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

Mining & the mines, 1920

761 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 39

Abercrombie Copper Mine Lithgow

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 3

All the machinery and railway lines in connection with the now defunct Abercrombie copper mine at Burraga have been removed…

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63 Years in a Mine. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

A witness giving evidence before the Coal Commission to-day stated that at the Bulli Colliery was a miner who had been employed in the mine…

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Miners' Hours Wheelers Do As They Like. Less Work Means Higher Prices. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

Mr. J. S. Rowe told the Coal Commission to-day that the reduction or the number of working hours, in the mining industry, as claimed by the…

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British Miners Strike at Monmouthshire. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 2

About 150,000 miners have handed in strike notices in support of 2000 striking at Monmouthshire colliery…

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200,000 Miners to Strike. London, Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 2

About 200,000 South Wales miners have given notice of their intention to strike in a fortnight owing to the failure to settle the dispute…

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State's Mineral Output. an Increase in Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 1

The aggregate value of the mineral products of New South Wales to December 31, 1919, was £310,408,921, of which coal contributed £98,144,266, silver and lead…

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To-day's Telegrams. Latest Markets. Miners and Profit Sharing. Federal Government and Industrial Peace. Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 2

To-day's market quotations: Maize 9s 6d, onions £15, potatoes £11 to £14, oats 5s 9d to 6s 3d, chaff (oaten), £13 to £13 10s, wheaten not on the market, millet £20 to £55, new…

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Factors of Unrest. in Coal Mining Industry

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 3

Giving evidence before the coal commission on Wednesday Cecil Frederick Mallett, secretary of Clifton and Saywell's collieries, gave as his opinion the following factors…

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Collieries Idle. Truck Supplies Again Fail

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 4

Inadequate truck supplies have again harassed the collieries this week, and in consequence the minors have suffered. The Lithgow Valley colliery was idle on Wednesday…

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Mount Dudley Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 3

The mine manager of Mt. Dudley, reporting for week ended April 17, stated: -- "Intermediate between 145 and 200 feet levels: Stoping is still going on here. The footwall…

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Before the Coal Commission. Mr. Beeby's Evidence

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 4

Mr. G. S. Booby, M.L.A., giving evidence before the Coal Commission to-day, said he favored a scheme of conciliation. His main idea was to set up a series of industrial…

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Nationalisation of Mines Extensive Campaign Proposed. London

National Advocate · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 2

A conference of British Laborites has decided to ask the Trades Unions Congress to raise £30,000 with a view to an extensive campaign in favor of…

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"White Gloved Class" Holding Up Mining Industry Wellington

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 2

At the Warden's Court at Wellington, an inquiry was held, touching the non-fulfilment of labor conditions by Mr. P. Colreavy, and his Mr. W. Gough, who said that the mine was idle, and that two men could have done all the costeening in a month; eight men were now sup…

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The Beer Boycott Southern Miners Firm. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

The strike against, beer owing to the increased prices continues on the South Coast. The unions in the coal centres have…

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Collapsed Barrier Strike Conference. Mines to Remain Idle

The Bathurst Times · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 1

Failure to arrive at a satisfactory arrangement in regard to hours was responsible for the collapse of negotiations between the directors and…

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Mt. Dudley Mine

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

Mount Dudley gold mine report, week ended April 21 states the 145ft level a rise was put [?] the end of the north drive to…

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Over a Returned Soldier Strike at State Coal Mine Must Be a Triple-unionist Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

The men at the State coal mine at Morwell have erased work because a returned soldier refused the demand of a union organiser who demanded that…

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Miners Mill Row at Cullen Bullen. Sequeal at Quarter Sessions

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

A glimpse into life at Cullen Bullen was gleaned at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions yesterday, when Arthur Burrows, a middle-aged short, thick-set…

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New Zealand Railway Strike Tram Services Curtailed Business Badly Hit Coal Mines Closed Down Auckland

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 2

The general railway strike has affected the city trams, and the services have been already curtailed. The trams may cease running altogether unless…

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"Kid Glove Class." Holding Up Development. Mining Lease Cancelled. Bathurst

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 28

The working of the Kaiser Gold Mine at Bodangora by Mr. P. Collreavy and a syndicate was the subject of a complaint respecting…

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