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

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,428 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 30 of 72

Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

The notation is announced of the Great Peak Silver-mining Company, N.L. (Yerranderie), the shares having been over-applied for…

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Mining. the Bathurst District. Departmental Report

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

The annual report of the Mines Department for 1911 has just been issued, it states that in the Wattle Flat division the gold won during the year from all sources amounted to 754 oz., valued at…

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Mining in 1911 Dredging Operations in Neighboring. Divisions

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 3

Under the heading of "Dredging," the annual report of the Mines Department for 1911 has the following.-- The gold won by dredging in the Sofala…

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Mine Manager and Butcher

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 2

The butchers, bakers, and grocers of Cobar recently put up the price of their foods. Some hundreds of men employed in the mines at that town came to…

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State Gold Yield. Decrease for This Year. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 2

The gold yield for the State for April amounts to 17,853 ozs. crude, to the value of £62,266. compared with 14,640 ozs. crude, to the value of…

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The Gold Yield. Figures Show an Increase. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 2

The gold yield for April equalled 14,658 ozs. of fine, valued at £62,266, compared with 11,902 ozs. fine, valued at £50,555, for the same month of last…

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Coal Mines Act Amendment

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 6

Mr. A. Edden (Minister for Mines) has instructed the chief inspector of coal mines to have prepared a clause to be inserted in his amending Coal Mines Bill, to be…

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Our Coal Resources

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 3

A few weeks ago Mr. E. F. Pittman, Under-Secretary and Government Geologist, Department of Mines, gave evidence before the Public Works Committee on the…

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Lithgow's Coal Resources. Mr. Pittman's Evidence Summarised. Area of Good Coal Limited

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 6

Through the courtesy of Mr. Blenkin, secretary to the Parliamentary Standing Committee' on Public Works, we have been favored with a copy of the evidence given by…

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Having Their Own Way. Coal Trimmers' Little Holiday. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

A very serious dislocation of the whole of the shipping operations of the port was decided upon this afternoon by the Coal Trimmers' Union…

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Welsh Coal Strike. Bitterness Intensified. Chairman's Vote Creates a Scene. London, Wednesday evening

National Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 3

On the casting vote of Lord St. Aldwyn, the South Wales District Board decided that colliery laborers should receive 4/2 and 4/9 daily,…

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Mining News. Alluvial Miner's Success. Sixty Pounds Worth in a Fortnight. Sofala

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 4

Working in an alluvial claim on the Turon River, about four miles above Sofala, Mr. Wiseman Frappell has obtained about £60 worth of gold during the last…

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A Rich Mine. London

National Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 3

At a meeting of the Waihai Gold Mining Coy., the chairman stated that the mine has already paid over £4,500,000 in dividends. The mine was…

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Mining Tragedies. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 6

Selwyn Henry rowe, aged about 43, a single man, was engaged i the Mount Elliott mine early yesterday morning when a large stone fell on him…

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The Coal Trouble. South Wales Miners' Action. London

National Advocate · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 3

The South Wales Minors' Council, has decided not to participate any further in the proceedings of the Coal Board under the presidency of Lord…

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Bodangora Mining

Leader · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 2

Mining mutters are still progressing in a satisfactory manner at Bodangora. The staff of the Kaiser mine is being gradually increased, and operations…

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Gulgong Mining Matters Warden's Court Applications

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 2

At the Warden's Court, and objection was lodged by Mr. H. B. jamieson against the application of G. Stevens and party in respect to a…

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Trouble Again. the English Miners. Threats of a Crisis. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 2

The recently enacted Minimum Wage Bill Has broken down, and there are threats of another crisis. Indications point to either a…

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Silver Mining in N.s.w. Yerran0erie, Sunny Corner, and a Uberon Divisions

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 3

Dealing with the output of silver during the year, the Mines Department report for 1911 states that the yield furnished by the Yerranderio silver mines, although falling…

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Miners' Resentment. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

The sentence passed upon Tom Mann has been the subject of a discussion by the South Wales Miners' Federation, which has passed a resolution…

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