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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 30 of 57

Collieries United Voice Meeting at Maitland Agreement Discussed. West Maitland

National Advocate · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 3

An aggregate meeting of the colliery employees of the Maitland coalfields was held this morning, when the tentative agreement brought from…

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Mining at Dunedoo. Dunedoo

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 6

The manager of the South Mount Laut copper mine reports as follows:--"That the hanging wall side of the lode exposes a large ironstone formation, carbonates of copper, and…

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Rockley District Mining. Prospects of Revival

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 3

There appear prospects of a substantial revival of interest in mining in this district. Mr. A. B. C. Burke, mining, warden, yesterday granted two applications for authority to…

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Western Mining Reports. Wellwood Field. Orange

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 6

Considerable prospecting is being done on the Wellwood field. On the prospectors' ground two shafts are being sunk, one in the roof, the other on the western side, with the view…

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Yerranderie Miners Decide to Resume. at Old Rate of 10a. YURRANDERIE

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 5

The miners have decided to resume work, at the old rate of 10s per day, pending decision of the compulsory conference to be held this month. The managers have replied that the…

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Investigation of Old Mining Fields. Proposed Enlargement of Prospecting Vote

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 4

The Minister for Mines desires to ascertain whether any of the old mines can be "profitably " revived. Mr. Warden Burke is now entering upon the preliminary work of…

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The Wellwood Goldfield. Half an Ounce to the Dish

Molong Argus · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 6

Matters in connection with this goldfield are progressing favorably, and the sceptical portion of the community are in for a big surprise in the…

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Cable News. Miners Forfeit Holiday. London

Leader · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 2

The Welsh miners, by a majority of 1239, have decided to work next week…

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Welsh Miners. to Return to Work. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 2

The Welsh miners have, by a majority of 1239, decided to work this week…

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Among the Workers the Enemy Viper. the Welsh Miners. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 3

Mr. Evan Davies, the leader of the Welsh miners, in the course of a speech at Ebbvale, said that every miners' agent knew that a number of German…

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Auxiliary Mine Sweeper Torpedoed. Six Missing. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

The Admiralty announces that the auxiliary mine sweeper, Clacton, was torpedoed and sunk in the Levant (Eastern Mediterranean) on…

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Mine Sweeper Sunk Five Men Missing. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

The Admiralty announces that the auxiliary mine sweeper Clacton was torpedoed and sunk in the Levant on Thursday…

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Mining Applications

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 3

The following applications for gold mining leases of Crown lands were received by the Mining Warden during the week:—308, Rockley, P. Hyde for…

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Rich Gold Discovery

Leader · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 2

There arrived at Burnie last night from Waratah, a party of four Hobart men, who claim that they have made the richest discovery of gold in the…

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Carcoar Iron Mines. Increased Wages. Carcoar

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 3

Work at the Carcoar ironstone mines is proceeding at a brisk rate, and a large number of men are being employed. Nearly 100 are now working, and fresh men are being taken…

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Struck It Rich Big Gold Find. Most Valuable in Tasmania. Rush Sets In. Launceston

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 1

There arrived at Burnie from Waratah last night a party of four Hobart men who claim to have made the riches gold find in the history of Tasmania…

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Investigation of Old Mining Fields. Proposed Enlargement of Prospecting Vote

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 18

The Minister for Mines, desires to ascertain whether any of the old mines can be profitably revived. Mr. Warden Burke is now…

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The Coal Conference

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 4

Members of the miners' executive are still in Sydney in connection with the conference which was held yesterday with the western coal owners in regard to a 10 per cent…

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The Carcoar Iron Mine

Leader · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 3

Work at the Carconr Ironstone mines is proceeding at a brisk rate, and a large number of men have been employed. Nearly 100 are now…

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Tom's Lewis Ponds Mine

Leader · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 6

We have it on good authority that Messrs Brown and Brown, the owners of Tom's Lewis Ponds mine, are about to spend £500 on the road to the…

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