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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 17 of 57

Miners' Delegate Board

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the delegate board of the Western District Coal and Shale Employees' Federation was held in the Trades Hall on Thursday, the president (Ald…

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State Coal Mine the Lithgow Venture. £30,000 to Be Spent. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 3

The State coal mine at Lithgow is likely to be an accomplished fact at the end of June of this year. Parliament had voted £30,000 for the work, and…

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Council Coal Supplies

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 4

Apropos of the paragraph in Wednesday's issue, Mr. J. S. Bragg, secretary of the Lithgow Coal Association, says that the whole of the statement by the Mayor is absolutely…

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Gold Near Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 6

On Sunday two local residents paid another visit to Mount Walker, and the creek which flows round one side of it, and while crossing the range lost their way for a while in the…

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Burraga Mining

The Bathurst Times · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

Mining in the Burraga district is still at a very low ebb. It was fully expected that ere this the Lloyd copper mine, which had been idle the…

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New Coal Find. Jeralderie

The Bathurst Times · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

After several weeks of operations coal wax struck yesterday at the 220ft level, eight miles from Oakland…

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A Coal Joke. Lithgow

The Bathurst Times · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 3

Despite the fact that Lithgow is in the centre of the coal area, the local Council has not only to pay more per ton than outside municipalities…

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Local and District Collieries

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 2

The past fortnight has been a fairly good one for the local and district collieries. Locally an average of slightly, over nine days was worked; a day was lost on Easter Monday for…

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Municipal Coal Supplies

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 2

The Mayor, in reply to Mr. Bragg re the coal supplies for the local gasworks, who pointed out that his (the Mayor's) statement was altogether wrong, says that the shortage…

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British Submarine Flat. Mine Sweepers Attacked

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 2

A Colp[?] newspaper relates a thrilling fort by a British sub[?] the news of which his [?] been…

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The "Wellwood" Gold Find. Visit of Departmental Officer

Leader · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 2

Since it was reported some weeks ago that traces of gold had been found on Messrs Kerr Bros' "Wellwood" property, some three miles…

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Rich Gold. Rush at Orange. 11ozs, to Three Dishes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 1

Every available foot of ground has been taken up at Wellwood station, near Orange, where gold was recently discovered, and some large…

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Kerr's Gold Find

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 4

Some time age Mr. Eastdown, an hotelkeeper at Orange, and one time manager of the Hill End Amalgamated Mining Company, came on what…

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Mining Applications

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 2
Also in National Advocate

The following applications have been received at the local Mining Warden's office during the week:—Gold lease applications—D. F…

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Swedish Copper Mine. Bought by Germans. Amsterdam

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 2

Advices from Gothenburg state that a German company has bought the King Carl XV. copper [?] at Jonkoping (one of the most important…

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The Orange Gold Find Applications for Leases. Identification of Portion Difficult

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 3

In regard to what was claimed to be a rich gold find by Mr. W. C. Eardown on Messrs. Kerr Bros, property near Orange, inquiries at the…

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Wellwood Station Gold Find. Orange

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 4

Mr. Jacquet, of the Mines Department, accompanied by another geologist from the same department, has gone to the new gold find on Wellwood…

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Miners to Confer. More Coal Wanted

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 20

The Government has requested the miners to confer on the 16th inst as to how to increase the coal output in view of the Allies…

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A Coal Joke

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 8

Despite the fact that Lithgow is in the centre of the coal area the Lithgow Council has not only to pay more per ton than outside…

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