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

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,256 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 63

A Cake of Gold

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 1

Something of the sensation which must have been peculiar to the gold rush days of half a century ago took place in Wellington on Saturday, when two of the…

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Proposed State Colliery. What Will Be the Next Step?

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 1

About £3000 has been spent to date on Mr. Edden's State coal mine project, mainly on boring operations. Last session a sum of £10,000 was…

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Coal for French Navy. London, Monday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 3

The French Navy has ordered 50,000 tons of South Wales coal…

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Miners Uneasy. Demand Upon Proprietors. Bulli

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 4

The position on the South Coast at the present time is not such as to inspire confidence. The miners' executive to-day made what…

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"Lloyd" Copper Mine. Restarting Operations. Smelting Early in January

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 3

Owing to the failure of the wood fuel supplies, and the big drop in the price of copper consequent on the American financial crisis in 1907, the '''Lloyd" copper…

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Mining News. Yerranderie Silver Field. Steady Progress

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 5

The installation of the metal separation process at the Silver Peaks mines, Yerranderie, marks another stop forward in the modern treatment of refractory silver -lead…

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The Sunny Corner Mine. a New Company with A, Capital of £200,000

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 5

The Sydney people who acquired the old Sunny Corner silver-lead mine a few months ago, gave an option of purchase to a London metal company, which in turn…

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Miners' Dispute. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 6

Trouble is anticipated on the Maitland coal fields in connection with the refusal of the miners to wait any longer for the joint committee to deal…

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Mining Accident. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 6

While working this morning at the 1100ft. level in the North Mine, Broken Hill, David Nicholson, aged 32, received the full force of an explosion…

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Shocking Mining Accident. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 4

A miss-fire charge exploded in the 1100 feet level at North Mine to-day. David Nicholson (32), a native of Daylsford (Vic), was disembowelled, and died instantly…

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Southern Collieries. Sydney

Leader · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

Judge Scholes, who was appointed to enquire into the dismissal of James Russell from the Mt. Kembla colliery, found that the real cause Russell's…

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The Local Collieries. Last Fortnight's Work

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

The holidays considerably interfered with the working of the local mine during the fortnight, and the most time worked at any of the collieries was eight days, and…

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A Promising Copper Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

At the Goolma copper mine two men are driving in black ore and sulphides at the 140 feet level, the face showing fully 4ft 2in of ore, a…

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Trouble at Maitland. Three Thousand Miners Affected. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 4

Considerable uneasiness is felt in business circles today in consequence of the decision of the Maitland miners to stop ten big collieries on Monday,…

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Mining. Sunny Corner. Sunny Corner

National Advocate · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 1

The mining outlook for the New Year seems to be very promising. There is not the least doubt now that the Sunny Corner mine is to be…

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Mining News. Outlook at Sunny Corner. Good Prospects for the New Year. Big Revival Anticipated

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

The mining outlook for the New Year seems to be very promising. There is not the least doubt now that the Sunny Corner mine is to be worked on a large…

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Collieries Dispute Miners Demand a Conference Newcastle

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

The miners, at a mass meeting to-day, decided to resume work to-morrow, and resolved to demand a conference with, the proprietors, to be held…

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As Good As a Gold-mine

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

Professor White estimates that no fewer than 400,000,000 gas mantles are used every year, and as these gasmantles cannot be manufactured…

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Maitland Miners. Sydney, Mondny

Leader · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

The miners held a mass meeting at Weston, in the Maitland district to-day. There were 3000 men present. It was decided to appeal at once to…

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Miners Restive. the Second Shift. Trouble in the North. West Maitland

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 3

The miners of the Weston district to-day held a mass meeting. Three thousand men attended. It was decided to appeal to the…

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