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

Mining & the mines, 1917

1,152 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 58

Miners' Claims. Newcastle

Leader · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 5

At Newcastle Mr. Baddeley, the president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, regarding the claims lodged with the Federal Coal Board for…

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Sunny Corner. Latest Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 3

The Easter holidays passed over very quietly hero, the wintry weather preventing anything in the way of outdoor amusements. Good Friday was bleak and showery all day, and…

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Mining Amalgamated Hill End Limited

National Advocate · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 1

The managing director reports for the months of February and March:— During the last two months the lower tunnel north level has been extended…

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Mine Employees' Wants. Premier to Be Approached. Newcastle

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 6

The president of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, stated today that a deputation will shortly wait on the Premier, Mr. Holman, and the…

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Burled Under Coal Miner Fatally Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 4

John Russell, a milner, was buried under a ton of coal and earth at the Metropolitan Mine, Helensburg, last night. He was extricated, and found…

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17/6 Per Day Miners' Minimum Pay. the Latest Claim. Rejected by Proprietors. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 3

Mr. Badderley, the President of the Colliery Employees' Federation, referring to-day to the claim lodged with the Federal Coal Board for a minimum…

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Narrow Shave American Armed Liner. Mining of the New York. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

The American liner Now York (10,789 tons) was mined in the Irish Son during a blizzard. The rescue of the 0 passengers was carried out with the…

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Red Hill Gold Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 1

Mr. E. P. Johnson, the manager of the Red Hill gold mine, Gulgong, has been doing good work since he took over the management…

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The Elong Coal Find

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 2

The Orange "Leader" very favorably comments on the prospects of the coal find at Elong, near Dubbo. It is stated that a…

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Coal Dispute Serious Position Created. West Maitland

The Bathurst Times · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 1

The position created through a dispute between the members of tho Colliery Machanics' Union, employed at East Greta Junction and colliery…

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Hospital ship Torpedoed Another Strikes a Mine. London, Friday night

National Advocate · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 4

The Admiralty announces that the hospital ship Gloucester Castle (7999 tons, owned by the Union Castle Co.) was torpedoed without warning, in…

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Mining Applications

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 2

During the past week the following applications for authority to enter private land to mine for molybdenite were received at the Warden's Office…

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Burraga. Unique and Expensive Football Match. the Abercrombie Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 3

The weather fur the past week has been bitterly cold, with rain and snow at intervals during Thursday and Friday. However, there is another change, and we are having…

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Coal Famine in Denmark. Strike at Krupp's. Copenhagen

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 4

The State is threatened with a coal famine. It is expected the theatres will close on May 1. Workmen and officials from Krupp's works at Kiel…

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Hill End. Mining News—Alluvial Gold—Rabbiting and Scrub Cutting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 19

Mining.—Mining at Hill End is not as brisk as it was some time ago, but still there are altogether about 40 men employed on the field…

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New Zealand Coal Strike. Serious Position. Wellington

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 2

There have been further curtailments in the steamer and train services owing to the coal strike. The result of the men's ballot to-morrow…

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Coal Trouble New Zealand Worker's Determination. Wellington, N.Z

National Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 5

The Auckland Waterside Workers, by a majority of 71 votes, have declined to accept the new agreement of the Employers. This means a…

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New Zealand Coal Strike. Wellington (N.z.)

The Bathurst Times · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 4

The miners engaged at the Pukemiro coliery, near Huntly, have struck work. A hundred and fifty men are idle…

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Save Your Silver and It Will Turn Into Gold

Molong Argus · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 7

Seventeen and sixpence saved now. whether in one sum of by means of the simple sixpence, will be worth £1 to you in three years, if invested in…

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Conscription Strike. the New Zealand Miners

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.) Friday. It is reported that the west coast miners have decided by a large majority to continue the strike against…

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