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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 19 of 56

Local and District Collieries. Improvement Last Fortnight

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 2

Despite the intervention of the holidays the past fortnight has been one of the best experienced at the local and district collieries for some time. In every instance the trade…

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Feeble Opposition to Mine Sweepers. London

Leader · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 3

An official communique of Saturday states that mine sweeping has been continued nightly at the entrance to Chanak Kalessa. The…

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Mining Amalgamated Hill End, Ltd

The Bathurst Times · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 5

The managing director reports for the month of March:— Mica Vein: As soon as the second compressor breakdown was repaired…

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The Dardanelles Mine-sweeping Operations. Turks' Feeble Resistance. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 2

The French Admiralty reports that mine-sweeping operations at the entrance to the Chanak inlet, in the Dardanelles, have been continued nightly,…

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The War the Dardanelles Still Cheerful. Feeble Opposition to Mine Sweepers. Paris

National Advocate · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 3

An official communique states that mine sweeping has been continued nightly at the entrance to Chanak Kalessa. The dragging vessels operated…

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Mining News. the Hill End Field. Reminiscences of the Golden Days

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 2

The bountiful rain has given a harvest to the alluvial diggers on Hill End, and they have been very busy since washing up their sluices, which in most cases have given very…

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Golden Horseshoe Mine

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 4

The crosscut at the 90ft. level of the Golden Horseshoe Mine, Oberon, has been extended to 41ft. There is a fair showing of stringers of quartz and…

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Mining Applications

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 2

The following applications were received at the Bathurst: Mining Warden's Office during the week:—For mining leases: D. O'Neil, to acres,…

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Bathurst District Mining Exhibit

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 2

The Mining Warden (Mr. A. B. C. Burke) has received the following letter of appreciation from the secretary (Mrs. McK.nnon) of (be Sydney Red Cross…

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Colliery Appeals Still Proceeding

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 2

Mr. Sullivan is still addressing the Industrial Court on behalf of the men in connection with the collieries' appeal cases. The case was expected to finish yesterday, but it…

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Important Coal Find

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 9

A second seam of coal at Sta[?]rd Merthyr Colliery has been struck. For years boring has been going on all over the lease. but without…

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Little Doing in West. Allies Explode Every Mine. London

Leader · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 2

Sir John French reports The situation remained unchanged through out last week. We succeeded in ex ploding a mine in the vicinity…

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To Fight Them Out Colliery Progecutions. Proprietors Determined. Wollongong

The Bathurst Times · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

At the local Court to-day the first batch of 102 summonses against the Coalcliff employees for absenting themselves without leave was…

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Welsh Miners. Favor Strike. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 1

The Monmouthshire valleys district of the South Wales Miners' Federation Uns resolved to favor a national stop-page of mines on April 22 if a bonus…

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The Reward Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 3

The Hawking Hill Reward gold mine reports a yield of 109oz of gold from 125 tons crushed during the fortnight Two days were lost…

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Miners Federation Officers

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

The lodges affiliated with the Western District Coal and Shale Employees' Federation have just concluded a ballot for officers for the year. Following are the results :--…

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A Gulgong Gold Matter

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 3

Away back in November of last year Mr. T. Saunders, father of Mr W. Saunders of the Prince of Wales Hotel. applied to the Council to sink…

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Miners to Strike. Want 20 Per Cent. Bonus

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 1

The Monmouthshire Valleys district of the South Wales Miners' Federation as resolved in favor of a national stoppage of work in the…

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Blown to Places Enemy's Trenches. a Huge British Mine. London, Friday evening

National Advocate · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

"Eye-Witness" at the British head quarters in France says that our forces exploded a large mine on April 9 near Armentieres…

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Mining Applications

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

The following application were received at the Bathurst Mining Ward en[?] office curing last week:—M[?]ing leases of Crown Land—7. Kind…

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