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

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Hill End. Mining News

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 11

The Deep Levels Mine cleaned up their usual crushing last week and obtained 55ozs, for the two week run. This is considered…

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Depressed Coal Trade. Notices Take Effect

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 4

The notices issued to about 130 miners and shiftmen at Lithgow, Hermitage, Oakey Park, and Vale of Clwydd collieries has expired, and the men were to be paid off…

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Miners' Claims. Reduction to Nine Days a Fortnight

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 4

It has been decided by a special central council meeting of the Australasian Coal and Shale Miners' Federation that the members of the federation shall work in future only…

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Industrial Troubles. Ivanhoe Colliery and Portland Cement Works Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 September 1921 · page 2

A dispute occurred at Ivanhoe colliery on Saturday morning in regard to the travelling road which the men desired to have cleaned up and kept watered on account of…

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To-day's Telegrams. Miners Demand Minimum Wage. Union Official's Defalcations. Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 September 1921 · page 2

To-day's market quotations:--Potatoes, £4 to £9, maize 5s to 5s 3d, oats 3s 3d to 3s 11d, millet £30 to £40, onions to £3 15s, new laid eggs 1s 5d to 1s 6d, rails 1s to 1s 1d…

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Mine Disaster Explosion in Queensland Mine Over 70. Men Entombed Little Chance of Rescue Four Bodies Recovered Brisbane

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 2

An appalling disaster occurred at the Mt. Mulligan Mine, about 100 miles from Cairns, when as a result of an explosion over 70 miners were…

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The Colliery Disaster

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 2

The terrible colliery disaster at Mount Mulligan, in North Queensland, is one of the worst yet experienced in Australia. In magnitude it ranks next to the Bulli and…

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The Miners' Claims

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 2

The northern, southern, and western collieries associations have decided to combine in a conference, to be held with the Australian Coal and Shale Employees'…

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Mining Equipment Wanted

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 3

QUOTATIONS are requested for SECOND. HAND MINING EQUIPMENT, as follows, delivered and rail Particulars of condition and where to…

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The Portland Trouble. Cement Workers Return; Miners Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 2

As a result of the conference's on Monday, and the meeting of the men at night, a resumption was made at the cement works yesterday morning. The manager agreed…

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Terrible Mining Disaster. at Mount Mulligan, Queensland. Eighty Men Entombed. Brisbane

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 2

A serious disaster, the worst in Australian history, caused, it is believed, by an explosion of gas, occurred on Monday morning at Mount Mulligan coal mine, in the…

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71 Perish Only One Man Alive Queensland. Mining Catastrophe Details of the Disaster

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 2

All last night gangs of men were busy clearing away the thousands of tons of debris and wreckage at the mouth of the Mt. Mulligan Coal Mine…

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Telegrams. the Great Mine Tragedy. 52 Bodies Recovered. Brisbane

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 12

Fifty-two bodies have been now recovered from the Mount Mulligan mine. Some of the recovered bodies are still unidentified…

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Seventy Men Entombed. Is There Any Hope Mine Engineer Does Not Think So. Terrible Chillagoe Disaster. Brisbane

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 11

The Commissioner of Police has been advised by telegraph that an explosion occurred at the Mount Helligan Coal Mine, Chillagoe…

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All Hope Gone Queensland Mining Catastrophe 32 Bodies Recovered Distressing Scenes Brisbane Wenesday

National Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 2

' All hopes have been abandoned for' the lives of the entombed coal mincrs at Mt Mulligan, near Cairns. The heroic band of men is still…

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State Coal Mine. Work Progressing Well

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 6

Now the winter is over work at the State coal mine is going ahead rapidly, and within three months it is expected that the up cast shaft will he sunk to the coal seam. The…

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Mining Warden's Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 6

A mining warden's court was held at Lithgow on Monday afternoon and again on Tuesday morning. The following cases were dealt with by the warden, Mr. A. B…

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Explosion in Goal Mine. Brisbane

Molong Argus · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 5

All explosiop at Mount Mulligan coal mine, in the Cairns district, entombed [?] men. It is supposed that the explosion was caused by…

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Queensland Mining Disaster Seventy Miners Entombed

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 6

A terrible mining disaster is reported from Queensland. An explosion, caused by gas, occurred in the Mount Mulligan coal mine…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 2

A special meeting of the delegate board of the Western Miners' Federation was held in Litligow on Friday to consider the question of unemployment brought about…

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