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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 29 of 37

Perth Conference Proposals. Rejected by Wallsend Miners

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 September 1918 · page 18

The combined meeting of the miners of the Wallsend district last night decided to reject the recruiting proposals of the Perth Labor…

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Great Strike Over 220,000 Men Idle Miners, Railwaymen, and Steel Workers. British Railways Disorganised. Drastic Action Threatened. Naval and Military Forces Called On. Trouble Rapidly Spreading. (A.c.a. Special) London. Wednesday night

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 26 September 1918 · page 2

A great strike has broken out among the railway workers, miners, and steel workers in the western part of England, while workers in other parts of…

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Australia's First Gold

Leader · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 3

It was generally inferred amongst the public of the west that the first gold in Australia was discovered by the Tom Brothers and Lister, on the…

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120,000 Miners Idle. London

National Advocate · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 2

It is estimated that 120,000 miners are idle, 60,000 munition workers and 40,000 steel workers as a result of the strike. There was considerable…

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The Gold Find at Trunkey

Leader · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 7

Quite a stir was caused in mining circles at Trunkey on Thursday, when it became known that Archie McKellar and his sons, the discoverers of…

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Warden's Court. Wednesday, 25Th September. (Before Mr. A. B. C. Burke, Mining Warden.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 7

An application for authority to enter portion 68, parish of Oberon, to search for manganese, by John S. Smith, Bathurst, was granted for six months. Matthew H. Reeves,…

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Gold Gamble Passing of a Pioneer. Claim Worth £10,000

The Bathurst Times · Monday 30 September 1918 · page 1

The death of Mr. Charles L. Cawse, at the ago of 92 removed one of the most outstanding figures in our mining world for far more than half a…

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A Strong Man Armed. (Copyright.) Chapter Xxiv.—dick Touches Gold. (Continued.)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 30 September 1918 · page 4

"Refreshing very," he said in a feeble voice with a touch of his usual debonair manner, "refreshing and invigorating. There are times, my…

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Struck a Mine. New York

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 3

The United States battleship Minnesota struck a mine off the Delaware breakwater, on the Atlantic coast. There were no casualties, and the…

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A Strong Man Armed. (Copyright.) Chapter Xxiv.— Dick Touches Gold. (Continued.)

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 4

It was late one afternoon when at last the news came up that the shaft had reached a depth of three hundred feet. Dick very white about the…

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The State Coal Mine. and Miners' Hewing Rate

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1918 · page 2

In the Assembly last week Mr. George Cannpointed out that while the Railway Commissioners were paying big prices for coal the Government had one of the finest coal areas…

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Mining Hidden Wealtth

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 2 October 1918 · page 4

Speaking at a meeting at the Forbes Town Hall Mr. C. T. Woodward, of Parkes, a candidate for the Labor selection for Ashburnham, made some…

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Mining. Sydney, Thursday afternoon

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 3 October 1918 · page 2

To-day's mining sales: Mt. Dudley sold 7/2; terms 6 weeks 7/3 Mammoth Molybdenite paid 8/3…

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British Coal

Leader · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 3

Although Britain and her Allies are terribly short of coal, it was admitted in the House of Commons recently that Baron Schroeder, an…

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Mining

The Bathurst Times · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 2

There is certainly evidence of increased attention being paid to wining in this district. A recant speculator to appear on the scene is Mr. John…

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Local and General Mining at Hill End

The Bathurst Times · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 2

Mining at Hill End is still going strong. The tributers are still raising good stone at the Amalgamated Hill End, Ltd. The Control Mine is…

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New Gold Find the Trunkey Discovery. Visit of the Warden. a Promising Formation. Trunkey

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 5 October 1918 · page 3

Mining Warden Burke, of Bathurst has paid a visit to the newly discovered reef eight miles from Trunkey and four or five miles from Mt. Dudley in…

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Miners and Conciliation Scheme

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 October 1918 · page 2

Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary to the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated on Friday that the returns of the ballot taken by the Miners' Federation, although…

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The Coal Trade. Serious Position at Cullen Bullen

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 October 1918 · page 2

A serious position has arisen at the Invincible Colliery, Cullen Bullen, as a result of the loss. of railway orders for N.S. Wales and Victoria. Not half the men usually employed…

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Racing Carnival Opens Rebus Wins the Epsom. Gloaming's Brilliant Derby Poitrel Beats Desert Gold

National Advocate · Monday 7 October 1918 · page 1

55,000 PERSONS AT RANDWICK THE Spring Racing Carnival was opened at Randwick this afternoon in dull, gusty, but fine weather. There…

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