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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 5 of 72

Coke Contract Expired. Tallewang Iron Mine Closed

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. Hoskins stated to-day that the contract with the Bulli Company for coke had expired, and that in consequence of the strike they were unable to enter into…

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Colliery Closes. Effects of Lithgow Strike. 200 Hands Idle. Bulli

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 3

A most peculiar and serious situation has been created at the Bulli colliery, whereby 160 hands have been thrown out of employment by circumstances over which…

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The Mining Trouble. London

National Advocate · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

At the miners' conference, the Welsh delegates strongly opposed peace overtures. The English delegates bitterly…

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A Mining Fatality. Sydney

Leader · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

While James Wilson, a shift man at Mt. Kiera Colliery, was drawing props a quantity of stone fell and Wilson was killed…

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Telegrams. Another Bog Gold Yield. Sydney

Leader · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

The last doollyings at the Long Tunnel Mine at Gundagai yielded 18lbs of gold from two trays, or 40 per cent. of gold…

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Gundagai Gold. 272 Ounces From Two Dishes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 3

At the Long Tunnel Mine, Gundagai, the shareholders from two dishes of quartz dollied the phenomenal yield of 272oz. This is from…

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Dangerous Coal. a Railway Commissioner's Action Perth

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 3

Owing to the extreme heat and the drought, the Railway Department has curtailed orders for Collie coal, which is very dangerous on account of the sparks. Collie,…

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Mining News. a Phenomenal Yield. Gundagai

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

At the Long Tunnel Mine this afternoon the shareholders from two dishes of quartz, dollied the phenomenal yield of 272oz. This is from the deepest point reached, namely…

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Phenomenal Gold Yield 272 Ounces From Two Dishes. Sensation at Gundagai. Gundagai

National Advocate · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

The Long Tunnel mine reached its biggest sensation yesterday, when the shareholders, from a shot made during the morning in the reef, from two…

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Phenomenal Gold Yield. 272 Ounces From Two Dishes. Sensation at Gundagai. Gundagai

The Bathurst Times · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 4

The Long Tunnel mine reached its biggest sensation; yesterday when the shareholders, from a shot made during the morning in the reef, from two…

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The Austral Mine at Forest Reefs

Leader · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

The above gold mine is at present undergoing pumping operations, and a clean up generally, with a view to the early inspection by one of the…

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Militant Miners. Threatened Stoppage. Birmingham

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 4

The Miners' Federation has decided to give the owners official notice of the stoppage of all work at the end of February…

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Wyalong Mine Disaster. Sole Survivor's Story. West Wyalong

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 4

The sole survivor—Abe Wellington, of the mine disaster here, slates that at about 2 p.m. on the day of the catastrophe the Navin brothers fired three…

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Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 3

The cutting out, timbering, and general arrangement of the plat in the New Main Shaft, Mt. David, has been completed, and driving operations to connect with the old…

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Threatened English Coal Strike. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. james Hastan, a member [?] Derbyshire, says that if the English miners strike the event will eclipse [?] thing from the seventies. Firms a…

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Northern Miners Out. Strike at Maitland. Maitland

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 2

One of the colleries at Maitland was idle to-day over a dispute between the managaement and the men regarding the working of "top" coal…

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Gold Nuggets

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 19

Mr. James Mitchell has unearthed n nugget of gold which weighs 9oz. This nugget was found close to the spot where Mr. Robinson unearthed…

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Miners on Strike. Position Serious. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 2

The Abermain Colliery at Maitland is idle. Six hundred men are affected. The general opinion is that all the Maitland mines will be closed on…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting. Discusses Proposed Agreement

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 4

An aggregate meeting of members of in Western Miners' Association was held in the Stadium on Wednesdays night to consider the proposed agreement with the…

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The Coal Trouble. Temporarily Settled. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. Mitchell, secretary of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association, received a telegram to-day from Newnes, stating that the men who…

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