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

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Joe Gililin'gs Reminiscences of Gold-Mining. (Concluded from last Issue.)

Molong Argus · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 1

"Rush oh again!" This time to the Snowy, and what a time we had—frost and snow; but I was among the lucky ones, and they were, many and their finds…

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Industrial Science. Fortunes Hidden in Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 3

Getting all the wealth there is in coal by low-temperature distillation has hovered for years like an clusive will-o'-the-wisp before the vision of innumerable engineers. Again…

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Good Yields Hill End Gold

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 2

Mining at Hill End at the close of operations for 1919 was very encouraging for 1920. The tributors at the Amalgamated His End, Ltd., put…

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Moored Mines Home Waters Free. London

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 2

The operations allocated to the British for the clearance of all the moored mines in home waters, the Mediterranean and in the Aegean…

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Phantom Gold [Copyright.] Principal Characters

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 4

William Lester: The stranger who brings back a true report of the Lilian Mine, in Hamilton Valley, on the West Coast of Africa…

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Miners' Aim Nationalization Objected to Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 3

One of the main questions to be discussed at the annual meeting of the Coal and Shale Employees' Association, to be held in a fortnight, will…

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Cadia Iron Mine Idle

Leader · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 4

In consequence of the development at Lithgow, the iron mine at Cadia did not resume operations on Monday, after being closed down for the…

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Phantom Gold. [Copyright.] Principal Characters

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 4

Illiam Lester: The stranger who brings back a true report of the Lilian Mine, in Hamilton Valley, on the West Coast of Africa…

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The Year's Mining a Falling Yield. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 3

Mr. R. H. Cambage, Under-Secretary for Mines, has furnished a preliminary report to the Minister for Mines, Mr. Fitzpatrick on the progress…

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Mount Dudley Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

The Mount Dudley mine manager reported on January 6:-- We have been favored with nice rains, but just missed the heavy storms: Within a few hundred yards of our catchment…

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Hill End Mining

Leader · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 8

The Deep Lovola Hawkins' Hill Gold Mining Co., at Hill End, had a good crushing for the finish of the year's operations. The last…

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Phantom Gold [Copyright.] Principal Characters

The Bathurst Times · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

William Lester: The stranger who brings back a true report of the Lilian Mine, in Hamilton Valley, on the West Coast of Africa…

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More Pay British Miners' Demand. London, Thursday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

The executive of the Miners Federation is sitting in London to consider the question of new wages demand in consequence of the great…

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Germany's Woes. Coal and Food Shortage. Berlin

National Advocate · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

The lack of coal is due to the freezing of the review. Shortage of rolling stock has resulted in the closing down of numerous works. In…

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Hill End Gold

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 2

Our [?] End correspondent writes that mines are gradually getting into their working stride again. The Deep Levels Co. has been pushing ahead…

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Gold Production

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 2

Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Minister fo Mines, makes the following comments in regard to a statement by Mr. C. L. Garland on decreased gold production, which appeared in the…

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Mining Applications

The Bathurst Times · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 2

The following applications for authority to enter were made at the Warden's office for the week ended to-day T. A. Cole and J. H. Kerr, (Lewis…

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Miners Earning £5 a Day. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 3

Up to £5 a day is being earned by alluvial miners at Hill End since the recent heavy rain. According to a message from that, centre to-day, over three inches of rain came…

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Phantom Gold Chapter V.—father and Son. (Continued.)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 4

There was a spell of silence, broken only the patter of dead leaves blown against the window. Philip Trevelyan was thinking—thinking…

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Hill End Gold

Leader · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 3

The Hill End mines are gradually getting into their working stride again. The Deep Levels Co. has been pushing ahead with developmental…

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