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

Mining & the mines, 1916

1,124 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 57

Local and District Collieries

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 April 1916 · page 3

The truck supply has not been too good in the local and district collieries, and, together with a slight falling off in trade, resulted in some lost time to the miners during the past…

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N.S.W. Gold Yield. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 10 April 1916 · page 4

The usual return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield in this State for March was 10,470 ounces crude. This is…

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Zig-zag Colliery Fatality

Leader · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 3

A sad accident occurred at about eight o'clock on Thursday morning at the Zigzag colliery, resulting in the death of Lithgow's oldest miner,…

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Mining Acidents

Leader · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 2

Two decidents happened at the Royal Mine. Tottenham, last week. The first was that in which a young man named McCrae, whilst assisting…

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Mining in the State. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 4

The mining warden has granted Albert Reakes suspension of labor conditions for three months on the molybdenite field. The suspension is for the purpose of raising…

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German and Turk. No Gold for Ottoman

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 18

Messages received from Berlin indicate that a serious disagreement has occurred in Turkey. This is traced to the recall of Germans from…

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Glenburn. Start at Breakfast Creek Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 3

Splendid rain commenced to fall on Monday, and continued throughout the day, 109 points, were registered. The surrounding district will benefit by this fall, and an…

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Guilty Mining Company Directors Negligence of Company's Affair. Action for Recovery of £25,000. SYDNEY

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 3

Mr. Justice Harvey, sitting in Equity to-day, delivered his reserved judgement in the suit of the Mt. Oxide Mine, Ltd., against the directors—Sir…

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Gulgong Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 1

Mr. B. F. Trude of Western Australia spent a few days in Gulgong recently inspecting Mr. O. E. Hilton's Never Say [?] gold mine. The…

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Mining Lease

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 2

[?] is given that it is [?] to grant a [?] private lands [?] Act [?]…

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Cobar C.S.A. Mines

Leader · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 5

Mr. R. Godfrey, inspector of mines, has furnished an important and most interesting report upon the C.S.A. group of mines, near Cobar. It was…

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Mining Amalgamated Hill End, Ltd. Effects of Strike

National Advocate · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 6

The managing director reports for the month of March:— Qwing to the strike we have had only some half dozen men at work,…

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Mining Leases Cancellation by the Crown an Interesting Case. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 5

A dispute over the cancellation of mining leases was dealt with by the Chief Justice in Equity to-day, when his Honor gave his reserved decision in…

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Mining Applications

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 1
Also in Leader

Applications for authority to enter land for mining purposes were received by the Warden, Mr. A. B. C Burke, P. M., during the past week as…

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Gold Discovery Near Orange. Orange

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 2

Mr. Easdown's discovery of gold on Well-wood Station, a few miles from town, is causing a sensation in milling circles here. The reef has now been traced for over a mile,…

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Muswellbrook Coal

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 15

Mr. Estell, Minister for Mines, is at present on a visit to Muswellbrook, inspecting certain coal deposits, with a view, it is understood…

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Hill End Strike Men Still Out the Labor Conditions. the Working of the Mines. £40,000 Expended. Warden to Report to Minister. Hill End

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 4

At the last Hill End Warden's Court an inquiry was held by Mr. A. B. C. Burke, Mining Warden, into the reported inadequate labor conditions [?]…

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Mining Applications

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 2

The following applications for authority to enter private land have been received by the clerk of the local mining warden's court for the week…

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Mining Leases

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 2

Applications for mining leases were received by the clerk of the local mining Warden's Court for the week ended yesterday: William Barbour, 7…

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