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

Mining & the mines, 1918

728 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 28 of 37

That Floating Mine. Only a Sunfish

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 4

Captain F. Dunn, of Messrs. J. and A. Brova's [?]ng Champ[?]on, has cleared up the mystery surrounding the appearance of a…

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Railway Coal Purchases. Questions in the Assembly

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 2

In the Assembly last Week Mr Dooley asked the Secretary for Public Works,-- (1) What is the average purchase of coal per year by the Railway Commissioners ? (2)…

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An Old Mine Conflicting Applications Inquiry at Syuart[?] a Remarkable Prospectus. What Came Out in Evidence. Warden's Pointed Comment. Stuart Town

The Bathurst Times · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 1

The District Mining Warden, Mr. A.B.C. Burke, P.M., held a special inquiry locally into the conflicting applications by Sydney Newtown Jones,…

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Sunny Corner Mine

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 4

The old Sunny Corner mine, which paid away £94,000 in dividends before it closed twenty years ago, when copper was about £48 a ton, and…

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Gold the Bathurst District. Evidence of Revival

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 4

"Sunday Sim" publishes the following interesting article: Not for decades has there been such widespread interest in gold mining in…

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New Gold Find Big Rich Reef at Trunkey. a Rush for Claims. Promising Prospects. Trunkey

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 2

Quite a stir was caused in mining circles here yesterday when it became known that Archie McKellar and his sons, the discoverers of the now…

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Sunny Corner Mine. New Era Expected

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 3

The old Sunny Corner silver mine, which closed down nearly twenty- five years ago, has been reopened and active mining and smelting operations resumed. Considering the great…

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Gold Discovery at Trunkey. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 4

A report from Trunkey Creek states that A. McKellar, the discoverer of the Mount Dudley field, struck a rich gold- bearing reef about four miles south- west of Mount Dudley…

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One Big Union and Recruiting. Address to Western Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 4

By invitation, Mr. A. C. Willis, general sec. of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, addressed a big meeting of western miners, in the Oddfellows' Hall last night. The…

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The Mining Fields. Many District Applications

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 3

Mining operations in the district appear to be on the increase, and this is particularly the case in the Oberon district. In many quarters it is expected that 1918 will be a record year…

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Mining at Mount Dudley. Re- Opening of Operations

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 3

The ten- head stamp battery, which was dismantled at the old Mount David Mine, early in the year, together with two ten- ton boilers, and other heavy machinery, totalling in all…

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Mining Warden's Court. Tuesday, September 17. (Before Mr. A. B. C. Burke, Warden.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 6

Isidoi Basser and James Morris applied for a suspension of labor conditions on their mineral lease 2084, in the parish of Lett, on the grounds that there was no market for…

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Sunny Corner Mine New Era Expected

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 21 September 1918 · page 3

The old Sunny Corner silver mine, which closed down nearly twentyfive years ago, has been re-opened, and active mining and smelting…

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Sunny Corner Mine Operations Resumed. Good Prospects

National Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1918 · page 4

The announcement that mining and smelting operations have at last been resumed at the old Sunny corner mine will not occasion any surprise…

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In the Old Days First Gold in Australia

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 21 September 1918 · page 1

The first definite record of the discovery of gold in Australia Just a little ever 95 years age, is a note by Mr. James O'Brien, assistant…

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New Zealand Coal Miners. Dispute Settled

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 September 1918 · page 2

The d[?]pute in the real £ industry of New Zealand has been settled, the men having accepted the owner's offer of terms…

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Mining Applications

The Bathurst Times · Monday 23 September 1918 · page 2

The following applications for authority to enter private lands for mining purposes were received at the office of the Bathurst Mining Warden during…

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More German Frightfulness. Mines Attached to German Corpses

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 September 1918 · page 2

"The Times correspondent, Mr. Robinson, states that the Germans are affixing mines to corpses of German soldiers, so that when the British burial parties lift the corpses up explosions follow. Fright[?]ness, he adds, could hardly go further…

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Mudgee Wardens' Court Rights to Mine. Silver and Pigment

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 September 1918 · page 1

Mr. Hugh Malone, P.M., sat as a Warden's Court on Friday. The unopposed application of Patrick B. Ryan for right to…

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Mines and Corpses. Hun Frightfulness at Limit London

National Advocate · Monday 23 September 1918 · page 2

The Germans are affixing mines to corpses of German soldiers, When the British burial parties lift them an explosive follows. Frightfulness could…

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