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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 33 of 72

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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Historic Goldfield Reel Discovered at Hargraves Old Abandoned Ground

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 1

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

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The Grip of Gold. by Robert Halifax. (Author of " The Drums of Fate," "The House of Horror," " A Woman in Their Web," L aw Society," &c.) CHAPTER I.-Continued

The Bathurst Times · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 1

"Not you! How dare you speak of that-in that way? I have thought for your comfort in every possible way; I have treated you as a sympathetic…

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The Grip of Gold. Chapter Ii

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 1

"It's Sheba!" Deeper yet sank the thrilled voice. "I am here beside you; I am touching your poor hand; I want to know! What is it that they…

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Brave Miners. Royal Humane Medals. Broken Hill

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 4

It has been decided to present Royal Humane Society gold medals to O'Reilly and Alexander, two miners, for bravery…

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Durham Conciliation Board. Increase for Miners. London, Sunday evening

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 4

The Durham Conciliation Board has increased the wages of Durham mi­ners by 3¼ per cent…

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Gold in the Back. Stooping Amost Impossible. Bile Beans the Worker's Friend

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 4

Mr. Arthur Benney, of 18 Hopkins-street, Richmond, Melbourne, says:— "At one time I was employed as a shunter on the railway, and my work…

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Coal Lumpers Postpone Decision

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 2

Of the two Sydney unions vitally interested in the matter only one--that" of the coal-lumpers--has so far dealt with' the proposal. At the meeting of this union…

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The Grip of Gold. Chapter Ii. (Continued)

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 1

He moved on; the door of Mr. Loder's room closed. Sheba held her breath until Mrs. Saxon had rustled by again, and then, swiftas a hunted thing, sped…

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Proposed Burraga Tram Line. Prospect of Mine Re-starting

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 1

A report from Burraga states that after a lapse of four years there are evidences of activity again taking place at the mine. Consequently an air of expectancy pervades…

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Mining News. at Hargraves. Hargraves

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 2

Whilst prospecting in old and abandoned ground in Clare's Gully, a mile north-west of the Big Nugget mine, James Green, as already announced struck a rich reef at…

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The Lithgow Prisoners. 24-Hours' Strike Proposal. Miners' President Outspoken. Newcastle

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 2

Mr. D. Watson, president oi the Colliery Employees' Federation, made some pointed remarks to-day concerning the proposed 24 hours' irritation strike, which is…

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Hepburn Colliery Trouble Settled. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 2

The joint committee on mining disputes has successfully fixed a mutual agreement in the Hepburn colliery dispute…

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Macquarie River Mining

Leader · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 2

Matters in sluicing on the Macquarie River, in the vicinity of Euchareena, are being busily pushed ahead. Besides the company's jet sluicing plant,…

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The Grip of Gold. Chapter Ii. (Continued)

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 1

How long she stood motionless there she would never know. It was when she turned, mechanically, to go back that her cars caught that familiar…

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An Early Bird's Worm. £150 Worth of Gold. Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 4

A resident of Tarnagulla was up at daylight on Monday morning locking for the family cow, when he saw something shining from a piece of quartz…

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In Miner's Row. How Men and Women Live Beside the Coal Pits. In "Merry England."

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 24

There can be nothing more depressing than the typical miners' row. It is yen orally a long line of brick hovels linked together and dumped down…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 4

At the new Burragorang silver mine (Yerranderie), the Clar[?] shaft was last week deepened 12ft. to 146ft. The ore now across the face of the shaft is 5 in. to…

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The Grip of Gold. Chapter Iii. (Continued)

The Bathurst Times · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 1

"I mean it, even if I express it with a brutal frankness, considering that you and I are alone here!" he went on, stooping closer yet. " I have my own…

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Miners in Conference. Protest Against Awards. London. Wednesday evening

National Advocate · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 3

The miners conference strenuously protested against several awards fixing the minimum below a reasonable living wage, and instructed the…

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