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

Mining & the mines, 1915

1,102 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 56

Mining the Danube

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 3

Bulagaria has protested to Russia against mining the Danube…

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Swedish Steamer Strikes Mine. London

Leader · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 3

The Swedish steamer Svarrnon. from Rotterdam to Scandinavian. ports, struck a floating mine or was torpedoed in the North Sea. The…

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More Wages. Miners Seek Advance. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 2

The Miners Federation of Britain is seeking an immediate advance owing to the increased cost of living. A conference has been…

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Molybdenite Mining at Locksley Prospects Good

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 3

According to a Bathurst report the prospects of the molybdenite field at Locksley are extremely good. At the present time there is a great demand for the metal for [?]…

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Mine in Montenegrian Harbor. French Destroyer Blown Up London

Leader · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 3

A message from Paris says that the torpedo boat destroyer Dague, while escorting a transport bound for Montenegro was blown up by a mine in…

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Mine Dredging. French Destroyer Sunk in Adriatic. Paris, Friday night

National Advocate · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 2

It is officially seated that a commencement has been made with the work of mine-dredging in the Dardanelles…

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Mining Applications

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 2
Also in The Bathurst Times

Mining applications received at the Bathurst Warden's Office for the week comprised the following: Application for mining lease of Crown land, from…

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Coal Heavers Out London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 2

The coal heavers at Malta have struck work for higher wages…

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Miners Discontented. Demand for More Pay. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 2

The Miners' Federation in Britain is seeking an immediate advance owing to the increased cost of living. A conference to arrange the details of the…

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War News Dardanelles. Allies Cutting Through Straights. Excitement in Constantinople. Mines Removed and Forts Destroyed. London

Leader · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 3

Later details of the bombardment or the Dardanelles show that the allied fleet advanced up the straits as far as Sortara, and destroyed Intepe. The…

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Lithgow District Collieries

Leader · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 4

All the Lithgow and district collieries report scarcity of trucks. In every mine in the district time has been lost during the past fortnight…

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Mining at Burraga Gold-bearing Reef Struck

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 6

A reef bearing gold has been reported struck on the main rang on the property of Leslie Howard and Os. Laing, at Burraga. Application has…

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Mining at Hill End

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 3

Amalgamated Hill End, Ltd.--The above company has just put through a crushing of about 26 tons, with very satisfactory results, as far as can be gathered locally…

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Mining at Hill End. Hill End

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 3

The Amalgamated Hill End Company has just put through a crushing of about 26 tons, the result of which has not been made public, but as far as…

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Great Cobar Mine to Restart

Leader · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 1

Mr. E. Hogan Taylor, superintendant of the Great Cobar mining Co. Ltd, has received the following cable from the Receiver in London, of the…

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Fatal Mine Explosion. Amsterdam

National Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 2

A mine exploded at Wastkiernzee (Dutch Zeeland), killing five civilians. Another exploded at Westcapelle…

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More Explosives. 160 Miners Entombed Vancouver

National Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 2

At Hinton (West Viriednia), 190 miners are entombed in the Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Mines, as a result of an explosion…

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Struck a Mine. Australian Trader Sunk. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 4

News has been received in Sydney that the steamer Surrey, a well-known Australian trader, had struck a mine off Dover, and was ashore near Deal…

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Mining News. in Hockley District

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 4

There are indications of a slight revival in mining in this district, and it is hoped it will be of a permanent nature, and so give the much desired impetus to business, etc…

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