithgow Technical Classes. School of Mines to Be Established

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Liggins, the teacher in charge of the Lithgow Technical School, writing from Coog[?] on Wednesday, states that he had a lengthy interview with Mr. Turner Superintendent of Technical…

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Hill End Mining, the Amalgamation Scheme

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 2

In connection with the Hill End amalgamation scheme negotiations are progressing favorably, and it is expected that the public will be given a chance…

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Big Mining Scheme Hill End Leases Amalgamated. Memories of Hawkins's-hill

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 3

Memories of the fabulously rich crushings taken from Hawkin's-hill are revived after 30 years; of the days when the world rang with the golden…

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School of Mines. (To the Editor.)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 3

Sir,—Some time ago there was an agitation in Bathurst for the establishment of a School of Mines. The consummation of that wish depends on the…

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Payment Due for Coal. an Interesting Case. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 2

The Newcastle Miners' Federation, not having received payment for coal supplied to a certain firm during the late strike, has decided that the district…

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More Trouble at Newcastle Miners to Give 14 Days' Notice. Newcastle

National Advocate · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 2

The miners at the Shortland colliery to-morrow will give 14 days' notice of their intention to stop work, unless the management redresses their…

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News by Telegraph Ominous. Newcastle Colleries. Discontent Amongst the Miners. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 2

The miners at the Shortland Colliery have decided to give fourteen days' notice of cessation of work, unless the grievances are settled in the meantime…

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Gold! Hill End Mining Scheme. a Big Thing. What It Is

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 1

"The gold is there, I can assure you," was the assertion of an old miner whose opinion came out in a letter published by us last week. And this…

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Miners and Employers. Conference Proposed. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 3

The delegate board of the Newcastle Colliery Employees' Federation has asked for a conference with the proprietors on the question of machine cut…

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The Sunny Corner Mine. Warden's Inquiry

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 3

Mr. [?]. B. C. Burke, mining warden, held an inquiry into the conflicting applications for the Sunny Corner leases today (Tuesday) Mr. Tartakover, of Lithgow…

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Piper's Flat. Mine Hampered Through. Want of Trucks

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 3

Work at the Ivanhoc mine has been seriously hampered during the last few days owing to the scarcity of railway trucks-- the mine being closed for half a day on…

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Miners' Delegates and Clergyman Killed. London, Monday evening

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 2

The railway collision occurred near Pontypridd. A train containing three hundred passengers overtook a coal train…

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Accident Near Coal-stage. Man Run Over by Engine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 2

A man named Frank Bogg (58), fencer in the employ of the railway department, received shocking injuries as the result of run over by an engine near the coal…

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