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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 33 of 37

Boy Falls 40 Feet Into Mine Shaft

The Gulgong Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1918 · page 3

Ray lshister, son of Mr. and Mrs D. Isbester, met with a sensational dc. [?] on Monday last while in company with several other boys on the Red…

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The Gold on View

Leader · Wednesday 13 November 1918 · page 4

"As soon as McGregor was gone, my father put the heap of gold in the shop window. He wrote a ticket out, and put it with the gold in the…

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The First Gold Who Was the Discoverer? Pioneer's Romance. (From the 'Sunday Sun")

Leader · Wednesday 13 November 1918 · page 4

One evening, away back, in 1845, the coach came down George street, Sdyney, and pulled up at the Market-street corner. A passenger alighted,…

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Local and General [?]Connell Gold

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 2

A member of application to enter land within the K[?]kconnell estate were heard by Mining Warden Burke yesterday, the cases being detailed…

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Gold Discovery Important Find at Dark Corner. Encouraging Prospects. Sunny Corner

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 2

Messrs. C. smith and R. Ashby, representing the Sure Gift Syndicate, have reported the discovery of a valuable make of gold at Dark Corner…

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Mines Clearing the Waters. London, Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 20 November 1918 · page 2

It is estimated that there are still 200,000 mines in European waters. The present forces of minesweepers will be kept by the Navy until the…

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Dark Corner Gold. an Important Discovery

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1918 · page 2

A Sunny Corner report states that Messrs. C. Smith and R. Ashby, representing the Sure Gift syndicate, have reported the discovery of a valuable make of gold at Dark…

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Molibdenite Field Application for Suspension. Refused by the Mining Warden

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 20 November 1918 · page 3

Michael Fenton made application to Mr. A. B. C. Buiko, Mining Warden, for suspension of labor conditions on 20 acres of lease on the Molybdenite…

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A Last Victim of Submarining. Mine Sweeper Sunk

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 13

It is officially announced that the British mine sweeper, Ascot, was torpedoed and sunk with all hands on November 10 (the day before…

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Coal Shortage Feared. Wellington (N.z.)

National Advocate · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 3

The coal shortage is still acute owing to the practical stoppage of work on the Wellington water front. It is expected that there will be a shortage…

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The Hampshire Mystery Solved. Sunk by a Mine. London

National Advocate · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 2

At question time in the House of Commons, Dr. McNamara said that at had not been possible to salve or examme the cruiser Hampshire. The…

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Municipal Valuations. Some Important Suggestions. Payments by the Collieries

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 6

The municipal valuer (Mr. T. Evans) presented his annual report at the mooting of the Council on Monday night. This showed that the unimproved capital value of the…

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Mining Warden Burke's Towri

Leader · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 3

Johnny Government has seen to it that mining warden A.B.C. Burke earns his salary, and has added a little more country to his "walkabout,'…

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Miners and Conciliation. Comprehensive and Commendable Scheme

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Pillans (president) and Gregory (general secretary) of the western miners, were in Sydney on Tuesday and Wednesday attending a conference of colliery proprietors…

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Kirkconnel Gold Discovery. Applications to Enter

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 3

At the Bathurst mining warden's court on Monday a number of applications to enter land to mine for gold within the Kirkconnel estate were heard before Mr. Warden Burke…

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Sunny Corner Mining. an Important Discovery

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 3

Mining operations hereabouts are more active now than for any period during the past 25 years. At the Sunny Corner mine Mr. Wilkinson has about 220 men employed…

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School of Mines Bathurst Proposal Turned Down

National Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1918 · page 1

Mr. C. W. Johnston. M.L.C., has been informed to the Department of Mines as follows:—With regard to the action asked…

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Mine Sweeping the British Casualties. London, Friday night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 23 November 1918 · page 2

Mr. McNamara, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, in the House of Commons, stated that over 1000 officers and men were killed in…

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Phosphates Deposit Worked Out. Western Mine Closes Down. Wellington

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 23 November 1918 · page 2

The story of the ending of the operations on their leases of the New South Wales Phosphate Company. (in liquidation) was told to Miming Warden…

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Federal Gold Mine a Change in Ownership. Wellington

The Bathurst Times · Monday 25 November 1918 · page 2

The sequel to R. Jones's application for suspension of labor conditions on the gold leases, known as the old Federal mine, which was made in…

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