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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 26 of 57

Mt. Morgan Cold Mining Company. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 3

The 31st annual report of the Mt. Morgan Gold Mining Company shows that for the period ended May 28 the gold produced was valued at…

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South Coast, Collieries Trouble Spreading. Men Refuse to Work. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 2

The trouble with regard to the hours worked at a number of South Coast collieries, is spreading. Another pit at North Bulli was idle to-day…

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Trouble Among the Miners. Wollongong

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 3

The trouble with regard to hours on the South Coas[?]t collieries is spreading. North Bulli was idle today, and a third pit is about to close…

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Local and District Collieries

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 2

The average number of shifts worked by the Lithgow collieries during the last fortnight was just over 8. Lithgow Valley and Hermitage worked approximately 10 shifts. Vale of…

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Colliery Workers' Demands. Sydney

Leader · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 2

West Maitland reports that a newly organised combination of workers at the collieries will make an united protest during the week against the…

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Patriotic Miners. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 3

The Miners' Federation has decided to forego the whole of the August holidays…

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Wellwood Gold Find

Leader · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 1

"Mainshaft," writes as follows to the "Bulletin":—"The discovery of the Lucknow brown reef at Orange has made some local people sorry…

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Miners Forego Holidays. London

Leader · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 2

The British Miners' Federation has decided to forege the August holidays…

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Collieries Trouble Widespread Action. Organisation to Be Tested. West Maitland

National Advocate · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 4

The new organisation of workers in the collieries will make a united protest during the week against the attitude of proprietors…

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Oakey Park Colliery Wheelers Cause Stoppage. a Reason Sought. Lithgow

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 1

The strike of wheelers at the Oakey, Park Colliery, Lithgow, has laid the [?]ine idle since July 6, and there are Indications now that unless a settlement…

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Italian Mine Destroys Enemy Position. Aircraft Bomb Padua. Rome

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 2

An Italian communique states: The enemy positions on Monte Castelletto commanded the Dolomites road. On the night of the 11th we…

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South Coast Miners. Board of Reference in Session. Wollongong

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 3

The newly appointed Board of Reference in connection with the South Coast mines held its first sitting at Wollongong on Friday and yesterday…

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Object to the Award Mine Mechanics on Strike. Collieries Idle. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 1

The Pelaw Main and Stanford Merthyr collieries were idle to-day as the result of the objection of the mine mechanics to the award governing a…

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Mining Applications

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 2
Also in National Advocate

The following applications for authority to enter private land were lodged at the Milling Warden's office during the past week: John McEntyre, 5 acres…

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Maitland Collieries Idle Trouble Likely to Spread. Proprietors Welcome Stoppage. Newcastle

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 3

The Pelaw Main and Stanford-Merthyn collieries in the Maitland district are idle to-day owing to the colliery mechanics objection to the award…

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Appealing for Gold German Exchange Bureau. New York

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 3

A Berlin message to the "World" states that in order to strengthen the Imperial banks a gold-purchasing office has been opened in Potsdam, where…

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Big Coal Strike. Twelve Collieries Idle. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 2

All the colliery mechanics in the Maitland coal fields have ceased work. There are 12 collieries idle, and over four thousand men are affected. The…

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A General Stoppage. of All Coal Mines To-morrow

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 2

In common with the rest of the coal mines in the Commonwealth, there will be no work at the Lithgow pits to-morrow, and an aggregate meeting of the men will be held at…

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Coal Mines Trouble Matters at Maitland. 4000 Men Out. West Maitland

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 4

All the colliery mechanics on the Maitland coalfields have ceased work. In all 12 collieries are idle, and 4000 men are affected. The colliery…

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