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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 32 of 72

Coal Vend Appeal. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 3

In the High Court to-day, Mr. Ham, of Melbourne, asked Chief Justice Griffiths to fix the date for the rehearing of the appeal of certain shipping…

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A Busy Mining Warden

Leader · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 4
Also in Lithgow Mercury

Mr. A. B. C. Burke, mining warden, states that while the actual mineral production for the year 1911 had not perhaps reached expectations, the…

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Mining. the Bathurst District

Leader · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 1

The annual compilation report for the district under the Bathurst Mining Warden's control, recently published by the Department of Mines, and from…

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Entombed Miners. Six Rescued. New York

The Bathurst Times · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 2

Six of the 13 men who were entombed in the Morris mine, Ironwood, Michigan, have been rescued. They were imprisoned in a small…

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The Grip of Gold. Chapter I.

The Bathurst Times · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 1

"There!-there it is! It's a woman-it's her!" The crowd surged, forward yet' another foot nearer the great iron gates…

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Latest Telegrams Pelaw-main Colliery Trouble. Still Unsettled. West Maitland

National Advocate · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 2

The Pelaw-Main colliery trouble is still unsettled. The miners decline to return to work until the dismissed man is reinstated. The district…

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Sad Mining Fatality. Perth

The Bathurst Times · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 4

A miner was killed in the Golden Horse shoe mine, Kalgoorlie, by a large piece of stone falling and breaking his back…

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Mining Leases

Leader · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 6

Rents are due and owing on the undermentioned leases, and if not paid within 30 days such leases may be cancelled:—Great Lucknow Consols…

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Burraga Mine. Signs of Resuscitation. Burraga

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 6

After a lapse of four years there are evidences of activity again taking place at the mine. Consequently an air of expectancy pervades the place…

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The Grip of Gold. Chapter I.—Continued

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 1

Sheba, with her marble-like oval face and wide, dry eyes? No; Mrs. Saxon, the stately housekeeper, her keys jingling and silks rustling, had…

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Miners' Awards

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 2

The Durham Miners' Conciliation Board has increased the wages by 3 14 per cent. The Northumberland miners have passed a resolution protesting against Lord Mersey's…

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Mines Department Report. Production in 1911. Iron, Cement, Limestone, Coal and Shale

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 3

The annual report of the Department of Mines for 1911, dealing with iron and iron ores, states that owing to industrial troubles existing at the Eskbank ironworks…

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Indignant Miners. Sydney

Leader · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 2

The Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association held a meeting at Wollongong last night to consider the matter of holding a general strike…

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The Mount Gossan Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 3

On April 30 last, under the heading of mining, there appeared in the "Evening News" a paragraph stating that "Since the Mount Gossan Mine closed down…

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Proposed General Strike. Miners Condemnation. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 2

The Illawarra Colliery Coal Employees Association held a meeting at Wollongong last night to consider the question of holding a general strike in…

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Mining Trouble Spreading. Wellington (N.z.)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 1

Another mining trouble has developed on the West Coast. In the Consolidated group the men refused to work the poppers single-handed and were…

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The Lithgow Prisoners. Illawarra Miners Condemn Strike Proposals. Wollongong, Saturday Night

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 2

A special delegate meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held to-day, when there were present Messrs. James Maguire (president), Andrew Waugh…

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Mining News. Reef Discovered at Hargraves. Old Abandoned Ground

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 3

A report has been received from the mining registrar at Margraves respecting a discovery made by Mr. James Green, sen., at Clare's Gully, about one mile in a…

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Latest Telegrams Lithgow Prisoners. Peter Bowling Again. Illawarra Miners Oppose a Strike. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 2

At a meeting of the Illawarra mi­ners, held at Wollongong yesterday, Peter Bowling was appointed a dele­gate to attend the meeting to be…

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