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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 17 of 63

Mining Revival at Sunny Corner. A Powerful Company

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 34

After lying practically dormant for close on 20 years, the Sunny Corner zinc-silver-lead mine is to be revived under conditions which give every…

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Mining Situation Serious Proprietors Given Seven Days' Notice. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 2

The Northern Miners' Board has passed a resolution giving the proprietors seven days in which to confer and settle the differences of the…

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Mining Romance. Alchemy in the Blayney District. Copper from Water

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 34

Some two years ago two swagmen, rabbit trappers, as the sun beat upon them on a fearfully sultry summer day, dropped their swags in the…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 4

During the past fortnight the Clark shaft of the New Burragorang silver mine (Yerranderie) was sunk 15ft. to 536ft., without change. The slope at No. 1 level…

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The Southern Coal Strike

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 4

Matters in connection with the southern coal strike are very quiet. Both parties are waiting for the other to make a move. Discontent is freely expressed by the…

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Southern Coal Strike. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 2

A remarkable feature about the South Coast strike is that the majority of men do not seem to know why they are on strike. The result of the conference…

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The Northern Collieries. Conference Requested Within Seven Days. Acute Stage Reached

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 4

Northern colliery troubles have reached on acute stage, and serious results are threatened if proprietors fail to settle existing difficulties within seven days, the…

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Northern Colliery Troubles. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 6

The northern colliery proprietors, subsequent to their meeting this afternoon announced that they refused a conference with the Miners'…

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Northern Miners' Demands Not Favored by Proprietors Proposals to the Miners. Owners Favor Local Arbitration. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 6

The Northern colliery proprietors day considered the ultimatum of the miners, issued a few days age. After the meeting, a statement was…

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Died in Harness. Sudden Death in the Vale of Clwydd Mine

Leader · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 1

An inquest was held at the Court House, Lithgow, on Tuesday, concerning the death of Alexander McLean, who dropped dead in the Vale of…

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Broken Hill Trouble Traffic Suspended. Mines Closing Down. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 6

The industrial trouble is developing. train traffic has absolutely ceased, and mails are being: convoyed in cars to and from Cockburn, while…

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The Mining Situation. in the North. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 2

The general opinion amongst those in the Miners' Federation is that the mining situation is worse than at any time since the beginning of the year…

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Colliery Troubles. North and South

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 2

The northern colliery proprietors, at their meeting in Sydney on Friday, decided not to the representatives of the Miners' Federation in conference whilst the…

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Mine Closes Down

The Bathurst Times · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 2

The Great Lucknow Consols mine at Napoleon Reef, which has been at work on and off for about two years, closed down on Saturday, thus throwing about…

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Stuart Town Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 3

The last crushing from Manar Hill Mine (Halliday and party) gave a return of 153 1/2oz. of gold from 70 tons of stone. The development of…

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Northern Mining Situation. Newcastle

National Advocate · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 2

Thee mining situation is still critical. A meeting of the Miners' Federation was held yesterday, and the delegates expresed their willingness…

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Northern Mining Position Critical. Sydney

Leader · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 3

The mining situation at Newcastle is still critical. The proprietors' decision arrived at in Sydney on Friday is regarded as very unsatisfactory. It…

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A Strike Ended. Wrexham Miners Return to Work London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 4

The miners at Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales, have returned to work. A thousand of them had gone on strike as a protest against the engagement of…

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Lithgowites' Day Out Ironworkers' and Miners' Excursion. Picnic Sports at Bathurst

National Advocate · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 4

The Sports Ground, Bathurst, pre­sented an animated appearance on Saturday, when some 1300 Lithgowites, comprising for the greater part,…

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Big Gold Strike On Hill End Field. A Surface Reef

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 2

The Hawkins' Hill Reward Gold Minign Co., Ld., struck very rich gold on Saturday. The stone now being found is…

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