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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 34 of 56

Coal Strike General

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

The majority of the South Wales coal miners have deserted the pits. In the Avon Valley 40 coll[?]eries, employing 8000 men, are idle, while at…

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To Economise Coal

Leader · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 1

Have a piece of thin sheet-iron cut to fit the bottom, of the sitting-room grate. When laying the fire put a layer of coal at the bottom, then one…

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Miners Indignant. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 2

The Welsh strikers are indignant x the suggestion that German bribery caused the strike…

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Hill End Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 4

Amalgamated Hill End, Ltd.--The sinking of the main shaft is still being carried out, and is now at a depth between seventy and eighty feet from brace. The company will have a…

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Welsh Coal Strike. London

Leader · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 3

The welsh strikers are indignant at the suggestion of German bribery. The miners' executive have returned to Wales, and the owners are…

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The Welsh Coal Strike. London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 2

The difficulty in connection with the Welsh coalminers' strike remains unsettled. The coalowners, after giving reasons for maintaining their original standpoint, finally placed…

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The Mining Crisis a Serious Situation. the Men Determined. Munitions' Act Causes Trouble. London

National Advocate · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 2

The coal owners first gave reason for keeping up their standpoint, but finally placed themselves in Mr Runiman's hands…

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Coal Crisis the Men S Attitude Don't Like Munitions Act. Drastic Action Talked of Conference Pails. Outlook Darkens. Suggestion of German Bribery. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 2

"The Times" Parliamentary Correspondent states that Mr. Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, has had conferences with the coal-owners…

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"Cannibals From Australia" Turkish Paper's Grim Humor German Mainstay of Turkey the Callousness of War. "Bayonetting Turks and Jam Tins." Blown Up by a Mine. Sergeant Musgrave's Lively Experiences

National Advocate · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 4

Sergeant A. E. Musgrave, writing to his mother, Mrs. Musgrave, of Bathurst South, under date une 11, from Egypt, gives a thrilling account of…

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The Coal Crisis. Situation Unchanged. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 2

Mr. Winstone, the minors. delegate, states that the situation is unchanged The representatives of the miner will not sec Mr. Runciman again,…

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No Strike Pay. What the Miners Believe. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 2

An unpleasant shook was given the miners, owing to the notice that no strike pay would be paid. The Sow Wales war chest only contains a week's…

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Coal Strike Lloyd George Arrives. Confers with Miners' Executive. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 2

Mr. Lloyd George met with an enthusiastic Welcome Newport. The members of the Cabinet immediately. conferred with the inert' executive…

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Successful Molybdenite Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 4

At the general meeting of the Whipstick Mine (molybdenite), Ltd., held in Sydney on Thursday, the accounts submitted showed for last year a working profit of £2826, from…

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The Gold Backing

Leader · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 4

The note issue of the Commonwealth Government on July 12th amounted to £32,333,210, and the gold roservo to £11,030,11, or 34.01 per…

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Mining Applications

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 2

The Bathurst Warden's Office was daring the week in receipt of the following applications for authorities 10 enter private land:—J. Bullock,…

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Cheering News--coal Strike Settled

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 2

It is officially announced that the South Wales coal strike has been settled…

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Mining Applications Dealt With

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 4

The Warden of the Bathurst Mining District (Mr. A. B. C. Burke) held a Warden's Court yesterday, when considerable business was adjusted…

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Coal Crisis Not Improved. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 4

The coal strike situation is not improved…

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The Coal Bill. Fixing the Price. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 3

In the House of Commons Mr. Runciman moved the second reading of the Coal Bill. The object of the Bill, he said, was to fix the price of the…

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Grave Coal Crisis Strikers' Banks Swell. Outlook Darkens Negotiations for Peace. Men's Counter Proposal. Government to Fix Price of Coal. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 2

Two hundred and four thousand miners from 650 pits, with an output of 500,000 tons daily, are idle. The orders for the maintenance of…

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